I have Blue Cross PPO with a 3,000 deductable. (2500 + 500 Rx). 70/30 up to 10,000 max out of pocket. I currently pay 491.00 a month. Since I have a rare condition, I can go to a research/teaching hospital medical center and receive the best & latest treatments in the World. One of my specialists is from Canada. He says there's money for research here and that's why he's here instead of there. Thank goodness for private health care and capitalism that brings the brightest minds to our country. He only sees patients 1 morning a week so guess which ones he accepts? Oh...and my former Dr. that totally missed the cancer and then misdiagnosed me? Yes, he accepts Medicare so that's the quality of Drs that will be left. Liz _www.lealynn.com_ (http://www.lealynn.com/) GSDCA member since 1976 Signers of the Breeders Code ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================