tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22008807.post6486603883504955985..comments2024-03-27T22:09:22.456-04:00Comments on As I Said...: Universal Healthcare Now! Please?lsaspaceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17058968076601943527noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22008807.post-90060724174074509852008-01-17T15:29:00.000-05:002008-01-17T15:29:00.000-05:00Ugh, so sorry to hear this. Very frustrating. I'...Ugh, so sorry to hear this. Very frustrating. I'd love to have a universal health care system. Access to health care should be a right, not a privilege, and it certainly shouldn't be tied to employment status as it currently is.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05646506480120500856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22008807.post-45480541393058889672008-01-16T14:30:00.000-05:002008-01-16T14:30:00.000-05:00One of the main reasons I stay at my dead-end job ...One of the main reasons I stay at my dead-end job is the health insurance. Last time I looked at private insurance, it was about $400 a month, so your experience doesn't surprise me.<BR/><BR/>Before this job, I just went uninsured, used free clinics, and hoped for the best. Scary stuff.<BR/><BR/>Why health insurance ever got tied to employment, and why someone thought that was a good idea, I'll never understand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22008807.post-23455443728094616772008-01-16T01:18:00.000-05:002008-01-16T01:18:00.000-05:00Holy Moly! I pay around $500 a year and that's mai...Holy Moly! I pay around $500 a year and that's mainly so I don't have to pay the same amount in tax as my Medicare levy. (Don't ask - I don't understand it either)<BR/><BR/>Is this insurance optional or if you don't have it do you have to die quietly on the front step of the hospital?!AMCSviatkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01848473565900991762noreply@blogger.com