<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"> <DIV> <DIV>Greetings, </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>           We (just my husband and me), are looking into health insurance, getting quotes etc,  and willing to accept high out of pocket deductables for the sake of low (say $100 per month)(per person) premiums.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>           I think the main idea here, is to NOT get your retirement savings wiped out over a catastrophe. I think we just need Major medical. So far, the best quote I have is one that will allow a (ballpark) 5K to 7K deductable for a premium smewhere between $100 and $200 per month per person. Couldnt the PTG get a group rate from Golden Rule or something as we are a low risk self employed group?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Julie</DIV> <DIV>Readinmg, PA</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 4/13/2006 12:59:55 AM Eastern Standard Time, ilvey@sbcglobal.net writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>I've got to wonder if banding together is going to do anything...I have Kaiser and that is one heck of a lot of people banding together in a non-profit medical program....it still costs my family of three $803 a month for coverage...<BR><BR>David Ilvedson, RPT<BR>Pacifica, California</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>