I don't think anyone has all the answers, but I appreciate - all the info. People are just sharing

Posted: Jun 25th, 2018 - 11:06 am In Reply to: The point is you don't know in advance - what you may need

their experiences.

Catastrophic/major medical used to be one thing. Why are these things so expensive?

I know people from Canada come to the US to get surgery because of the long time they have to wait, so there is a downside.

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