What do you do to survive without health insurance in Los Angeles?
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Seriously, the best way is to go with Ameri Plan - you can get medical, dental, vision, prescription and chiropractic care at at up to 80 per cent off. And it's only $49.95 per month for an individual and $59.95 for anyone in the household. (Even those unrelated to you!) Please contact me. wlakin@ameriplan.net
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Here's a list:\n\nShop for lower car insurance.  Raise your deductible to $500 on comp and collision (if car is financed) and to $1000 (if car is not financed).  This will lower your premium.\n\nCut out un-necessary expenses in the cable bill dept.\n\nCall up your internet provider and let them know you need a special because there are other company's tempting you to change providers.  Even if you don't have another better special, it may surprise you what offer you do receive.\n\nDrop all excess expenses related to you phone bill.  Make sure if you call a lot of long distance that you are on a flat billing plan.\n\nIf you go out to dinner, ask your spouse what is more important--saving for the trip or dining out.  If both matter, maybe going out could mean the $1.00 menu at Wendy's. \n\nEliminate any NSF fees (if you have them).  They will rob you quicker than a robber in the night.  How?  Refuse to spend money unless you have the cash.  Tell people that say that can't wait, too bad.  \n\nLimit your trips to using the car once per day.  I.E. group all errands and depart only once per day.  \n\nCut out all incidentals.  Don't just "drop" and "shop" (dropping whatever fancies you into your shopping cart) PLAN AHEAD WITH A LIST.  If you don't think of it ahead of time, don't buy it later.  \n\nBuy and install a setback thermostat.  Program it so that it only heats while you are all getting up in the morning, and then again after 4 PM when everyone's home.  (This could save you hundreds over a few months.)  You or small kids at home during the day?  Simple.  Live in one room during the day while the rest of the house remains cold.  You may need to buy a room heater (not electric) to keep the one room warm.  \n\nRun the dishwasher on the NO HEAT DRY CYCLE and load that puppy to the hilt = don't run it more than once per day.  \n\nCheck your water heater setting.  If you can manage it, turn it down to just hot enough for showering.  Then have everyone shower for a max of 6 minutes per person--no baths.\n\nChange all your light bulbs to low watt fluorescent bulbs.  Make sure that you study each bulb in several stores and find the ones that produce a high lumen for a low watt consumption type.  (Not all bulbs are the same.)  Also, buy at Home Depot the bulbs--forget Safeway type stores, they are grossly overpriced.  Wal*mart also has lower priced bulbs.  Eliminate all incandescent bulbs (this includes 60 watt standard bulbs in each bedroom, etc.  Hint:  This will actually cost you a lot of money in bulb cost, but the savings will come back to you.  It all depends on how long you burn your lights, and what type of bulbs you already use.  If you use 100 watt bulbs and each fixture has 2 - 3 bulbs, you will see a huge savings especially if the bulbs are constantly on.  If you use only 1-60 watt bulb in each room of a 2 bedroom apt, you may not realize that much and it may cost you more for the bulbs.  But over time, it will pay.  Take the expensive bulbs with you when you move, and replace them with 4/$1.00 bulbs so that owner does not charge you when you move.)\n\nClose all the blinds and keep them closed for as much as possible.  Heat is retained this way.\n\nShop at Goodwill and other 2nd hand stores.\n\nReduce the cost of the Europe Trip by buying right.  I.E. Get the best deal on airfare, hotels/hostels, etc.\n\nGet onto reduced lunches (if you qualify) for your kids (if in school).\n\nBuy cheaper detergent.  Tide is expensive.  Consider the ones that cost at Wal*mart $2.89 (check the quantity of cycles per jug and make sure you are not be ripped off by tricky marketing).  The same goes for softener. We have used both and there is not much difference, if any.\n\nGo to the Dollar Store and buy the Oxy Clean Laundry additive--for a $1.00.  It helps a lot, especially if you use the cheaper detergents.  Our whites come out great.  Also, I am continuosly amazed at how much chea
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Go to a community health center.
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There's no way for her to use her parents insurance without them finding out eventually, so forget that and pretend she has no insurance.\n\nIf she has her own money, nothing is stopping her from going somewhere and paying the bill herself.  If that's not an option, many places treat patients with the sliding-scale payment system if they don't have insurance or cannot  afford to pay in full.  A lot of these places are community/city health care centers.  Some private practices allow this as well.  She would need to make a list of the places in her area (starting with her first choices) and call each one, say that she is uninsured and ask if they accept patients on a sliding-scale.  They will understand right away and be able to answer the question.  The larger the town/city, the faster it may be to find a place.   \n\nI do not think that places go out of their way to see if a person is insured so I doubt she'll be turned down for treatment because of that.  Unless she proves that she has insurance, they will assume she has none.
