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Post by Tearisci on Oct 11, 2023 13:59:04 GMT
I was in between insurance plans when I switched jobs earlier this year. The cutoff from one job and waiting 30 days for the new job had me very nervous that something would happen during that time.
Being without insurance even for a short period of time can be potentially devastating.
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Post by dewryce on Oct 11, 2023 14:41:31 GMT
I was in between insurance plans when I switched jobs earlier this year. The cutoff from one job and waiting 30 days for the new job had me very nervous that something would happen during that time. Being without insurance even for a short period of time can be potentially devastating. Yeah, DH had a blood clot the entire length of his leg, which caused a pulmonary embolism. He was in the hospital for 3 days in the unit below critical care, lots of testing including heart and lung imaging. Fortunately, they take off a lot if you’re paying cash. It was still eye watering enough that I had to work for 9-10 months to pay it off, and that’s really bad for my mental and physical health. Heck, even insured his ER visits to check for a brain bleed when he hits his head hard (blood thinners) are thousands of dollars. Thank goodness they’re no long occurring multiple times a year. Anyway, all that to say, with her being in ICU if her net worth isn’t as posted online this is going to hurt. It’s no wonder so many people face bankruptcy due to medical bills!
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Post by Tearisci on Oct 11, 2023 15:15:46 GMT
I was in between insurance plans when I switched jobs earlier this year. The cutoff from one job and waiting 30 days for the new job had me very nervous that something would happen during that time. Being without insurance even for a short period of time can be potentially devastating. Anyway, all that to say, with her being in ICU if her net worth isn’t as posted online this is going to hurt. It’s no wonder so many people face bankruptcy due to medical bills! I'm getting ready to go to mediation for a botched surgery that left me in the hospital for 3 months and the medical bills are catastrophic. I switched insurance carriers midway through the stay and had to put up more out of pocket expenses that had been capped on my old plan. So many are in collections now because I don't have the money to pay them so I'm hoping that my settlement will be good and I can finally get out from under the massive debt it put me in. I definitely am a step away from bankruptcy but sticking it out in hopes of a decent settlement.
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Post by dewryce on Oct 11, 2023 15:44:08 GMT
Anyway, all that to say, with her being in ICU if her net worth isn’t as posted online this is going to hurt. It’s no wonder so many people face bankruptcy due to medical bills! I'm getting ready to go to mediation for a botched surgery that left me in the hospital for 3 months and the medical bills are catastrophic. I switched insurance carriers midway through the stay and had to put up more out of pocket expenses that had been capped on my old plan. So many are in collections now because I don't have the money to pay them so I'm hoping that my settlement will be good and I can finally get out from under the massive debt it put me in. I definitely am a step away from bankruptcy but sticking it out in hopes of a decent settlement. I am so sorry and hope you are able to get this resolved quickly!
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Post by littlemama on Oct 11, 2023 17:25:22 GMT
I was in between insurance plans when I switched jobs earlier this year. The cutoff from one job and waiting 30 days for the new job had me very nervous that something would happen during that time. Being without insurance even for a short period of time can be potentially devastating. If anything had happened, you coukd have elected Cobra (assuming your past employer had 20 or more employees) and it would have picked up the cost. In any event (and unrelated to your post), if everyone in the country feels that everyone should have insurance, why are we still electing people who are in the pockets of insurance companies who do not want that to happen?
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Post by heckofagal on Oct 11, 2023 17:57:40 GMT
Her GoFundMe is now up to $259,638!
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Post by gar on Oct 11, 2023 18:07:11 GMT
Anyway, all that to say, with her being in ICU if her net worth isn’t as posted online this is going to hurt. It’s no wonder so many people face bankruptcy due to medical bills! I'm getting ready to go to mediation for a botched surgery that left me in the hospital for 3 months and the medical bills are catastrophic. I switched insurance carriers midway through the stay and had to put up more out of pocket expenses that had been capped on my old plan. So many are in collections now because I don't have the money to pay them so I'm hoping that my settlement will be good and I can finally get out from under the massive debt it put me in. I definitely am a step away from bankruptcy but sticking it out in hopes of a decent settlement. This is just awful and far from unusual I'm sure. How anyone can be against universal health care is beyond me...
