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13 years ago
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Well this IS a Health Blog
So check it. Kate Michelman is broke. This isn't a story of how she blew it all on cocaine and faberge eggs (although how awesome would it be if there was an E true Hollywood Story on leaders in the feminist movement). She got screwed by this country's shitty, shitty health care system. This is someone who was making well into the six figures as the head of NARAL and probably got some lucrative consulting contracts post-NARAL. On top of that, her husband was a college professor. And then one paralyzed daughter and a husband with Parkinson's and goodbye savings, house, and retirement. Seriously, people, its FUCKING TIME FOR SINGLE PAYER HEALTH CARE. If the former head of NARAL and her college professor husband get wiped out by a catastrophic illness, what are the chances for the rest of us?
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In keeping with T's comments here about how crazy our health care system is... my insurance does NOT reimburse for "wellness" or preventative care like nutrition counseling. I do get a 20% discount for having the insurance, but that's a discount that the nutritionist decides to offer. Even though she gives me all the paperwork necessary to do so, I can't submit the ppw for any credit or refund. So with 2 half-hour visits down, I'm in it for $220. Not counting all the new pans and tupperware I bought to better equip myself for cooking lunches. Egad!
Stef -- can you set up a HSA through your work and then pay for it through there? At least then it would be a tax write-off...
LP
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