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Originally posted by Jack Moroney
My point is only that we were promised health care when we entered the service as part of our compensation package. Jack Moroney
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I agree that this is a huge problem.... the military compensation is not what it used to be....
part of the problem is that no insurance is what it used to be without huge copays or huge premiums... most people now go with less choices, less coverage and higher copays due to the premium costs than they used to.
I myself no longer use a PPO but have switched to a pseudo type HMO for cost reasons. The PPO on my plan was almost $1000 monthly out of my pocket with higher copays for a family of 4 while the HMO is half that ( this is with my employer picking up the majority of the costs in either case). Dental is the same as what you are describing... about $100 a month.
It is amazing the number of patients I see with no insurance because they just cannot afford it.
doc t.