Comments on: Checking the Status of my Health Insurance http://poorerthanyou.com/2009/02/10/checking-the-status-of-my-health-insurance/ Money issues for college students and 20-somethings, without being boring. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:04:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Randy Palmer http://poorerthanyou.com/2009/02/10/checking-the-status-of-my-health-insurance/#comment-98543 Randy Palmer Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:26:23 +0000 http://poorerthanyou.com/2009/02/10/checking-the-status-of-my-health-insurance/#comment-98543 I would agree, a comprehensive major medical plan is a must. This was a great post that should be in front of many college students. I would agree, a comprehensive major medical plan is a must. This was a great post that should be in front of many college students.

]]> By: dave http://poorerthanyou.com/2009/02/10/checking-the-status-of-my-health-insurance/#comment-93800 dave Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:44:50 +0000 http://poorerthanyou.com/2009/02/10/checking-the-status-of-my-health-insurance/#comment-93800 You should at least get a catastrophic health insurance plan to cover yourself. You should at least get a catastrophic health insurance plan to cover yourself.

]]> By: Peter http://poorerthanyou.com/2009/02/10/checking-the-status-of-my-health-insurance/#comment-90446 Peter Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:30:11 +0000 http://poorerthanyou.com/2009/02/10/checking-the-status-of-my-health-insurance/#comment-90446 Great post! If I may say so, you've got a good thing going on with your decision to always be on your toes in checking things with your health insurance. Not everyone as young as you (who is insured) would go an extra mile to check on that vital info. Perhaps, they just have a lot of other things in mind. Then again, if you choose to keep yourself informed of the important factors, like your length of coverage, lesser worries would come your way. These things actually change without prior notice. So, your decision to check back often from time to time is a good decision that everyone else should emulate. Great post!

If I may say so, you’ve got a good thing going on with your decision to always be on your toes in checking things with your health insurance. Not everyone as young as you (who is insured) would go an extra mile to check on that vital info. Perhaps, they just have a lot of other things in mind. Then again, if you choose to keep yourself informed of the important factors, like your length of coverage, lesser worries would come your way.

These things actually change without prior notice. So, your decision to check back often from time to time is a good decision that everyone else should emulate.

]]> By: bobby http://poorerthanyou.com/2009/02/10/checking-the-status-of-my-health-insurance/#comment-86370 bobby Sat, 20 Feb 2010 11:53:04 +0000 http://poorerthanyou.com/2009/02/10/checking-the-status-of-my-health-insurance/#comment-86370 nice post! i agree that insurance is the most important things for us. We'll never know what will happened and health insurance is important! =) nice post! i agree that insurance is the most important things for us. We’ll never know what will happened and health insurance is important! =)

]]> By: Barth http://poorerthanyou.com/2009/02/10/checking-the-status-of-my-health-insurance/#comment-78949 Barth Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:41:27 +0000 http://poorerthanyou.com/2009/02/10/checking-the-status-of-my-health-insurance/#comment-78949 "That’s nice! My mum’s insurance only covered my until I was 22 and then I had to get my own coverage until I got my full time post-graduation job." the same me, except that until I was 21. “That’s nice! My mum’s insurance only covered my until I was 22 and then I had to get my own coverage until I got my full time post-graduation job.” the same me, except that until I was 21.

]]> By: Lauren http://poorerthanyou.com/2009/02/10/checking-the-status-of-my-health-insurance/#comment-78180 Lauren Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:59:57 +0000 http://poorerthanyou.com/2009/02/10/checking-the-status-of-my-health-insurance/#comment-78180 I never know what is better: being able to take things like your health for granted or having gone through a position where you cannot afford it and appreciate it later. Two weeks ago, I was just hired for a part-time job and had to get my teaching supplies out of my storage room. The boxes weren't that heavy but falling on your back... I hurt my back and, living in Ontario, I could go to the doctor. However, being unemployed and uninsured (beyond coverage from the state), I couldn't afford either a prescription or the physiotherapy they suggested. Most days, it's a dull ache but some days I'll just move the wrong way and I'm crippled in pain. I worry that I may not be able to do my part-time job now, because you use your back teaching CPR. I also worry that once I finally get medical insurance, it won't be covered because it occured while I was uninsured (Canadian insurance works differently than American, so pre-existing conditions are always a factor, but...) Still, once I am back to full-time and have insurance again, I hope every time I pay I remember how much right now sucks: being in pain, often preventing me from performing certain tasks and having no recourse. I certainly didn't appreciate the freedom enough when I had it. I never know what is better: being able to take things like your health for granted or having gone through a position where you cannot afford it and appreciate it later.

