Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 13:58:02 CST
From: "Caroline" 
Newsgroups: misc.invest.financial-plan
Subject: Re: Health Insurance
	iQBVAwUAQAL8Svl/I4+O31e5AQFTagIA6Tpux3VIPc83LIa2j/SVD2wT4I1wK/vw
	KRa6A7m2PVYvbOFSu8zc8axnOPWGdAAYDxFLV9/yQXa1fthsGO40hQ==
	=XUBl

"Brent D. Gardner, ChFC"  wrote
> Anyone who thinks that health insurance, and a discussion related to, isn't
> a financial planning issue, they aren't truly an active, successful
> practitioner of the craft.
>
> Health insurance, for many families, costs as much as housing. In some
> cases, it is second only to income taxes, as an annual expense. A real
> financial advisor must be well versed in this area, and a discussion on
> health insurance, and related issues, is DEFINITELY one for this board.

I submitted the following for posting in the original thread but it was
rejected. I am rying again, as I agree with Brent's words above and think the
point is very important.

I hoped the moderators would recognize this thread's latest gist very much has
to do with long-term medical needs, changing the status quo, the likelihood of
this, and thus how to best financially plan.

The more people know about the way the U.S. health care system works, the better
equipped they will be to plan financially.

Also, my sense is health care expenses are now a much bigger proportion of
consumers' yearly budgets.

> As anyone who knows the truth can see, plenty of mythology and ignorance in
> this area, including people who think they are much smarter than they
> actually are.

Are  you one of the former (one who knows the truth) or one of the latter (a
person who thinks he is much smarter than he actually is)?   ;-)

Michael Wing's tale and its related tangents are intriguing. Learning the ins
and outs of the health insurance system is extremely important to financial
planning.

I regret the thread was shut down.