[at-l] Re: health care/insurance

[thornel@attglobal.net (W F Thorneloe)]

That would be my recommendation. Use of an HMO or other highly 
managed/mangled care system could leave you high and dry getting approval 
for ER evaluation of fractures and such. A catastrophic or major medical 
policy is probably the best way to have some security and assure of access 
to care.

BTW, there is no such thing as health insurance in the USA. We only have a 
scheme called underwriting, which tilts all risk onto the "insured" and 
maximizes profit from premiums for the so-called insurer. There is no 
concept of shared risk as is core to the concept of insurance.

OrangeBug

BTW, another bit of insurance is to never cook inside your silnylon tent! 
(inside joke for those on BPL)

At 10:46 AM 3/21/2001 -0500, Dufresne, Aimee wrote:
>i'd love tips on health insurance for the thruer.  i'm thinking about simply
>getting catastrophe insurance (affordable plan through my alma mater).
>thanx!