mammograms

[velogirl]

Velogirl...if I was in your position, it wouldn't be the mammogram waiting rm. stress but the fact that you are not covered by health insurance plan for other sudden accidents/diseases that may happen.

ShootingStar, trust me, I do stress about not having health insurance right now. I had insurance until about a year ago and then left my part-time job (bike shop) and had already applied for and been accepted for insurance so I didn't take my COBRA. Then, the insurance carrier turned me down. Unfortunately, I have a pretty robust medical history (5 surgeries for various things + on-going treatments for other various things) and in California an insurance carrier can deny you coverage for any of these various things. I just tried applying for insurance again last week and was denied. Luckily I have accident insurance and cheap prescriptions, but I pay everything else out-of-pocket (and it ain't cheap).

[KnottedYet]

ShootingStar, trust me, I do stress about not having health insurance right now. I had insurance until about a year ago and then left my part-time job (bike shop) and had already applied for and been accepted for insurance so I didn't take my COBRA. Then, the insurance carrier turned me down. Unfortunately, I have a pretty robust medical history (5 surgeries for various things + on-going treatments for other various things) and in California an insurance carrier can deny you coverage for any of these various things. I just tried applying for insurance again last week and was denied. Luckily I have accident insurance and cheap prescriptions, but I pay everything else out-of-pocket (and it ain't cheap).

The US healthcare business drives me nuts. And I work in it, so I'm allowed to say that!