I lived through September without coverage, now I can get back to living dangerously

10/1/2007 10:32:12 AM

I can never let my insurance lapse because it will be really expensive

10/1/2007 10:32:41 AM

I made a huge mistake by letting my insurance coverage lapse. I had a month to go before my husband's insurance picked me up and I ended up in the emergency room twice in one day. The first time for kidney stones and the second time for an allergic reaction to the vicodin that they prescribed. That day cost well over $6,000 without insurance coverage.

10/1/2007 10:52:14 AM

I went about 4 months between my rents and getting my own and havent used it since knock on wood

10/1/2007 11:10:00 AM

letting your insurance coverage lapse is not a good idea

if you let it lapse, whoever you get insurance from in the future can see your medical records

if you don't let it, they can't... cheaper insurance.

10/1/2007 11:13:42 AM

well I started a new job in August, and my coverage didnt start until October 1st

I'm too cheap to pay for COBRA coverage

10/1/2007 11:24:53 AM

^^not true

10/1/2007 1:39:45 PM

Quote :

"COBRA coverage"

10/1/2007 1:41:26 PM

^^if you have a break in coverage of 63 days or more, you lose your exemption to a preexisting condition exclusion

[Edited on October 1, 2007 at 1:54 PM. Reason : aetna just offered to extend my coverage for only $265/mth--i bet the fuck you would]

10/1/2007 1:45:10 PM

Donald trump will fix it bigly

5/3/2017 12:20:14 AM

^if by fix it you mean make it less viable and get republicans blamed for it then sure

5/3/2017 7:21:28 AM

LOL at 2 or 3 months in the posts at the top.

I have been without medical insurance since May 2015.

The only I thing I want it for is to check my cholesterol level every few months, but when I donate blood, they check the levels and send me that!

5/3/2017 12:10:17 PM

Kids nowadays are spoiled with the whole staying on your parents insurance until you're 26 (or whatever age).

I've had insurance for maybe like two years total out of all my adulthood and most of that time was shitty high deductible insurance. Luckily I haven't had any emergencies or else I'd have had to go bankrupt or something. Should be okay going forward because I started a career job in a field with low unemployment though.

5/3/2017 6:14:53 PM

The youth of today

5/4/2017 6:54:58 AM