re: #149 Backwoods_Sleuth

I was talking about people here.
And you’re also correct about sucking every last cent from people who actually have insurance.
One of the things that pleasantly surprised me recently was getting a letter from our insurance carrier (Lineco union health insurance) informing us that the previous $2 million per year cap on benefits has been abolished; there are no longer any annual or lifetime caps.
Maybe that doesn’t seem like a big deal in normal day-to-day healthcare for most people, but hubs is a power lineman and it would take just one horrific accident (and every day I worry about getting that kind of call…)
I also appreciated that, last year, the union insurance made quite a few things (pap smears, mammograms, bone density, colonoscopy, etc.) free from deductibles and co-pays.
After spending 10 years with no insurance at all, I’m grateful to have it now, especially when hubs and I are both older. I remember how stressful it was when we didn’t have it.

I can tell you that when we told the doctors my Dad wanted nothing other than pain meds, they showed visible relief.

One doctor said, “We can do all kinds of crazy things, biopsies and such, but it isn’t going to change the outcome. I’m glad you are abiding by your father’s wishes.”