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Post by Darcy Collins on Oct 11, 2023 18:21:23 GMT
I'm getting ready to go to mediation for a botched surgery that left me in the hospital for 3 months and the medical bills are catastrophic. I switched insurance carriers midway through the stay and had to put up more out of pocket expenses that had been capped on my old plan. So many are in collections now because I don't have the money to pay them so I'm hoping that my settlement will be good and I can finally get out from under the massive debt it put me in. I definitely am a step away from bankruptcy but sticking it out in hopes of a decent settlement. This is just awful and far from unusual I'm sure. How anyone can be against universal health care is beyond me... It actually is unusual - I completely feel for Tearisci - but that aspect is not well understood internationally. Most people do not experience this and are happy with their care/plan which is why universal care is so controversial here. Honestly the "if you like your plan you can keep it" from Obama that turned out to not be true, is more of a lightening rod for many is why it will be exceedingly difficult for further progress. There is a massive cohort of people who feel we moved backward - and I know there are many who benefited from other aspects of ACA, but this is a huge issue here.
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Post by papersilly on Oct 11, 2023 18:31:26 GMT
how can she not have insurance? that has me puzzled. i'm glad she's being treated though.
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Post by Tearisci on Oct 11, 2023 18:37:54 GMT
I'm getting ready to go to mediation for a botched surgery that left me in the hospital for 3 months and the medical bills are catastrophic. I switched insurance carriers midway through the stay and had to put up more out of pocket expenses that had been capped on my old plan. So many are in collections now because I don't have the money to pay them so I'm hoping that my settlement will be good and I can finally get out from under the massive debt it put me in. I definitely am a step away from bankruptcy but sticking it out in hopes of a decent settlement. This is just awful and far from unusual I'm sure. How anyone can be against universal health care is beyond me... I experienced universal healthcare first hand in Scotland about 6 years ago. My appendix ruptured and I had emergency surgery and was in the hospital for a week. My final bill - $5,000. It was great care and they took better care of me than I would have had in the states. I practically had to beg them to release me. Every system has it's pluses and minuses but I can say that my care was top-notch.
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Post by valincal on Oct 11, 2023 19:23:45 GMT
It’s very sad that anyone has to rely on fundraising to pay their medical bills. This is a high profile person—how can others without insurance come to close to raising the same amount of funds? I hope she recovers.
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Post by birukitty on Oct 11, 2023 20:45:33 GMT
This is just awful and far from unusual I'm sure. How anyone can be against universal health care is beyond me... It actually is unusual - I completely feel for Tearisci - but that aspect is not well understood internationally. Most people do not experience this and are happy with their care/plan which is why universal care is so controversial here. Honestly the "if you like your plan you can keep it" from Obama that turned out to not be true, is more of a lightening rod for many is why it will be exceedingly difficult for further progress. There is a massive cohort of people who feel we moved backward - and I know there are many who benefited from other aspects of ACA, but this is a huge issue here. I don't believe most people in the USA are happy with their health insurance. We are middle class and I haven't been happy with our health insurance for years. We've had insurance from both the ACA and health insurance from my husband's employer from different health insurance companies for many years. From Blue Cross/Blue Shield, United Healthcare, Aetna (spelling?) and others. Every year it's the same thing. Higher prices, higher deductibles and less services. In a civilized first world country I don't believe health care should be a for profit system! In fact it's been proven that Universal Health care would be cheaper for our country than what we have now, but trying to get it changed to Universal Health care is impossible because of the greed of those at the top who are benefiting right now with the current system. It is not as simple as just voting for those who want this in place.
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Post by katlady on Oct 11, 2023 22:07:50 GMT
I was reading the recent article about her and the GoFundMe account. Someone in the comment mentioned that her ICU bill will be in the six figure range, at a minimum. Why are they asking for only $50,000? And I forgot that she was on Dancing With The Stars, and she did many endorsements right after the Olympics, not to mention recent commentary gigs at gymnastics events.
I wish her well and hope she pulls through, but the GFM is a bit odd to me.
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Post by Darcy Collins on Oct 11, 2023 22:34:11 GMT
It actually is unusual - I completely feel for Tearisci - but that aspect is not well understood internationally. Most people do not experience this and are happy with their care/plan which is why universal care is so controversial here. Honestly the "if you like your plan you can keep it" from Obama that turned out to not be true, is more of a lightening rod for many is why it will be exceedingly difficult for further progress. There is a massive cohort of people who feel we moved backward - and I know there are many who benefited from other aspects of ACA, but this is a huge issue here. I don't believe most people in the USA are happy with their health insurance. We are middle class and I haven't been happy with our health insurance for years. We've had insurance from both the ACA and health insurance from my husband's employer from different health insurance companies for many years. From Blue Cross/Blue Shield, United Healthcare, Aetna (spelling?) and others. Every year it's the same thing. Higher prices, higher deductibles and less services. In a civilized first world country I don't believe health care should be a for profit system! In fact it's been proven that Universal Health care would be cheaper for our country than what we have now, but trying to get it changed to Universal Health care is impossible because of the greed of those at the top who are benefiting right now with the current system. It is not as simple as just voting for those who want this in place. that's fine - you can believe whatever you'd like to believe - but the reason there is not a majority of support for a different system is because the majority of US citizens are not unhappy with their current coverage. It's the Achilles heel of any and all alternatives and the lack of acknowledgement of that is why we can't move forward. That ISN'T to say everything is awesome or that there aren't HUGE HUGE issues but it's an utter blindspot to any and all who are suggesting an alternative - every single time an alternative has been suggested the majority of citizens have found their coverage is worse. And the ACA just showed that in spades and delayed support for universal care for probably a generation.
