Comments | andreaknoll: Happy F**king Birthday From Blue Shield

andreaknoll

Happy F**king Birthday From Blue Shield

Jun 16, 2009 13:48

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oldwolf June 16 2009, 21:47:49 UTC

"Can you think of any other product or service that's gone up by more than 50% this year?"

Gas, milk, bread, cereal, water...

Yeah, I really need a good dental plan. I'm looking at 4 new crowns because of bad genetics.

Ye gods! ed_rex June 17 2009, 20:03:55 UTC

Yet another reminder that I'm glad I live north of the border. I hope your president can actually get you that universal health care.

bobquasit June 19 2009, 02:24:12 UTC

I really doubt it's all Blue Shield's fault. It's much more likely that your employer decided to switch to a "cheaper" plan - for them. Your employer pays less, you pay more...and Blue Shield probably only gets a little more, at best (they might even be getting less, just to keep the business). That happens a lot.

Agreed, we need universal health care. I don't think we'll be getting it, though.

andreaknoll June 19 2009, 20:46:15 UTC

I'm afraid I can 100% blame it on Blue Shield, since my plan is an individual one directly through them. In their letter of explanation they even had the nerve to blame part of the increase on subsidizing care for the uninsured, which would be fine, had they not lobbied so hard AGAINST universal healthcare!!!!!

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andreaknoll June 22 2009, 16:38:40 UTC

Thank you!

And yes, I'm seriously considering a future somewhere that's more amenable to getting old -- like the UK, Canada or perhaps NZ.