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To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (260040)	9/11/2003 7:59:29 PM
From: MetalTrader	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 436258

I hate to chime in on such a non investment issue....but as I sit here in the U.S. while my wife sits across the ocean in england where she has had major but certainly not unusual or elective surgery I have to wonder. Just what DOES my independently bought at great expense medical insurance not exclude as a preexisting condition? Private care, excellent surgeon, MUCH better food, no one pushing her out the door after two days and at half the price. It seems crazy to have to go to another country to get affordable urgent medical service. But I did. This debate used to be hypothetical for me, no more. mt

To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (260040)	9/11/2003 9:23:20 PM
From: GraceZ	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 436258

Ever try to buy an individual policy when you or any member of your family has a preexisting condition (of any sort)? Yes, I do know because there were a few exclusions on my policy (some had a time limit and one was forever). This is why people need to look for insurance when they are still young and healthy and it needs to be portable. I can't tell you how many times people I know have stayed in jobs they hated because they didn't want to lose the medical benefits. If I'd make one major change it would be that insurance policies weren't attached to jobs. I sure wouldn't want the government running healthcare, they suck at everything else they provide, why people here think they'd be good at that is beyond me. Imagine going to the MVA for a broken arm.