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Finances and healthcare don’t mix

November 3rd, 2009 · 12 Comments · Personal Finance, Pets, health

I am currently going through a rough time with my dog.  He is very sick and I am very worried.  We don’t have pet health insurance for him, because we adopted him and getting insurance wasn’t feasible.
So when given a choice about caring for a dog, I’ve always said that finances don’t matter. And the [...]

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Budgeting healthcare?

September 11th, 2009 · 15 Comments · Insurance, health

If we had to pay out of pocket for medical care, would you do things differently?  If we were expected to foot the bill for all procedures, including catastrophic medical bills, would that affect how you view healthcare?  If we treated healthcare not as a right, but as a bill to pay, would that affect [...]

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Why free market healthcare won’t work

July 29th, 2009 · 11 Comments · Insurance, health

This is a fast post which will likely infuriate readers of mine who believe we should all pay out of pocket for medical care. I haven’t much to say except I told you so.
Here’s a blog where the guy admits he made a huge mistake not having health insurance. He took a gamble [...]

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