tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33613461.post7211810720435487957..comments2023-04-27T07:17:49.783-06:00Comments on 46 Dogs: Health Savings Account (HSA)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33613461.post-12266729883496574992009-10-14T15:32:13.113-06:002009-10-14T15:32:13.113-06:00Andy: vaccinations are cheap. Well-baby visits ru...Andy: vaccinations are cheap. Well-baby visits run under $100 for us. Since we're paying about $300 less per month for insurance by going the HSA route, $100 of that every two or three months will pay for the well-baby visits.<br /><br />Yes, it adds up fast, but our savings add up faster. :)<br /><br />Rough calculations show that we break even if we have a major incident ($6,000+) once every two years. <br /><br />Worst case scenario (i.e. something catastrophically bad happening every day), we shot ourselves in the foot to the tune of $3,000 per year.<br /><br />Best case scenario (i.e. nothing happens), we save $3,000 per year.<br /><br />AC: I know it's bad, but I haven't really done any research at all on what the current healthcare reform wants to do. I'm not even sure what the implications are of a public option, or how it would work, so I don't want to speculate on that.<br /><br />I don't think mandatory health care would work. What will you do to people who can't afford it? They'll still go to the ER if something happens, and the ER will still be required to treat them. It's not like car insurance where people have the option of not driving.The Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427692209801338932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33613461.post-37579005272017781632009-10-14T15:02:24.981-06:002009-10-14T15:02:24.981-06:00So from dealing with health insurance-ness, what i...So from dealing with health insurance-ness, what is your view on healthcare reform? would you support a public option? do you think health insurance should be mandatory, like it is will car insurance?AChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08926003224471692253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33613461.post-63863534823850311822009-10-14T14:51:23.535-06:002009-10-14T14:51:23.535-06:00You may have thought of this already, but do you p...You may have thought of this already, but do you plan on taking Squeakaboo to all the recommended well child checkups and getting the vaccinations? (2 weeks, 1 month, 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months, 15/18 months, 24 months, and then once a year after that) That can add up fast.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06255785902833123110noreply@blogger.com