On Tuesday, October 31, 2006 2:42 PM Kristyne McDaniel wrote: >We can't really wing it without insurance. Steve has had two heart attacks >and flesh eating bacteria. If it weren't for insurance picking up the bills >-- especially during the flesh eating bacteria -- he would have died waiting >for a decision to be made about how to get paid for treatment. So no >insurance is no option.
No, I would not recommend having no insurance for everyone. Only if you are young and in very good health. >The COBRA plan is the same rate EDS pays plus a small administration fee. It >is significantly lower in cost than the plan we had before I was hired by >EDS. I even took up the option to convert my long term disability and group >term life policies -- the rates were very good from what I could see. >So far I haven't seen any offerings that were cheaper than COBRA for the >same kind of plan. Maybe something has changed. Or maybe EDS has a better >rate deal than some other companies because of its size. Hmm... That is strange and it must be exception with the size of the company. Glad you are getting a good deal! David L. Crooks _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
