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LeftInTX

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7. His family owned health facilities and his sister is a doctor. He probably did not have UHC.

Reply to zorbasd (Reply #3)

Tue Dec 10, 2024, 01:21 PM

Dec 10

Unless, he was stupid. UHC appeals to those with income limits. However, we are on a special plan with UHC and haven't had issues in five years. (We're on the Teacher Retirement System plan. We do not have network limitations like HMOs)

UHC is mostly "bottom of the line" insurance offered through employees at places like WalMart etc. If given options, employees often select UHC because the premiums are low. And the horror stories are most likely from those who have HMOs. We had a Humana HMO in the early 90s and it was a disaster. We survived for one year and never again!

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