A friend of mind made a thoughtful post. Please visit her blog to read it if you were not already directed there from my other blog.
I will always say that one of the things I really miss from the UK is the universal health care. It sounds like one of the biggest, baddest words you can say to so many Americans, so I have to be careful whom I say this to or it can start a big political discussion, which is not what I want. I would ask you to really think about this, though. Many people who are against it really seem closed minded to me.
Health care has been a great concern for us after moving back to the States. We have no money to buy insurance. We are currently uninsured. It affects the decisions we make. I may have to take a job I am not thrilled about because they offer a benefits package. Josh may not be able to take a job he could be happy with because they offer no benefits. What if I got pregnant? What if Josh had an accident while working on the car? It's winter...what if we get really sick?
That is all I will say about it now. After living in 2 countries one gets a taste of the good and the bad of both. This is the one thing that left me sick to my stomach when thinking of moving back here.
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Ah, Jacksmith found you too. :)
It's true--the situation in the US is scary. Sorry you're uninsured. Have you poked around on ehealthinsurance.com? You may be able to get a reasonably priced catastrophic policy which could give you some peace of mind. Heck even if you had a $5000 deductible, that would be $5000 you owe given an accident or illness, instead of some other insane amount. As for pregnancy, Medicaid tends to be pretty generous about extending benefits to pregnant women--it has the least restrictions of any Medicaid category, although you still can't earn too much. :(
Thanks, Erin. I wasn't sure if there would be some sort of coverage for pregnancy. We haven't really looked at insurance at all because we just don't have any extra dough for it, but I can have a poke around at the catastrophic policy.
Well, it's probably best NOT to get pregnant while uninsured if you can help it. But you can look around at the Medicaid site for your state to get an idea if you would qualify should it happen.
Catastrophic policies can be very affordable for young and healthy folks. Could be worth the peace of mind depending on what you find.
Why is it that everyone of my American friends think I've become a communist or socialist because I prefer the NHS? I know the NHS has it's faults. But, I do prefer it to the health care system of the states. I grew up not being covered and my parents were not covered until they retired and got Medicaid. We all put our health on the back burner because of this and there are so many Americans who have no other choice but to do that.
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