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To: Cogito who wrote (52028)	3/6/2008 7:13:54 AM
From: Lane3	Respond to of 542201

I really don't know how I would have continued to pay my premiums while I was undergoing treatment if I hadn't had some liquid assets. You saved for a rainy day just like we're all supposed to. The rainy day came for you, unfortunately, but you were prepared for it. That's the way it's supposed to work. I've saved for a rainy day, too. But I, like the rest of us, hope it never comes. And if and when it does, I will probably be pretty cranky about it rather than being pleased that the plan was a success. That's human nature. But it's also a mistake. The glass is actually half full. To qualify for disability payments from the federal government because you have to be disabled for 18 months. That's why financial planners tell you to always have at least a year's worth of expenses in the bank. And then there's disability insurance, which I carried for a while back before I had enough savings. What dole are you speaking of? When I speak of the dole in this context I mean Medicaid. Is there some kind of welfare available in this country that would allow me to continue to pay (in my case) a bit over four hundred dollars per month for health insurance? I'm not familiar with such a thing.