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<DIV><FONT size=4>That sounds like a dream come true. Sounds like we =
need to let
our Politico types know our feelings.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, May 23, 2001 =
11:50
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: health =
insurance</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>In a =
message dated
5/23/01 10:09:36 AM Central Daylight Time, <BR><A
href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</A> =
writes:
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TYPE="CITE">What do you folks do for health insurance coverage for =
your
families? <BR>Assuming you don't have a spouse covered by an =
employer plan,
what other <BR>options do you consider? We just learned that health
insurance for our <BR>family (my self-employed wife, our 12-year-old =
son and
me) will go up to <BR>over $600/month. There's gotta be a better way =
- any
ideas? <BR><BR>Terry Farrell <BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>For Jan and I, =
(we're in
our mid fifties) we pay $550 per month for Blue <BR>Choice, which is =
an HMO.
Unfortunately, good private health care is <BR>expensive, no matter =
where you
go. Paul Monroe, our Sec/treas. mentioned that <BR>Congress is going =
to pass a
bill which would allow non-profit groups like the <BR>PTG to offer =
group
health insurance. If that does become a reality, I am <BR>guessing =
that we
could get policies that would run about $200 -- $250 per <BR>person =
per month.
Still not cheap, but better than what we're paying now. <BR><BR>Willem =
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