Lynne and Andres,

Several years ago, a colleague who had several part-time workplace  
ESOL teaching jobs in Boston told me that she needed medical care and  
had no health insurance.  She went to the emergency room of a large  
city hospital.  Although the care was good, the doctors did not have  
her medical history, which could have been a problem.  She also  
mentioned that the person who did the intake for her, a full-time  
hospital employee with health benefits, was one of her ESOL students.

David J. Rosen
djrosen at comcast.net


On Oct 19, 2006, at 5:10 PM, Muro, Andres wrote:


> Usually the county hospital or community health clinics will  

> provide these services. If you get injured, you are entitled to go  

> to an emergency room, get seen and then pay in installment. If  

> there is a county hospital, they will probably work with you on  

> reasonable payments, etc.

>

>

>

> For mammograms you can probably go to a local health clinic for the  

> indigent. Find the poor neighborhood in your community and ask  

> where the health clinic is. Sign up and you’ll get seen. They  

> probably provide breast exams, pap smears, glucose tests, CV  

> screenings, etc. You may have to pay a fee.

>

>

>

> If you have an expensive disease, get a bunch or credit cards.  

> American express usually gives you a no limit account. Spent them  

> to the limit and declare bankruptcy.

>

>

>

> As far as free or inexpensive health insurance, there is no such  

> thing anymore, even for people in full time employment. There are  

> huge deductibles, for everything except primary care.

>

>

>

> Andres

>

>

>

> From: womenliteracy-bounces at nifl.gov [mailto:womenliteracy- 

> bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Lynne Feinberg

> Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 1:01 PM

> To: womenliteracy at nifl.gov

> Subject: [WomenLiteracy 597] Health Insurance

>

>

>

> I have asked at the schools, I have contacted the union (MCCC),  I  

> have contacted TESOL. I have Googled everything I can think of  

> Googling.  I can't bring myself to believe that there is nothing  

> available, and I know I am not alone in this situation.  Does  

> anyone have any ideas for a single, hardworking, low-paid but  

> otherwise not unhappy adjunct community college ESL instructor  

> seeking health insurance?  Something I can afford that will allow  

> me to get a yearly mammogram, and an x-ray in case I fall off my  

> bicycle.  Here's hoping, and in the meantime feeling much too  

> vulnerable.

>

> Thank you,

> Lynne Feinberg

>

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David J. Rosen
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