Disney World 2015, day 6: Medical clinic / Epcot

[pyesetz]

TD/Allianz Insurance (via telephone; 10:15am

Comments

[shiver_raccoon]

$80 for 2 weeks for 4 people? I sure don't recall paying that much a few years ago, when I spent ~3 months in the US. But then, it's probably much cheaper the longer that you stay.

Good to hear (pun fully intended) that your claim was processed quickly!

[pyesetz]

I used to pay $1500/month for American insurance, so this seems cheap to me.  Yesterday I finally mailed the reimbursement request for the ofloxacin - we'll see if the claim is processed quickly.

I bought the insurance because I expected that Wifey was going to twist an ankle or something.  Kid #2's otitis externa was completely unexpected and unrelated to anything he has previously been treated for - which is exactly the kind of vacation medical problem that the insurance is supposed to cover.  So hopefully the claim will go through without problems.

[porsupah]

Needless to say, it boggles my mind that any politician would oppose improved healthcare, or even single-payer systems, as are present in just about every country in the world, with a few exceptions. Yours was, mercifully, a much lighter example of the mess that results when being kept healthy (or just alive) becomes purely a matter of profit. ($250 for that exam? Egad

[pyesetz]

One must remember that the USA is an oligarchy.  Unless your annual income is at least $50 million, your opinion has no political relevance.  A recent study showed that the desires of the 1% completely explained the behaviour of the government, while the wishes of the 99% had no statistical explanatory power - they simply do not count at all.  The sheeple are permitted to exist so they can buy medical services from the rich