David, You're exactly right, no argument. I'm really not trying to cast blame, especially on PTG. But I thought my experience with BBB should be mentioned amidst the chorus of nays. And as I said, I'm not cheerleading for them, just giving credit where it's due, and at the same time possibly providing a lead to someone in need of a health plan. -Mark Schecter Oakland, CA Porritt, David wrote: > Mark Schecter wrote: > >> Well, I'm no big fan of the BBB, and I didn't like the aggresive >> marketing. BUT, they offered me access to a group health insurance >> plan that didn't screen for pre-existing conditions, one of which I >> had, and therefore I was able to get coverage that I otherwise >> would not have Been able to afford. No argument with most of the >> comments on this thread, just that to me, this was an exception >> worth mentioning. > >> And by the way, our own PTG has not yet found a way to do that for >> us. Not that it would be easy, but the BBB had an answer to my >> need, when my own organization didn't, so I feel they deserve >> credit for that. > > Blame congress for PTG's not being able to come up with a health > plan. Your Local BBB could offer one because it was for people in > one state. PTG would have to offer a plan for all states and > congress in their wisdom has failed to provide the legal mechanism to > pull that off. Health plans are all regulated by each individual > state. > > dp > > David M. Porritt, RPT dporritt at smu.edu > > > >
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