tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post7053058865015916621..comments2024-03-14T11:50:14.761-04:00Comments on DarwinCatholic: Whole Foods Health CareDarwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08572976822786862149noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-76115555324196490472009-08-18T10:37:37.408-04:002009-08-18T10:37:37.408-04:00What would stop voluntary associations is sticker ...What would stop voluntary associations is sticker shock.<br /><br />The overwhelming majority of folks out there haven't the slightest clue how much their employer is paying for their health insurance. On COBRA, my family is paying $1100 a month. That's what our employer paid before. I talk to people who can't believe how much more expensive my premiums are than theirs, they can't work it into their minds that their premiums are the same or often more, it's just that somebody else has been paying them for years. <br />So if I see what is being paid, and pay $1800 for premiums and $6000 for deductibles and $2000 for out of pocket each year and I'm making under $60,000 a year, I'm likely to balk at paying even 10% more to sign up with the diocese instead of my employer. Maybe I'll do it anyway, but the fewer people who sign up the more expensive for each family who does.<br />So unless it's part of an overall plan like the one you detail above, your voluntary associations are going to have a rough go of it.<br />Nice if you can make it work, though.Mariehttp://twowaysofrenouncingthedevil.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-25132156005781828002009-08-16T17:04:22.556-04:002009-08-16T17:04:22.556-04:00While there is a bit of overlap between your propo...While there is a bit of overlap between your proposals and mine, I would suggest that you also read my 'modest proposal':<br /><br />http://pauca_lux_ex_oriente.blogspot.com/2009/07/medical-care-modest-proposal.html<br /><br />That said, I think that a good number of the things that you suggest would be head, shoulders, belly, and groin above what I have so far read in the House Bill on Health Care reform (250 pages and counting).Bernard Brandthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00159541603126407072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-79657355888026288722009-08-15T23:49:19.960-04:002009-08-15T23:49:19.960-04:00I think Mackey made a mistake voicing his opinion....I think Mackey made a mistake voicing his opinion.Lisa Stonehttp://www.washingtonvacationrentalsinfo.com/noreply@blogger.com