[pianotech] BBB

[Mark Schecter]

David,

You're exactly right, no argument. I'm really not trying to cast blame, 
especially on PTG. But I thought my experience with BBB should be 
mentioned amidst the chorus of nays. And as I said, I'm not cheerleading 
for them, just giving credit where it's due, and at the same time 
possibly providing a lead to someone in need of a health plan.

-Mark Schecter
Oakland, CA

Porritt, David wrote:
> Mark Schecter wrote:
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>> Well, I'm no big fan of the BBB, and I didn't like the aggresive 
>> marketing. BUT, they offered me access to a group health insurance
>> plan that didn't screen for pre-existing conditions, one of which I
>> had, and therefore I was able to get coverage that I otherwise
>> would not have Been able to afford. No argument with most of the
>> comments on this thread, just that to me, this was an exception
>> worth mentioning.
> 
>> And by the way, our own PTG has not yet found a way to do that for
>> us. Not that it would be easy, but the BBB had an answer to my
>> need, when my own organization didn't, so I feel they deserve
>> credit for that.
> 
> Blame congress for PTG's not being able to come up with a health
> plan.  Your Local BBB could offer one because it was for people in
> one state.  PTG would have to offer a plan for all states and
> congress in their wisdom has failed to provide the legal mechanism to
> pull that off.  Health plans are all regulated by each individual
> state.
> 
> dp
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> David M. Porritt, RPT dporritt at smu.edu
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