| So, where is Healthcare in this country headed ? | | | | major dental work, or you will need eyewear. |
| You see it everyday. It's in the News, it's on TV. | | | | Prescription costs will result in enormous bills |
| Healthcare costs are skyrocketing, and employers | | | | before you will meet your deductibleif you are still |
| say they cannot afford them. Many Companies | | | | even able to meet this amount at all. And until |
| and corporations claim that healthcare is the No.1 | | | | you exceed this amount, you are a cash paying |
| cost that is killing their profit margin. | | | | patient. |
| General Motors recently stated that healthcare | | | | But can you really afford to pay cash for |
| composes 20% of the cost of every new car. | | | | healthcare? |
| According to recent statistics, 45 million | | | | Absolutely! What you cant afford, is healthcare |
| Americans are uninsured. While this number may | | | | insurance. What you CAN afford is a discount |
| seem alarming, consider the fact that 100% of | | | | benefits plan. These types of plans allow the |
| Americans are essentially uninsured on the 1st | | | | provider to discount your bill at the time services |
| day of January, every year, and they remain so | | | | are provided. They are attractive to the provider |
| until they have met their deductiblessomething | | | | because no billing or paperwork is involved. |
| that insurance companies are increasingly making | | | | If you have a family, you already know that this |
| an impossible thing to do. You owe it to yourself | | | | is true. If you are singlemaybe, but why throw |
| to find out the actual costs of healthcare in order | | | | your money down the toilet when you can get so |
| to make intelligent decisions about what you CAN | | | | much more for your hard earned cash!? I have a |
| afford. | | | | wife and kids. To pay $6,000.00 in premiums and |
| Here are some more statistics that you might | | | | miscellaneous fees this year is simply |
| find alarming: | | | | unacceptable. |
| 1. In 2004, the average healthcare premium | | | | But what if you get injured and have massive |
| employers were charged for a family of four | | | | bills? You have too much to loose. Of course you |
| averaged $9,950. | | | | do. Hopefully, however, you are not ignorant |
| 2. By 2006, it is predicted that the average annual | | | | enough to believe that your healthcare insurance |
| family insurance premium will reach $14,500. | | | | company is going to bail you out under these |
| 3. National surveys indicate that the primary | | | | circumstances. If for some unforseen reason you |
| reason for being uninsured is for the simple | | | | are hit by a truck and spend 2 months in the |
| reason that insurance is not affordable. | | | | hospital accumulating millions of dollars in bills, I am |
| 4. There are more Americans (50%) who are | | | | afraid that you will still be in a pickle because your |
| now worried that they cannot afford their | | | | insurance carrier is sure to sue the truckers |
| healthcare insurance than there are (42%) who | | | | insurance carrier etc. for the next 10 years while |
| report being worried about not being able to | | | | the collectors come after you for unpaid bills. You |
| afford their healthcare. | | | | owe it to yourself to get smart and stop giving |
| How do bills get paid? | | | | your hard earned cash to this scandalous industry. |
| Dont be fooled by the difference between billing | | | | So, whats the alternative ? |
| and reimbursement. Your insurance company will | | | | The best alternative is Discount Benefits Plans. I |
| readily send you a copy of the amount that was | | | | suggest you look at these plans as they are very |
| billed for your latest healthcare encounter. What | | | | affordable, and can offer immediate discounts up |
| was actually paidif anythinghowever, is actually | | | | to 80% off of your bill. The plan that has been |
| another story and it would behoove you to find | | | | around the longest, and has layed the groundwork |
| this out for yourself. | | | | for this type of plan is Ameriplan USA. |
| Make no mistake, eventually, you will require | | | | |