Sun, Jul-20-03, 15:01
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Ex-Patriot
Posts: 3,364
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Plan: CAD-ish
Stats: 232.5/199/168
BF:no/earthly/clue
Progress: 52%
Location: London, UK
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I was unable to get affordable health insurance because of my weight. I tried everything I could think of to convince them. (I was self-employed so I had to get an individual policy.) I had been the picture of health for decades--got about 1 cold per year, that was it. I offered to have a full physical and have all my numbers done. Yet, I could not find one insurance company to take me up on it. All of them quoted me impossible prices (getting close to $500/month) based only on what the scale said, and my age, and nothing else. Never mind that I had exercised for years, weightlifting and aerobic, and so was FAR less obese at that weight than what their charts may have shown.
Rather than pay extortionate prices, I chose to go without insurance for many years. Now that I have moved to the UK, I will eventually be eligible to use the health system here, and this uninsured nightmare will finally end. I am thankful for my good health so far, and I try not to take it for granted.
Emily
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