[Summit] Finding decent & affordable individual health care coverage

[Hope for Health]

The truth is, for many, that they will never find "decent & affordable
health care coverage" in this country.  That is because of the 
allopathic, high tech and pharmaceutical company monopoly
of our medical system - and both government & private insurance.

Others save money and provide, statistically, far better health 
results by using what WHO calls "a multiplicity of modalities".
Britain, for example, has five homeopathic hospitals, all covered
under the National Health.  They've been spending $3,000 - $4,000
per capita for coverage of ALL their citizens.  The U.S. has been
spending $12,000 to $14,000 per capita, with huge numbers 
uninsured or underinsured ($4,000 or more deductibles).  And
we are rated about number 37 in health vs. other countries.

I'm tempted some time to move to Washington State, which 
requires all health insurance companies there to cover all
licensed practitioners - including such as naturopaths, 
homeopaths, etc.  There is also a clinic at Bastyr University
in Seattle, the primo Naturopathic College in the U.S., where
seniors like myself can go for $15 a visit.  Now, that is affordable!
It is also my preferred health care - but in other states, including
RI, without plenty of money, I have no say over treatment of my
own body when ill.  Whoever pays decides.

Blessings,

Liberty G

--- On Tue, 9/20/11, Rebecca Kislak <rkislak at verizon.net> wrote:

From: Rebecca Kislak <rkislak at verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [Summit] Finding decent & affordable individual health care coverage
To: "Art Norwalk" <art at norwalkcom.com>, "Paul Wilde" <zenyente at gmail.com>, "Summit Neighborhood" <Summit at sna.providence.ri.us>
Date: Tuesday, September 20, 2011, 9:26 PM



Re: [Summit] Finding decent & affordable individual health care coverage
Worth calling BCBS directly to see what they have in the direct-issue department.  They are also (thanks to health reform) offering health insurance to folks with pre-existing conditions (at prices comparable to those available for people without pre-existing conditions).

-Rebecca  





On 9/20/11 2:55 PM, "Art Norwalk" <art at norwalkcom.com> wrote:



The individual health insurance market in Rhode Island is virtually non-existent. Blue Cross offers something in a limited enrollment window once a year. If you are or can plausibly present yourself as self-employed you might look into the Good Neighbor Alliance ( http://www.goodneighborall.com/ <http://www.goodneighborall.com/> ).



Unfortunately, getting both decent and reasonable is unlikely.



Good luck.



At 02:34 PM 9/20/2011, Paul Wilde wrote:



Hey all,



Can anyone help point me towards decent and reasonable health care coverage?  I'm having quite a time of it.  I heard there are consultants (as opposed to agents who usually represent a single company) who have the consumer's interest in the forefront, as their commission comes from the company from which the consumer purchases.  Please help.



I'm still several years away from Medicare and don't belong to any particular organizations that would have group policy offerings. AAA only does dental & short term.  AARP for 55 & above site has not been very helpful so far.  Clicking on RI from the AARP site sent me to sites that don't even serve RI.  Ugh!



Thank you,

Paul

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