Re: 2015 Annual Notice of Changes

RibbonsRosesRainbows · ‎05-12-2014

Well sorry you ladies feel that way. I have done research and meds can be scary and I wanted women to know about dead jaw and maybe they could take Evista for osteo.......but there are risks there also but not Dead Jaw........I would want to know what a drug does or could do.........I am treated like I am stupid so saying I don't know what I am talking about was wrong also.

Sushismom · ‎03-09-2010

Unfortunately, much of your research is based upon opinion pieces, just like the one you found on the NIH site.

And you don't know what you're talking about when you tried to relate flu shots to Alzheimer's.

pistolino · ‎07-04-2011

On 9/23/2014 terrier3 said:
If you have insurance, flu shots are FREE. I also do it for public health reasons - I don't want to get anyone else sick, if I can help it!

I wish. Mine was not covered. Neither was my tetanus shot. This is my employer-provided insurance (which is also a Blue Cross product). It's a pretty sad policy.

MaggieToo · ‎03-09-2010

On 9/26/2014 pistolino said:
On 9/23/2014 terrier3 said:
If you have insurance, flu shots are FREE. I also do it for public health reasons - I don't want to get anyone else sick, if I can help it!

I wish. Mine was not covered. Neither was my tetanus shot. This is my employer-provided insurance (which is also a Blue Cross product). It's a pretty sad policy.

Flu shots at Costco are $14.99......

skuggles · ‎11-20-2013

On 9/21/2014 adelle38 said:
On 9/21/2014 terrier3 said:
On 9/21/2014 Gooday said:
Our BC/BS is through the City of Chicago. DH is 68 and I am 61. Our current monthly premium s $700.00 a month with a 2K deductible with 80/20 coverage until we make a 2500. out of pocket. Mayor Emmanuel announced last week he wants to raise the premiums 40% for retirees!!!!!! It goes against the Illinois State Constitution but hey...he does not care.

We were together with our retired police friends and when one of them said if you think it's bad now, go to the AHC site and you will really go into sticker shock.

The ACA policies are set up to guarantee that not more than 9% of a person or family's NET income will be spent on healthcare.

The ACA pricing might look high, because that is BEFORE the tax subsidy, which varies by income. There is also another form of assistance for people making between 138-250% of poverty level for deductibles and co-pays.

I think that the people in sticker shock either haven't really looked at the final cost or are used to getting free health care subsidies from employers. Employers are taking advantage of the ACA to get out of the health subsidy business and some people are dealing with what the working poor have been dealing with for decades.

Universal Health Care would solve these problems.

Great analysis, adelle.

pistolino · ‎07-04-2011

On 9/26/2014 MaggieToo said:
On 9/26/2014 pistolino said:
On 9/23/2014 terrier3 said:
If you have insurance, flu shots are FREE. I also do it for public health reasons - I don't want to get anyone else sick, if I can help it!

I wish. Mine was not covered. Neither was my tetanus shot. This is my employer-provided insurance (which is also a Blue Cross product). It's a pretty sad policy.

Flu shots at Costco are $14.99......

I was replying to the statement that if you have health insurance, flu shots are covered. I know where to get one.