What's more deadly, cancer or dealing with insurance companies?

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9. We have union insurance.

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It's not perfect, but it's nice that someone has your back, and they do. I've even done conference calls with the insurer and the union people, trying to figure out what's going on.

I'm well aware that most Americans will never have that, and I'm sorry. I also understand why the unions would forego big pay raises in order to hold the line on insurance. I didn't used to, but then DH and I had major illnesses. People asked me, "How are you handling your bills," and I told them I didn't really have to manage my bills; they were in fact already manageable.

I recently had surgery, and it looks like my total out of pocket costs are going to be roughly $1,200, give or take. It would have been less in the past, and other members have groused about co-pays increasing. I keep telling them they have no idea the way the rest of the country lives.