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To: Steve Felix who wrote (23864)	11/3/2015 7:48:34 PM
From: sm1th	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 34328

Kind of, when is healthcare not healthcare? This used to be called catastrophic coverage, and can be a good buy for young healthy people. Routine costs are all out of pocket, but cancer or any major surgery doesn't bankrupt you.

To: Steve Felix who wrote (23864)	11/3/2015 9:00:29 PM
From: robert b furman	1 Recommendation Recommended By inspbudget Respond to of 34328

Exactomundo. Health care needs to have competition injected into it. In wisconsin we were allowed by Bush the elder to have HSA's health savings accouonts. You can take a portion of your income and reserve it tax free like a 401 K and have a completely portable asset that must be spent for health reasons. Conservative Wisconsinites loved it and they began to ask Doctors what they charge for this and that. It works ! Do you care what an insurance company spends for you after you pay the premium? = waste Do you care what a procedure costs when it comes out of your HSA or think of it as your 401 K. IT IS WHERE WE NEED TO GO. Doctors need to be competitive and have quality services ranked by consumers. It is the American way vs the socialism way and its run away expenses we're experiencing with O care. Almost everything O said about his healthcare was a nice sounding lie that has been exposed now 3 years later. Health care deductibles that are so high poor people can not afford to pay them is a death sentence. Bob

To: Steve Felix who wrote (23864)	11/3/2015 11:25:44 PM
From: DaYooper	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 34328

when is healthcare not healthcare? When you can't afford to go to the doctor. I see your point. But just wanted to clarify that all the plans cover nearly all costs of preventative annual doctor visits, lab tests, colonoscopies, etc. Of course the deductibles come into play if/when follow up care is needed and I realize that's what you're talking about. But just wanted to make sure everyone else understands the difference.