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Politics : A US National Health Care System?

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To: John Koligman who wrote (2007)	9/4/2007 7:13:34 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (2) of 42652

I'm looking to not go bankrupt if I get sick, is that simple enough for you? Which is exactly the point behind what I describe as "real insurance". Paying a $4500 deductible shouldn't result in bankruptcy. Not that I object if you want to get some other benefit from what's called insurance. As for ehealthinsurance, it isn't the sum total of all available insurance. Also it has some fairly low rates as well. I entered a zip code near mine, and entered a birthdate a few years before mine, and got quite a few quotes, as low as 68.81/month. I entered zip 90210 (figuring it would be a high cost zip code) and got rates as low as $124. I moved on to my zip code, my age, and a family of four and found high deductible insurance as cheap as $174, and zero deductible HMO coverage for $585. To the extent that the site reflects the reality of the 12601 zip code it would seem to be a local or state issue, not something deserving of a massive federal program to insure everyone. I used to live in New York when I was a kid so I checked the rates at my old zip code. They where lower than 12601, but they where still high. Seems to be a New York State issue.

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