17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
You can improve the situation by purchasing high deductible policies. It is astonishing how quickly the rates fall when you are willing to pay the first few thousand yourself.
This is almost a necessity nowadays, as many employers don't start your health coverage until you have been employed for 6 months. A high deductible makes self-insurance (at least for engineers) affordable when in-between corporate health insurance policies. ========================================================== Mark Leighton Fisher Thomson Consumer Electronics fisherm@indy.tce.com Indianapolis, IN "Their walls are built of cannon balls, their motto is 'Don't Tread on Me'"