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Should I just stick with NHS?

vacapinta — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 22:01:03 -0800

UKFilter (again): What are the advantages of private medical insurance over just relying on NHS? I'm an American moving to London being offered private medical insurance. What are the advantages? Things to look for in a private medical plan? Any guidance/links appreciated.

Safe dieting

twine42 — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 02:58:18 -0800

How low in calories can a diet get and still be considered healthy? Assume that I'm talking about someone going on a 3 day, one week or two week "diet plan" - how low in daily calories can that person go and be considered "safe".

[ assuming that all non-calorific nutritional requirements are met. ]

Cheap Health Insurance for the Self Employed?

languagehat — Thu, 11 Nov 2004 19:10:05 -0800

Now that I'm no longer on the corporate payroll, I've discovered for myself the horrors of the American health-care system: to continue my medical and dental coverage through COBRA costs me over $850 a month (for me and my wife). This is far more horrifying than mortgage, taxes, &c., and I don't see how I can continue it (I'm doing it now to avoid the dreaded lapse in coverage). Anybody have suggestions for cheaper health insurance available to the self-employed? (I'll almost certainly be living in western Massachusetts, for what that's worth.)