Is that one of the things mandated by California?
Meara, no. My IVF wasn't paid for. But my coworkers IVF after a year of failed attempts with her husband was.
Angel: Just admit it: you think you're gonna ride in, save the day, and sweep Buffy off her--Spike: Like you're not thinking the same thing. Angel: I'm already seeing somebody. Spike: What, dog girl?
'The Girl in Question'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Kat - Aug 11, 2009 3:19:19 pm PDT #3340 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Sue - Aug 11, 2009 3:37:31 pm PDT #3341 of 30001
hip deep in pie
ETA: For me, COBRA was about $550/month, but still far cheaper than my surgery probably was.
How long ago was this, megan?
Typo Boy - Aug 11, 2009 3:40:02 pm PDT #3342 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
I can't even begin to tell you how baffling I find this whole debate. I am so far to one side of this debate that I can only sit in the corner muttering, clutching my single payer health care close, and not even thinking about medical expenses.
Yeah, I saw at a sign at a single payer rally: "I want Dudley Do-Right's Health Plan." (Dudley Do-Right was a cartoon Mountie.)
Burrell - Aug 11, 2009 3:47:47 pm PDT #3343 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Not to stoke anyone's rage or anything, but I was just listening to a discussion of the House health care bill on NPR and they were saying something about the public option being paid for by premiums, not direct taxation, and yet not covering abortions for those who would need governmental subsidies to help defray the cost of their premiums. Because THAT is sound medical ethics?!?!
Dear God, why has Thou forsaken my country and left it in the hands of the freakin' nutjobs?
Kat - Aug 11, 2009 4:03:09 pm PDT #3344 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Burrell, this has info about it: [link] I think. (Wanna get together end of next week? We're out of town end of this week and next but would love to see you.)
sarameg - Aug 11, 2009 4:03:44 pm PDT #3345 of 30001
I sent an email tonight saying "you know many of my countrymen are insane, right?"
ION, somehow, my boss has me organizing social shit. Me. Huh. Kinda freaks me out whenever he leaves me in charge.
Sophia Brooks - Aug 11, 2009 4:05:30 pm PDT #3346 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Also, depending on her status with the college, she should look into disability leave, which should allow her to keep her insurance.
Kat - Aug 11, 2009 4:10:15 pm PDT #3347 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
My family has both really generous employee provided healthcare and also state medi-Cal, in part because subacute nursing care in a facility is restricted to 100 days of coverage by an insurance company.
I am blessed with excellent insurance because Noah and Grace have cost literally millions of dollars. Undoubtedly, they are considered catastrophic levels of coverage. And yet, if it were only state insurance or private, I would not have been able to afford what I have needed to care for my children, especially Grace.
In other news, so the funny thing about two-years-old: when you tell a two-year-old not to eat the sand, what's the first thing they are apt to do? Yep.
sarameg - Aug 11, 2009 4:11:35 pm PDT #3348 of 30001
Hah!
Apparently, I am ruled by my two year old self, within limits.
Sue - Aug 11, 2009 4:12:09 pm PDT #3349 of 30001
hip deep in pie
Also, depending on her status with the college, she should look into disability leave, which should allow her to keep her insurance.
I'll mention that, thanks.