Thank you for noticing! I was employed as a teacher when I had my first baby last year. Now I stay at home with her and am self-insured along with my husband and baby as my husband is self-employed. In order to add maternity coverage to our policy we had to add a "maternity rider" for an additional $150 per month. It pays 80/20 with a $1500 deductible in addition to the $3000 deductible of our regular plan. For the plan and the rider we pay $500 per month in premiums. Also. the maternity rider comes with a 270 day waiting period.
I read somewhere (wish that I could remember where now) that if we were to add maternity to all policies it would add $7 to everyone's premiums.
Okay, yeah you might not be of childbearing age or even remotely interested in having children but isn't it worth $7 to you that your neices, nephews, friends, daughters and sons can have babies without going broke?
Just thought that I'd share because before we entered into this frightening world of private insurance I NEVER in a million years thought that having a baby wouldn't be covered.
Great...and what do they suppose will happen to uninsured people (who could easily be you or I tomorrow)? Are they just hoping that they die on their way out to those fabulously greener pastures known as McClurg Road? Well, ain't that America? This makes me sad.
This is in regards to Heather Joki's letter. Anyone who believes that there is not a bureaucrat already inextricably involved in a doctor's decisions regarding a patient's care must be blessed with rediculously wonderful group health insurance. In fact, I've had that "wonderful" kind of health insurance and decisions were still made by doctors with insurance plans on the brain.
Secondly, here's an article for the argument that universal coverage "doesn't work":
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans get the poorest health care and yet pay the most compared to five other rich countries, according to a report released on Tuesday.
Germany, Britain, Australia and Canada all provide better care for less money, the Commonwealth Fund report found.
"The U.S. health care system ranks last compared with five other nations on measures of quality, access, efficiency, equity, and outcomes," the non-profit group which studies health care issues said in a statement.
(...)
Per capita health spending in the United States in 2004 was $6,102, twice that of Germany, which spent $3,005. Canada spent $3,165, New Zealand $2,083 and Australia $2,876, while Britain spent $2,546 per person.
Posted on October 24 at 5:46 p.m.
Thank you for noticing! I was employed as a teacher when I had my first baby last year. Now I stay at home with her and am self-insured along with my husband and baby as my husband is self-employed. In order to add maternity coverage to our policy we had to add a "maternity rider" for an additional $150 per month. It pays 80/20 with a $1500 deductible in addition to the $3000 deductible of our regular plan. For the plan and the rider we pay $500 per month in premiums. Also. the maternity rider comes with a 270 day waiting period.
I read somewhere (wish that I could remember where now) that if we were to add maternity to all policies it would add $7 to everyone's premiums.
Okay, yeah you might not be of childbearing age or even remotely interested in having children but isn't it worth $7 to you that your neices, nephews, friends, daughters and sons can have babies without going broke?
Just thought that I'd share because before we entered into this frightening world of private insurance I NEVER in a million years thought that having a baby wouldn't be covered.
Posted on October 23 at 1:02 p.m.
Who exactly are the 25% of "voters" that think Northside should be closed? Are you kidding me? What is your motivation?
Posted on October 23 at 12:59 p.m.
Very well said Vindy...I've been wondering where our elected officials have been on this.
Posted on October 15 at 2 p.m.
Last sentence...you have qualms or you have NO qualms? I'm confused. given the body of the editorial. What am I misunderstanding?
Posted on September 16 at 10:57 a.m.
Not to be a jerk but, come on Vindy...brake not break.
Posted on August 8 at 3:48 p.m.
Great...and what do they suppose will happen to uninsured people (who could easily be you or I tomorrow)? Are they just hoping that they die on their way out to those fabulously greener pastures known as McClurg Road? Well, ain't that America? This makes me sad.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB12239374...
http://219mag.com/2009/05/city-hospitals...
Posted on August 2 at 10:49 a.m.
Agreed.
Posted on July 27 at 3:42 p.m.
Again, this is for Heather Joki and those who feel / think as she does:
Today's Fresh Air program on NPR interview with Maggie Mahar.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story...
Posted on July 27 at 1:36 p.m.
This is in regards to Heather Joki's letter. Anyone who believes that there is not a bureaucrat already inextricably involved in a doctor's decisions regarding a patient's care must be blessed with rediculously wonderful group health insurance. In fact, I've had that "wonderful" kind of health insurance and decisions were still made by doctors with insurance plans on the brain.
Secondly, here's an article for the argument that universal coverage "doesn't work":
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans get the poorest health care and yet pay the most compared to five other rich countries, according to a report released on Tuesday.
Germany, Britain, Australia and Canada all provide better care for less money, the Commonwealth Fund report found.
"The U.S. health care system ranks last compared with five other nations on measures of quality, access, efficiency, equity, and outcomes," the non-profit group which studies health care issues said in a statement.
(...)
Per capita health spending in the United States in 2004 was $6,102, twice that of Germany, which spent $3,005. Canada spent $3,165, New Zealand $2,083 and Australia $2,876, while Britain spent $2,546 per person.
Entire article here:
[www.reuters.com]
Posted on May 6 at 8:45 p.m.
Well, to be fair "Irishfan", swear words and/or unsavory TV programming can't be used to kill people. I'm just sayin'...