so, after taking my vitamin C and looking both ways as I cross the street and also crossing my fingers... and cooking up vats of precautionary chicken dumpling soup, I bit the bullet and just shelled out $297.97 for my first month of health insurance.
so, $3575.64 a year.
it's not like i want to get sick or anything, but, i kind of want to become more of a hypochondriac just so i get my money's worth now.
here's the EPO Plus plan description (PDF)
so, for the past two years without health insurance, i've been looking around and most of what i've seen was around $600+ a month - which is insane. I mean, $300 a month is a little nutty as well, but, screw it, I need insurance.
Of course, I did this prior to me going to the Lady Business Doctor next week - which, without insurance would be $150. So I shelled out the $300 thinking that I would have an insurance card in hand by Tuesday. Nope. So, on top of the $300, I've gotta shell out the $150 and then file a claim afterward.
Good thing about the EPO Plus, i will have an Rx plan.
We'll see how good this whole health insurance plan is --- then again, it's better than the NO PLAN i've had.
Sadly, I don't have dental... and I miss going to my dentist. (Don't worry. I brush and floss. But still, I miss my dentist.)
Whatchoosayin'?? (3 yapped)
insurance is brutal, i wish we could go back to the days of major medical again.
Posted by furiousball | August 2, 2008 8:14 AM
Congratulations?? I'm glad you bit the bullet and hope you continue with it.
My general manager (my only back-up at work)was diagnosed with a glioblastoma brain tumor (inoperable). He has no insurance and no life insurance and has a wife and teenager at home.
Arrrghhhh!
When it rains it pours...don't get caught without your umbrella.
Posted by Debbers | August 2, 2008 9:46 AM
If you lived here you would not need insurance ... but you'd buy it to cover the costs that OHIP (or whatever other provincial-medicare plan you had) didn't cover. Yep I sure do love my free health care but I still pray that I never need to go to a hospital!
Posted by Rick O | August 2, 2008 12:01 PM