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<blockquote data-quote="804brown" data-source="post: 1171897" data-attributes="member: 29553">Take off the rose colored glasses.&nbsp; Problems with paying bills go way back.&nbsp; So it was ok for for our funds to go from $33 million to 7 million??&nbsp; I guess members just got sicker in those years under howie.&nbsp; LOL!!&nbsp; Actually they just got sick OF HOWIE!!&nbsp; Your numbers stop at $7 million BUT in actuality the funds were projected to be in the red by June 2011!!&nbsp; Redmond and buhlert were negligent!!&nbsp; The Funds lawyer explained it last year at a union meeting.&nbsp; Same funds lawyer as under&nbsp; howie.&nbsp; No politics&nbsp; here.As for saving money, yes we are all paying higher copays and fees.&nbsp; Got friends in other locals paying same or more.&nbsp; It had to be done.&nbsp; But actually the funds are growing because blue cross/shield costs less.&nbsp; magnacare was bleeding us dry.&nbsp; Tim and Tom from the health fund made a smart choice to change over.The only time we pay is if we GO OUT OF NETWORK.&nbsp; Emergency rooms are still a problem due to scummy doctors not wanting to belong to any doctors group.&nbsp; But i think the board mentioned something about getting major medical back for emergency room services!!&nbsp; That is good news.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="804brown, post: 1171897, member: 29553"] Take off the rose colored glasses. Problems with paying bills go way back. So it was ok for for our funds to go from $33 million to 7 million?? I guess members just got sicker in those years under howie. LOL!! Actually they just got sick OF HOWIE!! Your numbers stop at $7 million BUT in actuality the funds were projected to be in the red by June 2011!! Redmond and buhlert were negligent!! The Funds lawyer explained it last year at a union meeting. Same funds lawyer as under howie. No politics here. As for saving money, yes we are all paying higher copays and fees. Got friends in other locals paying same or more. It had to be done. But actually the funds are growing because blue cross/shield costs less. magnacare was bleeding us dry. Tim and Tom from the health fund made a smart choice to change over. The only time we pay is if we GO OUT OF NETWORK. Emergency rooms are still a problem due to scummy doctors not wanting to belong to any doctors group. But i think the board mentioned something about getting major medical back for emergency room services!! That is good news. [/QUOTE]

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