Parting is such sweet sorrow

[gridlore]

Today was probably my last appointment at Kaiser. I had scheduled a check-up, and went in early to talk to Member services about transiting my current COBRA coverage to an individual account. The person I was speaking with told me that Kaiser would never let me keep my current coverage or downgrade given my history. They'd force me to buy a much more limited plan at higher cost. Can we have single payer, please? But my doctor's office was great about it. Dr, Petty gave me two names to check for continuing coverage, and his nurse hugged me and thanked me for being such a great patient. One last chest X-ray (where I impressed my technician with how well I knew the routine) and a blood draw next week, and I'm done.

Kirsten and I need to go over the Anthem-Blue Cross plans tonight. My big concerns are affordable prescriptions and lab tests. I'm going to be on blood thinners for the rest of my life for certain, and on thyroid medication for a very long time. Everything else is negotiable.

In other suck news, Darby has a big crack in his windshield. Probably took a tiny rock, and the recent warm weather had caused the crack to expand. That's looking to be a ~$200 expense.

Add this to a horrible cold that caused me to lose my voice for two days, and I am not pleased with life right at this second.

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[auntie_m]

Single Payer, or at least there will be better coverage for people with pre-existing conditions starting in 2014, provided the Repugs don't kill it. I know, can't come soon enough.
At this point, I'm glad we went to individual policies when I was still relatively healthy. At that point everything was still a potential not a realized. As I'm getting older and more things are cropping up, Kaiser has to keep me in my current plan. *whew*
Five more years before I'm eligible for Medicare. I hope the Repugs don't kill that too. My Insurance is $1200 a month. Big Harold's is $200. We could use that $12000 someplace else easily.