tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653093.post4485674839084997966..comments2010-01-21T14:41:41.273-08:00Comments on A Dad First...: You Want Healthcare Reform? Here it is...Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16823043257679416614scotters@gmail.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653093.post-66513082326243526592010-01-21T14:10:08.480-08:002010-01-21T14:10:08.480-08:00Prior to having children I paid over $400.00 a mon...Prior to having children I paid over $400.00 a month for just me...it started at under $300.00 and continually increased. When my first son was born they wanted to raise it to $478.00 for me and $200.00 for him. He was perfectly healthy. I canceled it and paid for visits over the next several months. I actually found that some prescriptions were cheaper not using insurance co-pays and visits Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13991019743305493417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653093.post-24474063380362318132010-01-20T22:24:21.902-08:002010-01-20T22:24:21.902-08:00I could not agree yet disagree more. Taking contr...I could not agree yet disagree more. Taking control of your own health care costs puts the onus on the patient to shop around for reasonable health care providers and negotiate costs. Getting rid of all of the paperwork involved in billing could cut out an incredible amount of cost. Ideally, one could spend less on most months than what health insurance premiums would be, actually more likely Yo Cuznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653093.post-64795440588560839172010-01-20T18:08:16.084-08:002010-01-20T18:08:16.084-08:00There's nothing wrong with cold hard cash. Just ne...There's nothing wrong with cold hard cash. Just need some kind of low cost catosrophic coverage.Larry Walker Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13755218884411585390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653093.post-61606272289478209662010-01-20T15:47:08.917-08:002010-01-20T15:47:08.917-08:00True enough, and I agree. I'd say if a guy is goi...True enough, and I agree. I'd say if a guy is going to go that route, he ought to be saving each month for those expenses when they come. The beauty of that is that the money sits there until you use it, and it's yours not someone else's. My daughter fell off the monkey bars at school last year. A couple hours later we had racked up about $1600 in bills for her broken wrist. WereTraberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04145187062155015887noreply@blogger.com