[WeatherManNX01]

"I would gladly risk feeling bad at times if it also meant that I could taste my dessert."

"Um...actually, I kinda...you know...spit in your dessert."

GO!

[Apocalypse]

This was unexpected.

[WeatherManNX01]

Dear parents,

Thank you for telling me I am no longer on your health insurance. This would have been helpful information to know more than 12 hours in advance of my dentist appointment. Thanks.

Me

[aklaus]

WeatherManNX01, on Apr 7 2009, 01:53 PM, said:

Except the "freebie" they recommended is $10.

You should've wanted it last year when it was still free.

WeatherManNX01, on Apr 7 2009, 02:58 PM, said:

Dear parents,

Thank you for telling me I am no longer on your health insurance. This would have been helpful information to know more than 12 hours in advance of my dentist appointment. Thanks.

Me

Dear SammichMod,

You are over 21 and not a full-time student. Duh.

[WeatherManNX01]

aklaus, on Apr 7 2009, 06:12 PM, said:

Dear SammichMod,

You are over 21 and not a full-time student. Duh.

I'm sorry, I must have missed that section in the manual.

[aklaus]

WeatherManNX01, on Apr 7 2009, 03:23 PM, said:

I'm sorry, I must have missed that section in the manual.

That's...just the way insurance works. You lose eligibility at either 18 or 21, depending on the company, if you're not a student. With most companies, you lose eligibility at 24 even if you are a student.

Just get your own insurance.

[WeatherManNX01]

aklaus, on Apr 7 2009, 06:26 PM, said:

That's...just the way insurance works. You lose eligibility at either 18 or 21, depending on the company, if you're not a student. With most companies, you lose eligibility at 24 even if you are a student.

Just get your own insurance.

Yeah, well, it would have been nice if someone had told me. Which they didn't.

Is it even worth it though?

[Captain_Hair]

WeatherManNX01, on Apr 7 2009, 06:30 PM, said:

Is it even worth it though?

Uh, yes. Is it worth it to have auto insurance (assuming that your state doesn't mandate it)? Yes; you never know when your car is going to be a victim of the weather or somebody else's poor driving, and you never know when you're going to come down with a disease straight out of House or just trip and break your wrist.

[Russell Crowe]

Wow, so I went to Dillon's to get a salad so I could eat lunch at my desk today. Apparently I made it a little bigger than I meant to so now I have leftover salad for dinner.

Captain_Hair, on Apr 7 2009, 05:38 PM, said:

Uh, yes. Is it worth it to have auto insurance (assuming that your state doesn't mandate it)? Yes; you never know when your car is going to be a victim of the weather or somebody else's poor driving, and you never know when you're going to come down with a disease straight out of House or just trip and break your wrist.

in all fairness on the auto insurance, *some* people are more accident prone than others

[Captain_Hair]

Russell Crowe, on Apr 7 2009, 06:41 PM, said:

in all fairness on the auto insurance, *some* people are more accident prone than others

The same could be said for health insurance.

[aklaus]

WeatherManNX01, on Apr 7 2009, 03:30 PM, said:

Is it even worth it though?

If you can get it, yes.

[sevnson_71]

WeatherManNX01, on Apr 7 2009, 06:30 PM, said:

Yeah, well, it would have been nice if someone had told me. Which they didn't.

Is it even worth it though?

Hmm I have to pay my doc $85 cash just for the standard issue poke and prod session. No blood work. If I add that on we are talking well into the hundreds for goony stuff like cholesterol screening. You lose maybe a few bucks a week out of your paycheck to get the basics covered if you get hurt or sick. The average hospital stay for a week costs AS MUCH AS YOUR CAR. A broken tooth can cost up to a couple grand to get fixed or extracted. You do the math.

Russell Crowe, on Apr 7 2009, 06:41 PM, said:

in all fairness on the auto insurance, *some* people are more accident prone than others

I don't know the rules in TN or KS Mark, but in NH you can go without insurance, but you had best have the money to fix the other guys car and injuries to their satisfaction otherwise you lose your driver's license until that is the case.

[Russell Crowe]

The best value for basic medical care is probably for you to get back in school weatherdude. just saying

[Captain_Hair]

sevnson_71, on Apr 7 2009, 06:47 PM, said:

Hmm I have to pay my doc $85 cash just for the standard issue poke and prod session. No blood work. If I add that on we are talking well into the hundreds for goony stuff like cholesterol screening. You lose maybe a few bucks a week out of your paycheck to get the basics covered if you get hurt or sick. The average hospital stay for a week costs AS MUCH AS YOUR CAR. A broken tooth can cost up to a couple grand to get fixed or extracted. You do the math.

Bingo.

[aklaus]

sevnson_71, on Apr 7 2009, 03:47 PM, said:

If I add that on we are talking well into the hundreds for goony stuff like cholesterol screening.

Check at any place with a pharmacy...my nearest one has cheap bloodwork once a month.

Russell Crowe, on Apr 7 2009, 03:49 PM, said:

The best value for basic medical care is probably for you to get back in school weatherdude. just saying

Yeah, that too. I miss free office visits. A hundred damn thirty dollars to pick a thing out of my eye.

[WeatherManNX01]

Russell Crowe, on Apr 7 2009, 06:49 PM, said:

The best value for basic medical care is probably for you to get back in school weatherdude. just saying

Yeah, not happening. Let's move on.

[Shodar]

Barbara, on Apr 7 2009, 12:54 PM, said:

Isn't there any female out there that likes heavy rock? Am I the only one? Are there no female Metallica fans? Sabbath? Heart? Scarlet Sins?

*raises hand*

TPol123, on Apr 7 2009, 04:42 PM, said:

It's not supposed to snow in April.

That's what I said yesterday. I want real spring.

WeatherManNX01, on Apr 7 2009, 05:58 PM, said:

Dear parents,

Thank you for telling me I am no longer on your health insurance. This would have been helpful information to know more than 12 hours in advance of my dentist appointment. Thanks.

Me

What everyone else said
Even in Canada, dental isn't covered for adults without some kind of private plan.

[Russell Crowe]

aklaus, on Apr 7 2009, 05:51 PM, said:

Yeah, that too. I miss free office visits. A hundred damn thirty dollars to pick a thing out of my eye.

hehehe. student health care = hypochondria made easy, too.

[Shodar]

WeatherManNX01, on Apr 7 2009, 06:52 PM, said:

Yeah, not happening. Let's move on.

Go into physics. It's fun.

[Russell Crowe]

Science is very cool. as long as it's not in a class.