Comments on: Minimizing losses http://www.knitsisters.com/2008/01/23/minimizing-losses/ Watch out. We've got sharp sticks. Sun, 12 Oct 2008 05:32:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: Kate http://www.knitsisters.com/2008/01/23/minimizing-losses/#comment-29638 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 11:02:01 +0000 http://www.knitsisters.com/2008/01/23/minimizing-losses/#comment-29638 Gah! Shades of when I was made redundant at work and didn't have any health insurance and couldnt' afford the astonishing fees asked. It was either get married and use my partner's health insurance, get another job with insurance attached or go home. I went home. Not all bad but kinda difficult on the relationship at the time. Gah! Shades of when I was made redundant at work and didn’t have any health insurance and couldnt’ afford the astonishing fees asked. It was either get married and use my partner’s health insurance, get another job with insurance attached or go home. I went home. Not all bad but kinda difficult on the relationship at the time.

]]> by: Jennifer http://www.knitsisters.com/2008/01/23/minimizing-losses/#comment-28151 Sat, 26 Jan 2008 04:53:43 +0000 http://www.knitsisters.com/2008/01/23/minimizing-losses/#comment-28151 Congrats on the 2 completed dissertation chapters. It sounds like the 'butt in chair' method is paying off :-) Congrats on the 2 completed dissertation chapters. It sounds like the ‘butt in chair’ method is paying off :-)

]]> by: Jennifer http://www.knitsisters.com/2008/01/23/minimizing-losses/#comment-28150 Sat, 26 Jan 2008 04:52:27 +0000 http://www.knitsisters.com/2008/01/23/minimizing-losses/#comment-28150 Ugh, you have my sympathy. I'm actually enough of a capitalist that I understand the business need to make money, but what I don't understand is why in this country health care is in the hands of business. There is no way to make it work in a way that's effective for any but the most fortunate minority. Er, I'm in that minority. If you want to move to Seattle and become my domestic partner (they don't need to know the details) you can be covered under my very nice plan. Another idea is that you could channel your rage into knitting, somehow creating a giant building cover that could be dropped over the office complex that houses the heartless Insurance Elf, imprisoning her permanently with her charming and like minded Insurance Elf colleagues. When their health starts to fail due to confinement and overcrowding, you can help them find the clause in their personal insurance policy that precludes coverage for people imprisoned by giant knit building covers. Ugh, you have my sympathy. I’m actually enough of a capitalist that I understand the business need to make money, but what I don’t understand is why in this country health care is in the hands of business. There is no way to make it work in a way that’s effective for any but the most fortunate minority. Er, I’m in that minority. If you want to move to Seattle and become my domestic partner (they don’t need to know the details) you can be covered under my very nice plan.

Another idea is that you could channel your rage into knitting, somehow creating a giant building cover that could be dropped over the office complex that houses the heartless Insurance Elf, imprisoning her permanently with her charming and like minded Insurance Elf colleagues. When their health starts to fail due to confinement and overcrowding, you can help them find the clause in their personal insurance policy that precludes coverage for people imprisoned by giant knit building covers.

]]> by: elise http://www.knitsisters.com/2008/01/23/minimizing-losses/#comment-28045 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:41:54 +0000 http://www.knitsisters.com/2008/01/23/minimizing-losses/#comment-28045 Well you aren't the only one with insurance issues. I need a medicine to curb some stomach issues that won't go away, recently they can out with a generic. I was all happy and smilely until I got a notice from the insurance people that under my drug plan the generic was going to be MORE EXPENSIVE than the name brand. I called them yesterday and asked why and the only answer they would give me was that a cost effective study was done and they found the name brand to be less expensive for them. I was quite tempted to tell the poor phone lackey that it was less expensive becuase of the kickbacks that the insurance company is probably getting from the drug company. What is the point of even having a generic option if it is more expensive? Sigh. Someone needs to fix this industry, it has grown out of control. Well you aren’t the only one with insurance issues. I need a medicine to curb some stomach issues that won’t go away, recently they can out with a generic. I was all happy and smilely until I got a notice from the insurance people that under my drug plan the generic was going to be MORE EXPENSIVE than the name brand. I called them yesterday and asked why and the only answer they would give me was that a cost effective study was done and they found the name brand to be less expensive for them. I was quite tempted to tell the poor phone lackey that it was less expensive becuase of the kickbacks that the insurance company is probably getting from the drug company. What is the point of even having a generic option if it is more expensive? Sigh. Someone needs to fix this industry, it has grown out of control.

