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Some of this news about the economy really worries me. The shock and reality of Chrysler Corp. was hard to bear. At present, we are making do on much much less income than we have had since early marriage. Sigh, oh well, one gets used to the situation after a while and we will be ok. I am sure.

One strange thing happened yesterday. I had to have a cat-scan yesterday afternoon. When we checked in as usual, we were escorted to this tiny office to fill out some papers, also as usual. As the clerk handed me the ones to be signed and initialed, she says to my husband. How would you like to pay the co-pay amount? of $150? After digging around in his billfold and mine we came up with a little over $100. We just usually carry that much around with us. We ended up putting it on a Mastercard. I had forgotten to pick up my check book. It was obvious that the proceedings were not going to go on until the payment was clear. I later saw a notice on the wall stating that there was a financial assistant that would help us make arrangements, should we need it.

I had experienced the co-payment questing at our family doctor recently but since DH takes care of these things it did not make an impression. Boy these medical people are going to make sure they have money or arrangements of such FIRST.