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Hello, if you live in California, Blue Cross has a plan called "Tonik". It covers medical, emergency visits, doctor visits, dental and vision. Rates are lower than most health plans because they only advertise this plan on the internet. You may want to check it out. Good luck.\n\nhttp://lamontinsurance.com/tonik/tonik.health.html\n\nhttp://lamontinsurance.com/tonik/tonik.chart.html
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Just call around... Just ask if they use the sliding scale for uninsured people.  I went to one that normally charges $120 an hour but I wasn't working at the time and could only afford $40 and he agreed to see me. So just call around and state your situation and I'm sure people would help you out.
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Call your local health department and ask them about low income/free clinics to provide you with health care. You probably need some iron from losing alot of blood but you definitely need a doctor. If they don't provide you with any help call a local hospital and ask for their social services department and talk to them about free/low income clinics/doctors. Good luck.
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Go to the nearest Emergency room and tell them you are a citizen of another country, and they will take good care of you.  Free Health care.  Sounds like fun no?\nI'm sure the ER nurses can hook you up, \nunless you need an emergency Veterinary Hospital??   That might cost more....monkeys aren't your standard animal around here.
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HOW ARE U LIVING ABOVE POVERTY LEVEL AND CAN'T AVOID TO GET HEALTH INSURANCE? U CAN TRY MEDICAID OR MEDICARE. ALSO DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU ARE, YOU CAN CHECK WITH THE CHARITY HOSPITAL IN YOUR LOCAL AREA AND THEY SHOULD DEFINITELY HAVE INFO ABOUT THAT.
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Get rid of excesses (cable TV, internet - things that you can definitely do without - maybe getting rid of a landline and just using cell phone)\n\nNot eating out (lunch, dinner, Starbucks run) or renting DVD's etc.
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Run to the welfare office near you. They are with unemployment office in most cases. In your telephone book, call them. If they refuse take a lawyer. \n\nThey will put you on assistance program, you tell them your story, they would supply a lawyer to deal with this hospital( you need legal aid also), get well and in future do not let any one bed mouth the welfare system or the people on it.
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There are social services available. Look in the phone book.  Make a few calls. You should be able to get food stamps and other services and moneys to pay at least some bills, like utilities.\nLook for a community help line. They are set up to help people find the services they need.  All too often people wait to call until the situation is in crisis and that could be avoided or lessened if they had just taken the initiative to call sooner.  I do not mean to sound cold, I do care, I just want you to get the phone book out now and have the other adult make some of the calls for you.\nThere may even be some special needs charities.\nIt varies by location. Here we have a group that is just for coordinating all the charity services available and helping people file for help.\nGood luck as you pursue things.
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Do you work? If so you should purchase some either from work or a private company. If you don't work maybe you could qualify for sate assistance health care, or disability but the best way would be to purchase your own insurance if you can.\nhttps://www.ehealthinsurance.com/ehi/Alliance?allid=Yah26044&sid=tlp\nhttp://www.humana-one.com/default.asp?kc=1005010404&ipsrc=media&reftype=pi&sptype=osmx&cm_mmc_o=QztBBCjCVzbp%20GEgkAlbBECjCZwzkft%20GElAyzEgwCjCZBFw%20VzTw\nhttp://www.insurancequote4you.com/health/
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My hours are very flexible with my real job,   With health, from anyplace of my choosing, probably about $30 per hour.  Maybe lower, health insurance is extremely expensive.\n\nAnd yet, here I am, giving away the answer part for free, just not in an 8 hour shift.  Several weeks I have spent more than 40 hours here.\n\nThat would be good, as long as I didn't have to live in Palo Alto, because it is very expensive there.  I have lived in Mountain View, and would need more than $30 per hour if they wanted me to give up my real job and live in that area.\n\nIt is beautiful around there.  I want to go back to Big Sur, just like Johnny Rivers used to sing.
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I dont have any real answers for you.  I live in Illinois and it is the same way.  You might try talking to the doctors and hospital.  Many of them have programs to help those of us with no insurance.  You might also look into state and federal programs for your particilar illness.  Best wishes to you.
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I would check with the state you live in. For example my state (NY) has a plan called healthy NY for working people that have no insurance at reasonable rates. Go to your state's website to check.
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Many hospitals offer free care if you qualify. Your local hospital social services department may have an application for this. The social services department may also be able to tell you where there is a free clinic in your area. Give them a call and see what options they have to help you. If you live in a small town call a hospital in the nearest large city to you. If they don't have a program to help you, you can always go to the emergency room. You should not let these medical problems go untreated.