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Post by refugeepea on Oct 11, 2023 22:37:52 GMT
I don't believe most people in the USA are happy with their health insurance. We are middle class and I haven't been happy with our health insurance for years. We've had insurance from both the ACA and health insurance from my husband's employer from different health insurance companies for many years. From Blue Cross/Blue Shield, United Healthcare, Aetna (spelling?) and others. Every year it's the same thing. Higher prices, higher deductibles and less services. In a civilized first world country I don't believe health care should be a for profit system! In fact it's been proven that Universal Health care would be cheaper for our country than what we have now, but trying to get it changed to Universal Health care is impossible because of the greed of those at the top who are benefiting right now with the current system. It is not as simple as just voting for those who want this in place. My husband is a federal employee and it has never been good for what my son needs. We stopped doing therapy for him because of the high co-payments. We tried getting a special car seat approved or partially covered because of his Autism and epilepsy. We went through a seven month process, met with at least three different providers (co-payments), and they finally said no. The reason? It was a device that was going to be used primarily outside of the home. Duh!
He finally got Medicaid through a waiver our state does. It was about a five year wait and two of those years, they did zero funding. Now he can go to dental appointments on a regular basis, because those requires sedation. The last appointment was almost $5,000. We were seriously struggling with medical bills, and the cost of basic necessities going up. I was able to get paid through this waiver (part time, it's hard to explain how it works). When he turns 18, it starts all over again proving he has a disability.
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Post by iluvpink on Oct 11, 2023 23:02:13 GMT
It actually is unusual - I completely feel for Tearisci - but that aspect is not well understood internationally. Most people do not experience this and are happy with their care/plan which is why universal care is so controversial here. Honestly the "if you like your plan you can keep it" from Obama that turned out to not be true, is more of a lightening rod for many is why it will be exceedingly difficult for further progress. There is a massive cohort of people who feel we moved backward - and I know there are many who benefited from other aspects of ACA, but this is a huge issue here. I don't believe most people in the USA are happy with their health insurance. We are middle class and I haven't been happy with our health insurance for years. We've had insurance from both the ACA and health insurance from my husband's employer from different health insurance companies for many years. From Blue Cross/Blue Shield, United Healthcare, Aetna (spelling?) and others. Every year it's the same thing. Higher prices, higher deductibles and less services. In a civilized first world country I don't believe health care should be a for profit system! In fact it's been proven that Universal Health care would be cheaper for our country than what we have now, but trying to get it changed to Universal Health care is impossible because of the greed of those at the top who are benefiting right now with the current system. It is not as simple as just voting for those who want this in place. We are very happy with ours. That said, I am totally for universal health care. But that might be because I have a daughter with several, expensive health conditions and I fear for the future when she is no longer on my insurance. And I know there are many, many people who are not so fortunate with insurance.
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Post by PeachStatePea on Oct 11, 2023 23:37:11 GMT
Her daughter did mention that she wanted to respect Mary Lou's privacy and not give out too much detailed information so maybe there is something else going on that required the GoFundMe.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Oct 12, 2023 13:08:55 GMT
It actually is unusual - I completely feel for Tearisci - but that aspect is not well understood internationally. Most people do not experience this and are happy with their care/plan which is why universal care is so controversial here. Honestly the "if you like your plan you can keep it" from Obama that turned out to not be true, is more of a lightening rod for many is why it will be exceedingly difficult for further progress. There is a massive cohort of people who feel we moved backward - and I know there are many who benefited from other aspects of ACA, but this is a huge issue here. I don't believe most people in the USA are happy with their health insurance. We are middle class and I haven't been happy with our health insurance for years. We've had insurance from both the ACA and health insurance from my husband's employer from different health insurance companies for many years. From Blue Cross/Blue Shield, United Healthcare, Aetna (spelling?) and others. Every year it's the same thing. Higher prices, higher deductibles and less services. In a civilized first world country I don't believe health care should be a for profit system! In fact it's been proven that Universal Health care would be cheaper for our country than what we have now, but trying to get it changed to Universal Health care is impossible because of the greed of those at the top who are benefiting right now with the current system. It is not as simple as just voting for those who want this in place. Our insurance could definitely be better. We had BCBS Gold for quite a while and that was decent but the cost of the premiums rose to the point where it wasn’t affordable anymore. We switched to different insurance through our state’s exchange, it was literally the only option available at the time. Our premiums still went up as did our deductibles and our copays, just not as much. The clinic we have been going to most recently has had a revolving door of staff with doctors coming and going. I hate changing doctors once I find someone tolerable. My last doctor left during the pandemic and I refuse to go to a male doctor. The wait to get in with one of the remaining female doctors is six weeks or more. Sorry, no. I made an appointment for DD’s physical last year and I really didn’t like the lady who saw her so I won’t be going to her myself.