]]> by: Helen http://www.knitsisters.com/2008/01/23/minimizing-losses/#comment-28035 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:47:45 +0000 http://www.knitsisters.com/2008/01/23/minimizing-losses/#comment-28035 And once you get that Ph.D. and land a teaching job, some tenure-track jobs, especially with state schools, require the new hire to pay for her health insurance for the first six months to one year. Yeah, higher ed is all heart. -Helen And once you get that Ph.D. and land a teaching job, some tenure-track jobs, especially with state schools, require the new hire to pay for her health insurance for the first six months to one year.

Yeah, higher ed is all heart.

-Helen

]]> by: Ellen http://www.knitsisters.com/2008/01/23/minimizing-losses/#comment-28017 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:54:31 +0000 http://www.knitsisters.com/2008/01/23/minimizing-losses/#comment-28017 I so wish they would be swayed by a pair of socks. But somehow I think with this crew you'd have more luck with our friends Mr. Smith and Mr. Wesson. Not that we'd ever advocate gun violence here on the blog. Although exceptional circumstances call for exceptional measures, I think we can all agree. I so wish they would be swayed by a pair of socks. But somehow I think with this crew you’d have more luck with our friends Mr. Smith and Mr. Wesson.

Not that we’d ever advocate gun violence here on the blog. Although exceptional circumstances call for exceptional measures, I think we can all agree.

]]> by: Mama Urchin http://www.knitsisters.com/2008/01/23/minimizing-losses/#comment-28010 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:49:18 +0000 http://www.knitsisters.com/2008/01/23/minimizing-losses/#comment-28010 Oh health insurance, such a pain. Maybe you should knit them some socks to sway their decision. Oh health insurance, such a pain. Maybe you should knit them some socks to sway their decision.

]]> by: Clumsy Knitter http://www.knitsisters.com/2008/01/23/minimizing-losses/#comment-27993 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 07:32:03 +0000 http://www.knitsisters.com/2008/01/23/minimizing-losses/#comment-27993 Glad to see you back again! Sorry about the horrible insurance scam. My husband is Canadian and is quite fond of pointing out that if we had universal, tax-funded health care like they do up there, we would all actually be paying LESS than we do now with our fees and everyone would be covered. Shame on your school for not doing more to help the students out! Glad to see you back again! Sorry about the horrible insurance scam. My husband is Canadian and is quite fond of pointing out that if we had universal, tax-funded health care like they do up there, we would all actually be paying LESS than we do now with our fees and everyone would be covered. Shame on your school for not doing more to help the students out!

]]> by: Jolynn http://www.knitsisters.com/2008/01/23/minimizing-losses/#comment-27980 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 03:55:31 +0000 http://www.knitsisters.com/2008/01/23/minimizing-losses/#comment-27980 Yeah... Insurance companies pretty much STINK! Yeah… Insurance companies pretty much STINK!

]]> by: Diane http://www.knitsisters.com/2008/01/23/minimizing-losses/#comment-27977 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 03:45:08 +0000 http://www.knitsisters.com/2008/01/23/minimizing-losses/#comment-27977 Glad to hear from you! Yikes...been there, done that. The first option I was given after our health insurance ran out (after getting laid off) was $900/month, $10,800 for the year...excuse me, but what part of unemployed didn't they get? Luckily, my pre-laid off income was low enough that I could qualify for disaster insurance from NYS at $360/month. Thank goodness I finally found a job, pay not so good, but they do pay health ins. in full! Glad to hear from you!

Yikes…been there, done that. The first option I was given after our health insurance ran out (after getting laid off) was $900/month, $10,800 for the year…excuse me, but what part of unemployed didn’t they get? Luckily, my pre-laid off income was low enough that I could qualify for disaster insurance from NYS at $360/month. Thank goodness I finally found a job, pay not so good, but they do pay health ins. in full!

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