1/7/09: Is that Fahrenheit or Celsius?

[davidlevine]

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The story keeps chugging along (the streak now stands at seven days). It's still awfully talky and I am certain the first draft will be far too long for the story's weight, but I can already see places to trim it. I also begin to see a possible ending, though not how to get there.

Kate thought the new hot water heater was set a bit too high, and I agreed, so I went to turn it down. The temperature control knob is labeled as follows: a dot, LOW, another dot, another dot, a triangle, A, B, C, VERY HOT. I turned it down from B to A.

We're looking into health insurance options. I had resisted the idea of a Health Savings Account, but after our insurance broker explained how it works it might actually be simpler (no claims to process... you just pay all your medical bills with the HSA debit card) and, as long as we stay generally healthy, cheaper. Has anyone reading this used an HSA? Any opinions on US Health Group as an insurer? The other option is a conventional plan with ODS. Any opinions on them?

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[foomf.livejournal.com]

Hm. Interesting. Of course, the fact that I've screwed up my health (classic type II diabetes caused by the usual things, plus a bit of fatty liver - yes, human foie gras) and inherited some odd things (narcolepsy and gout) has resulted in a situation where my medical costs have been higher from time to time.

Still... my current company (AZAD) does United Health Care/Medco for their coverage - and having coverage is WONDERFUL thank you very much - but if my consulting gig at Intel dies on the end of June as currently scheduled, I may need to do something like this.
If I can figure a way to afford it.

My doctor is part of Providence, so I don't think I'd get a discount for cash.

Also, did COBRA actually turn out worthwhile for you? I found when I got laid off in 2001 from NEC that the COBRA coverage for Kaiser was about $200 a month MORE than going with Kaiser's then-available unsponsored plan, and for equivalent benefits.
Kaiser quickly made up for that. (May they lose their Title C standing for operating as a for-profit agency.)

[davidlevine]

We chose the COBRA plan because it was simpler than going out on the market. It's a bit more expensive, but it also covers things we just can't get as individuals (dental and vision).