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Right now MSN is giving an overview of problems Americans are facing.  According to NPR, the news is talking about the mortgage crisis, the stock market, and the war.  However, what is the biggest challenge facing the average american?  The answer is the rapidly rising cost of health insurance. 
This article looks at many different challenges [...]

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How much do you think you’ll need when you retire to cover medical costs?  One thing changing rapidly is people are no longer being covered by employer provided insurance in retirement.  Employer provided insurance is going down the same path as pensions, a once mythical benefit for those old enough to remember it.  This Yahoo [...]

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About half of all bankruptcies filed were due to medical illness which caused tremendous financial problems for families. We Americans have knowns this to be true for a long time. That medical insurance in this country is an absolute must.
Personally I’m for a socialized, nationwide system. To temper this, I’m okay with a second tier [...]

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Well turns out things got even worse. The dental office says I didn’t give enough notice, 24 hours, though I called the day before. Which is fine, I should have called even earlier. But I still think $350 is an outrageous fee, especially when they have been holding on to $20 of [...]

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I cancelled a dental appointment last week. I did it because of DH’s job change our insurance wasn’t processed yet, though it would be eligible from his start date. I just wanted to confirm that the procedures would be covered and what my out-of-pocket costs would be.
The Dental Office assured me the would work on [...]

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Today I watched the Michael Moore (MM) movie called “Sicko”. Typically I don’t watch movies in theaters, but my FIL is in town and we had to entertain him. But more on that tomorrow.
So I am a die-hard liberal married to a socialist Canadian. Which is strange considering our finances. But I am a firm [...]

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I had to cheap out on my dental work. Turns out I only paid $45 for two fillings. What? Well unfortunately I sought a second and third opinion today, and both dentists agreed that I did not need three crowns. I did need one crown, but neither had time to do [...]

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