Those HMO's, I hate them. Profit before patients for sure. I am living on
disability and I can't work at all or loose my insurance. So much for work
incentive, huh? Try finding a dr that speaks good english or likes Napco's. Or
anything older than 2 years. Fat chance of that.
Deve Krehbiel wrote:
> Tell me about it. Business owners in this country have a choice.. full
> medical would run me (and family) via an HMO plan over $500 a month while
> major medical only is running about $250 with a $5000 deductible. Unlike my
> employees who I offer a decent plan to its not affordable to have good
> benefits for my employees AND me, so I sacrifice. But then again, thats what
> a business owner does, working 16 hours days for years for FREE until the
> business takes off, learning new trades at unreal speeds due to the live or
> die nature of business, and giving to the employees generously because
> loyalty and hard work directly relates to their families happiness. No
> complaints except for one.. we need national health care. Problem is people
> with runny noses running to the doctor for no reason and charging it all to
> their insurance. Rates have skyrocketed until now its outta control so when
> a person like me probably should have a head injury looked at, they know
> they wont walk out of the emergency room with less than a $500 bill. Then
> again, I am the person who wont go to the doctor for any reason unless I am
> unconscious or leaking somewhere. I havent missed a day at work in over 20
> years. My hard head was proven again today against a truck frame! Well, I
> still wont do it again! Be safe around your hardware everyone... and you
> Canadians are okay.. just heartier than us wimpy Americans south of the
> border where its warm! LOL!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don Slaney" <ppm@dlcwest.com>
> To: "Deve Krehbiel" <dkrehbiel@kscable.com>; "Ole Truck"
> <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2000 8:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Dont do this!
>
> > Mabe us Canadians living in a f---ed up country here, but if we need see
> > emerg or Dr. it's free and the med's they prescribe are reasonable on
> Gov't
> > drug plan which they also provide to one and all . Just a
> > thought.......d.
> >
> >
>
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