Unemployed and uninsured -- with appendicitis (Poll)

m1flynn

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Wednesday March 07, 2007 · 12:58 PM PST

2007/03/07 · 12:58

I wrote up this afternoon some of my thoughts on my recent experience with the health-care system. Some background: I woke up Sunday morning with abdominal pain. I did my best to ignore it, figuring it likely to be indigestion or something caused by a bit of carousing the night before, but when the pain persisted Monday morning I knew that I might have a real problem on my hands.

It was an unfortunate bit of timing -- I finished graduate school in December, and I was to start my new career that very Monday. Unfortunately the company's policy was not to begin health insurance coverage until a month after a new employee's start date.

Poll

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Are you currently insured?

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Are you currently insured?

Yes, I pay for insurance through my employer.

34 votes

Yes, I pay for insurance through an educational institution.

2 votes

Yes, I am insured through a family member or loved one.

15 votes

Yes, I pay for insurance independently.

10 votes

Yes, I am insured through a government safety-net program.

3 votes

No, I am between jobs.

7 votes

No, I cannot afford insurance.

19 votes

You've forgotten a possibility! I'll tell you about it in the Comments...

7 votes

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