tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5167772738134871627.post5256911032010199846..comments2012-10-31T00:27:06.511-07:00Comments on Aiming Higher: Blogs, the Better Sleep AidAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04535912314165290428noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5167772738134871627.post-49957671786662465652010-02-17T09:26:52.902-08:002010-02-17T09:26:52.902-08:00And that being said, I hope you get some sleep soo...And that being said, I hope you get some sleep soon, A!Yasherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06677676862634576446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5167772738134871627.post-13660914926987327432010-02-17T09:26:25.755-08:002010-02-17T09:26:25.755-08:00Health Insurance in your country is... weird. I&#...Health Insurance in your country is... weird. I've never understood it. Here, in Canada, your employer can offer you benefits that tend to be better than you'd get if you were covered by a governmental plan (the price of which is reduced if you are low or no income). The Insurance companies can give better rates based on how many in your company, ages, etc. I wonder if where you live (in terms of province) plays a part as there must be statistics that come into play. But the larger insurance companies sell to various provinces, I'm sure of it.<br /><br />I like our health care system. I've never heard of anyone suffering because they have no insurance. Though you hear lots of stories of people suffering because of long wait times for surgeries. And yes, if you can afford it, you can opt to get 'better' care. And I've never heard of someone paying thousands upon thousands of dollars for medical care. We may pay into it with our taxes, but it's so nice feeling that safety.<br /><br />I'm not sure why the Americans are so freaked out by the Canadian health care system. For the most part, it works really well, imo.Yasherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06677676862634576446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5167772738134871627.post-89575748802535791102010-02-17T07:51:43.336-08:002010-02-17T07:51:43.336-08:00Can you tell me *why* the laws are written as such...Can you tell me *why* the laws are written as such that companies cannot sell policies across state lines? Did it start of in any way a good thing (i.e. a means to ensure state laws were met)?? I agree with what you say about car/homeowners insurance being available across lines and health insurance should be as well... I'm just trying to understand why these laws in the first place?<br /><br />I think you make a good point about it not being tied to a particular job/company. I don't understand how it would work another way (though I would like to.) None of these questions are personal to me (we have TriCare with Chief's retirement, no matter where he works or if he works) but I would like to understand better for my neighbors, friends and kids. Surely there is a solution ~ one that is not a part of the thing being promoted out east....<br /><br />And COBRA is a crying shame. My dad is a railroad retiree and when they switched from one form of health insurance to another on a certain birthday, (not by choice maybe private to medicare?) my mom was no longer covered because of she didn't turn whatever age yet. they had to buy COBRA for her for 4 months. It was ridiculous!!!!becomewhatyouarehttp://becomewhatyouare.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com