Two weeks ago, I was just hired for a part-time job and had to get my teaching supplies out of my storage room. The boxes weren’t that heavy but falling on your back… I hurt my back and, living in Ontario, I could go to the doctor. However, being unemployed and uninsured (beyond coverage from the state), I couldn’t afford either a prescription or the physiotherapy they suggested. Most days, it’s a dull ache but some days I’ll just move the wrong way and I’m crippled in pain.

I worry that I may not be able to do my part-time job now, because you use your back teaching CPR. I also worry that once I finally get medical insurance, it won’t be covered because it occured while I was uninsured (Canadian insurance works differently than American, so pre-existing conditions are always a factor, but…)

Still, once I am back to full-time and have insurance again, I hope every time I pay I remember how much right now sucks: being in pain, often preventing me from performing certain tasks and having no recourse. I certainly didn’t appreciate the freedom enough when I had it.

]]> By: Jay @ Health Brokers http://poorerthanyou.com/2009/02/10/checking-the-status-of-my-health-insurance/#comment-78159 Jay @ Health Brokers Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:59:09 +0000 http://poorerthanyou.com/2009/02/10/checking-the-status-of-my-health-insurance/#comment-78159 You are very right, it's easy to think that you're invincible when you're young and that's just not the case. I broke my hand a few months ago, and since my insurance was crap at the time, I decided not to go have it looked at, thinking "ahhh...it's okay." Not the case. Luckily I got it looked at before it needed to be rebroke. Needless to say, I have since spent more. You are very right, it’s easy to think that you’re invincible when you’re young and that’s just not the case. I broke my hand a few months ago, and since my insurance was crap at the time, I decided not to go have it looked at, thinking “ahhh…it’s okay.” Not the case. Luckily I got it looked at before it needed to be rebroke. Needless to say, I have since spent more.

]]> By: Stephanie http://poorerthanyou.com/2009/02/10/checking-the-status-of-my-health-insurance/#comment-74771 Stephanie Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:25:52 +0000 http://poorerthanyou.com/2009/02/10/checking-the-status-of-my-health-insurance/#comment-74771 Thanks for taking the picture and licensing it for commercial use via the Creative Commons license! :) Is the crediting in the post adequate for you? My system has been to credit the name of the photo (sometime truncated if the photographer gave it a long name) and the username of the photographer in the "title" and "alt" tags on the photo, so that you will see it when you mouse over the photo, and to also hyperlink the photo to the Flickr page of the photo so that people can see more from the photographer. This has led to some confusion in the past about whether I credited the photographers or not, so I just wanted to get your opinion on it! Again, thanks for what you do! Thanks for taking the picture and licensing it for commercial use via the Creative Commons license! :)
Is the crediting in the post adequate for you? My system has been to credit the name of the photo (sometime truncated if the photographer gave it a long name) and the username of the photographer in the “title” and “alt” tags on the photo, so that you will see it when you mouse over the photo, and to also hyperlink the photo to the Flickr page of the photo so that people can see more from the photographer. This has led to some confusion in the past about whether I credited the photographers or not, so I just wanted to get your opinion on it!
Again, thanks for what you do!

]]> By: vollie http://poorerthanyou.com/2009/02/10/checking-the-status-of-my-health-insurance/#comment-74756 vollie Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:22:36 +0000 http://poorerthanyou.com/2009/02/10/checking-the-status-of-my-health-insurance/#comment-74756 thanks for using my picture! thanks for using my picture!

]]> By: Ed Harris http://poorerthanyou.com/2009/02/10/checking-the-status-of-my-health-insurance/#comment-73650 Ed Harris Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:23:18 +0000 http://poorerthanyou.com/2009/02/10/checking-the-status-of-my-health-insurance/#comment-73650 Interesting comments. An additional thougt-Be wary of "discount plans." College students are frequent targets. Ed Interesting comments. An additional thougt-Be wary of “discount plans.” College students are frequent targets.

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