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Warpy

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12. I was uninsured for 26 years and it was no damned fun

Sat Apr 26, 2014, 02:26 PM

Apr 2014

and I was periodically pushed into poverty when I'd get sicker and unable to work. Even when money was coming in, I knew I had to save for the next time. It was a shitty way to live.

Still, you know what you need in the way of bills to be paid and a cushion of savings for your next time out of work. Just be aware that the insurance isn't worthless. Disaster can strike at any time, especially with all the jackasses texting while driving.

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this: elleng Apr 2014 #1

It's the amount you have to pay, and insurance pays anything above that. arcane1 Apr 2014 #2

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It's essentially your out of pocket expenses before the Ins starts to pay... Wounded Bear Apr 2014 #3

It means the insurance won't kick in unless you get really, really sick Warpy Apr 2014 #4

You don't have to be really, really sick YarnAddict Apr 2014 #5

Depends on how you define it Warpy Apr 2014 #7

What about diagnostic tests? YarnAddict Apr 2014 #14

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I was uninsured for 26 years and it was no damned fun Warpy Apr 2014 #12

You said you got one OKNancy Apr 2014 #13

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With the implementation of the ACA you have to be a little careful..... Swede Atlanta Apr 2014 #8

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Check the coverages for everything marlakay Apr 2014 #11