Quote Originally Posted by Becky View Post
This thread reminds me of why I still work where I do and why I'll be here for at least another 10 years.
Me, too, but I'm down to 73 months and 4 days until I can retire at full pension (but who's counting?).

I hope that the health insurance reforms that are going to be implemented have a positive impact on the system. I'm ashamed to admit that I haven't paid too much attention to it because I am blessed to have a good plan. That said, I pay a good bit in premiums and every year, my premiums increase (while my salary has been frozen for the past two years and looks like it will be for 2013---another year without a COLA).

Early in my adulthood, I had no health insurance and was out of pocket for everything. I will be forever indebted to Planned Parenthood, which provided me healthcare when I otherwise would have been without.