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Originally posted by kath@Jan 28 2004, 05:53 PM
How is anyone supposed to EVER be able to afford to retire, afford quality insurance AND pay the bills? They though they had their retirement years taken care of... instead, he'll never be able to truly retire. If anything - God forbid - were to happen to him, I don't know what my mom would do - there's insurance for that too, but will it be enough? How can you prepare for retirement 30 some years in the future without a crystal ball to know how things are really going to turn out?
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Kath, is your Dad not getting Medicare? Medicare coverage can be pretty substantial and I know my Dad's only paying $116 a month for the top of the line BCBS supplemental policy (E or F, I think.....they're standard for all insurers). The last two hospital visits for him (with surgery) ran him less than $100.
And, as I stated previously, rates are going up in a large part to cover the bills of those who don't bother to get insurance nor pay their bills. :angry: