10-02-2013, 03:05 AM
Uncle Wig wrote:
kd, allow me to apologize on behalf of the forum for the behavior of Dennis S. and davester.
I just started looking at rates in my state (via WebMD, as the Federal site is swamped and our gov. is refusing to participate). It looks like at my income, my rates could go down by about 30%. But I have not been able to compare plans. I won't say what percent of the poverty level my income is, but it's higher than yours. I'm also curious as to what plan you've been able to afford that sounds so good. My plan is expensive (to me, self employed) and not very useful.
You're very kind. I did notice that davester seems to have a burr under his saddle, but I think it has mostly to do with whatever's rattling around inside his own head. Since he's just some random dude on the internet and doesn't know me at all, I don't take it personally and it doesn't bother me.
Most people wouldn't consider my plan good, in that it has a large deductible, but it suits me. I pay the first $5000 and they pay 100% of everything after that. It works well for me because although my income is currently low, I have plenty of money and am only concerned about truly catastrophic events.