Thread: The Big Man in the Red Suit.

Originally Posted by outback

Yeah...I know what I'm getting.!

A healthy bill from the hospital, for my last heart attack. 12/15

I figure it will come by Amazon, their faster than the post office.

Do you have insurance coverage for that, from what I've heard American Medical treatment can be out of this world. I would like to move to the States but the cost of Medical scares me, I am retired so I would have to find my own insurance and I'm diabetic so that wouldn't help I'm sure.

From TV like Chicago Med and Greys Anatomy the treatment looks first class, but that could just be TV.

Hospital in Canada is free on our provincial health plans, well not quit free, we pay a couple hundred bucks a year through our taxes on a sliding scale depending on income.

Best wishes to ya Mike. Keep those away my friend. I hear they are not good for ya!

I bought myself a 35" curved ultra.wide monitor for my radio room. I was using two monitors but now its just one. Now if I could learn to do some of that gaming stuff Id have the monitor for it but my computer is not up to par for that stuff. Oh well.

The wife bought me a Naniwa 12k Superstone, a tub of Epsilon shave soap and an alum stick.
Pretty sweet.

Pete <:-}

Originally Posted by STF

Do you have insurance coverage for that, from what I've heard American Medical treatment can be out of this world. I would like to move to the States but the cost of Medical scares me, I am retired so I would have to find my own insurance and I'm diabetic so that wouldn't help I'm sure.

From TV like Chicago Med and Greys Anatomy the treatment looks first class, but that could just be TV.

Hospital in Canada is free on our provincial health plans, well not quit free, we pay a couple hundred bucks a year through our taxes on a sliding scale depending on income.

No insurance

Don't make enough to afford it, and too much to get any assistance.

The hospital has a few options on ways to help me out.

Hopefully it'll cover the majority, if not all of the bills.

Fingers crossed.....meds are already over $200 a month, now that I'm on insulin.....for now. Quitting smoking, pays for that

Originally Posted by outback

No insurance

Don't make enough to afford it, and too much to get any assistance.

The hospital has a few options on ways to help me out.

Hopefully it'll cover the majority, if not all of the bills.

Fingers crossed.....meds are already over $200 a month, now that I'm on insulin.....for now. Quitting smoking, pays for that

Fingers crossed Mike, that scary situation is why I couldn't come live in the States so Oregon, New England or Scotsdale will have to go on without me unfortunately.

You think that's scary... You should see what insurance costs are. How's $500, or more a month. And that only covers so much. The rest comes out of pocket, anyhoo.

So far I've paid less, than those with insurance

Originally Posted by outback

You think that's scary... You should see what insurance costs are. How's $500, or more a month. And that only covers so much. The rest comes out of pocket, anyhoo.

So far I've paid less, than those with insurance

Not to digress, but I worked for Uncle Sam and with my great benefits I pay almost $900 a month and Uncle Sam pays around $1200 a month. That doesn't include copays and many other expenses which add up to thousands a year.

It's cheaper to go without until something happens and then you be in debt for the rest of your life and have a 600 credit score or less.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Not to digress, but I worked for Uncle Sam and with my great benefits I pay almost $900 a month and Uncle Sam pays around $1200 a month. That doesn't include copays and many other expenses which add up to thousands a year.

It's cheaper to go without until something happens and then you be in debt for the rest of your life and have a 600 credit score or less.

Good lord, $900 per month. I assume that covers your wife and maybe kids but even so, How do guys pay your medical insurance and still have a roof over your head not to mention eating or driving a car?

Our hospitals are free here in Canada and an Ambulance was $45 last I used one a few months ago.

I do pay for my own prescriptions (about $90 every 6 month) until I'm 65, then it's $4.11 only for each med.

Luckily insulin is cheap here, almost $100 for a box of 5 cartridges and they last me quite a while because I only use it when my sugar goes nuts.

OK guys, we need back on track.

Maybe a medical/ insurance thread. We might learn something that could benefit others.

We is gettin old.....yup.


But......I stopped at a Arabic barber shop today. Was curious to what they might have . got a puck of William Marvy Co. shave soap.

Merry Christmas... To me.!