Thumper
02-10-2014, 10:41 AM
My sister and BIL were here last week for a visit and the BIL was so pissed off he had steam shooting out of his ears. Thanks to Mr. Obama, his insurance company is cancelling his company's health insurance. One of his hiring policies has always been to promise free health insurance to anyone who works for him. He's been scrambling for coverage and it appears it's going to cost him a small fortune. He's doing the honorable thing ... he promised free health care insurance for his employees and he's standing up to his promise, but man-o-man, is he seeing red!
Last night we had dinner with our friends who own about 10-12 Subway sandwich stores. The wife's birthday was yesterday ... Lynn's is today and we've traditionally celebrated both their birthdays together. He is also scrambling to find coverage and is also finding out it's gonna cost a bundle. He says his company health care coverage is being dropped on the first of March and he will NOT let his employee's insurance lapse. He said it looks like he's going to have to use COBRA until he can find something. He's hot as a frigging firecracker right now.
Me? I have VA but Lynn has always had a good insurance plan at work. That all changed on January 1st. Until this year, all doctor visits were $20 or $30 for a Specialist. All prescriptions were $15. As of last month, she pays full pop for doctor visits up until she reaches an $8500 limit, THEN a co-pay kicks in. As far as prescriptions are concerned, she pays a "percentage" (not sure what it is). She went to the doctor last week, paid in full for the visit and the doctor called in a prescription to Wally World. She went in to pick up the Rx and was handed a bill for $935 frigging $$$$!! She told them her insurance info was on file there and was told, "That IS with the insurance!!!" She told them to keep it and walked out. I'm not sure what we'll do about the Rx. She NEEDS it, but it's not a life-threatening situation so we're looking for an alternative.
Mr. Obama ... take your health care fiasco and shove it where the sun don't shine, then kiss my mother-fuckin' ass! :angry1
Last night we had dinner with our friends who own about 10-12 Subway sandwich stores. The wife's birthday was yesterday ... Lynn's is today and we've traditionally celebrated both their birthdays together. He is also scrambling to find coverage and is also finding out it's gonna cost a bundle. He says his company health care coverage is being dropped on the first of March and he will NOT let his employee's insurance lapse. He said it looks like he's going to have to use COBRA until he can find something. He's hot as a frigging firecracker right now.
Me? I have VA but Lynn has always had a good insurance plan at work. That all changed on January 1st. Until this year, all doctor visits were $20 or $30 for a Specialist. All prescriptions were $15. As of last month, she pays full pop for doctor visits up until she reaches an $8500 limit, THEN a co-pay kicks in. As far as prescriptions are concerned, she pays a "percentage" (not sure what it is). She went to the doctor last week, paid in full for the visit and the doctor called in a prescription to Wally World. She went in to pick up the Rx and was handed a bill for $935 frigging $$$$!! She told them her insurance info was on file there and was told, "That IS with the insurance!!!" She told them to keep it and walked out. I'm not sure what we'll do about the Rx. She NEEDS it, but it's not a life-threatening situation so we're looking for an alternative.
Mr. Obama ... take your health care fiasco and shove it where the sun don't shine, then kiss my mother-fuckin' ass! :angry1