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slipslidingaway

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8. And it is just not about the annual out of pocket maximum ...

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Mon Jun 2, 2014, 12:01 AM

Jun 2014

but also the costs of things that are not covered ... then the lost wages associated with one's illness. Those costs are difficult to calculate, but they are real.

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Rising health-care costs are enough to make you sick [View all] question everything Jun 2014 OP

get rid of the insurance companies. nt antigop Jun 2014 #1

I'm not worried. The president promised he won't sign a healthcare bill Doctor_J Jun 2014 #2

One of "our" senators opposing the public option was, perhaps still is, Mary Landrieu question everything Jun 2014 #4

Been there, living through it ... slipslidingaway Jun 2014 #3

I am sorry to hear this question everything Jun 2014 #5

Thanks ... slipslidingaway Jun 2014 #6

2014 Milliman Medical Index ... slipslidingaway Jun 2014 #7

And it is just not about the annual out of pocket maximum ... slipslidingaway Jun 2014 #8

US pays twice as much per person for health results that are worse than Eastern Europe. McCamy Taylor Jun 2014 #9