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Post by workingclassdog on Oct 12, 2023 13:16:24 GMT
Why is this marked politics?
Anyways, who knows what goes on behind doors.. I'm not one to judge about the GoFundMe account. I hope she recovers.
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Post by dewryce on Oct 12, 2023 13:42:58 GMT
I don’t know a single person who is happy with their health insurance anymore.
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Post by mimima on Oct 12, 2023 15:27:55 GMT
I don’t know a single person who is happy with their health insurance anymore. Me neither. With the exception of those who are old enough for Medicare.
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Post by nine on Oct 12, 2023 17:10:07 GMT
I just read that she is a life-long rabid Republican and has long supported politicians that consistently vote against affordable care.
the article also said she downplayed the recent gym doctor sex scandal.
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Post by pantsonfire on Oct 12, 2023 17:57:13 GMT
I just read that she is a life-long rabid Republican and has long supported politicians that consistently vote against affordable care. the article also said she downplayed the recent gym doctor sex scandal. Was just about to post the same info. And it seems it may be Covid related pneumonia. 😬 She was against any laws to protect young athletes from sexual abuse by coaches. And is super anti vax. 🙄
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Post by katlady on Oct 12, 2023 18:06:03 GMT
She was against any laws to protect young athletes from sexual abuse by coaches. Found this quote from her in an article: By September 2018, Retton somewhat changed her tune on the Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act, and noted that she was prevented from speaking out publicly earlier because of legalities involved with her being on the board of USA Gymnastics.
"We were lied to. We were not presented with all of the information at all," she told Access Live at the time. "It's sad that one monster is going to bring this sport down. I can sit here right now and say I don't know the future of this sport."parade.com/celebrities/mary-lou-retton-net-worth
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Post by katlady on Oct 12, 2023 18:17:42 GMT
I don’t know a single person who is happy with their health insurance anymore. We are not unhappy, maybe satisfied is the correct word for us. But, we have not had any major health issues (yet), so no issues with getting care or having to deal with billings and payments. I know things are changing. I see on NextDoor that a major medical group here will no longer take a certain form of Medicare that lot of elderly have. Sorry, don't know the exact name or type of Medicare. They are worried about their continued medical procedures, and finding new doctors. I am for Universal Healthcare, but I think people who have private insurance worry about having to leave their current doctors and medical groups.
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Post by cbet on Oct 12, 2023 18:28:42 GMT
You know who is happy with their insurance? People on MediCare - universal health care for those over 65 - and effing congressmen and senators who get great coverage that they get to keep even when they leave office.
I would bet that if members of Congress had to settle for the same insurance as the rest of us, things would get fixed.
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Post by dawnnikol on Oct 12, 2023 18:35:17 GMT
Since it's already marked politics:
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Post by papersilly on Oct 12, 2023 18:42:02 GMT
I don’t know a single person who is happy with their health insurance anymore. all the PPO people i know are happy with their insurance. HMO, not as much.
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Post by dewryce on Oct 12, 2023 18:48:05 GMT
I don’t know a single person who is happy with their health insurance anymore. all the PPO people i know are happy with their insurance. HMO, not as much. We have lots of medical issues so have had PPOs forever, but I agree HMO policies have even more issues.
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Post by Dani-Mani on Oct 12, 2023 19:39:40 GMT
I just read that she is a life-long rabid Republican and has long supported politicians that consistently vote against affordable care. the article also said she downplayed the recent gym doctor sex scandal. This. I’ve known this for years. Mary Lou is a nasty woman with nasty views on life. I hope she recovers but she doesn’t deserve a dime if that money. They’re playing on who she was, not the person she currently is, to get sympathy.
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