Woman Will Marry for Health Insurance

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SAN DIEGO -- A Vista, Calif., woman is using the Internet -- and a unique proposal -- in an effort to get health insurance, San Diego TV station KGTV reported.

Terri Carlson, 45, has posted several videos on YouTube saying she will marry someone in exchange for health insurance.

The divorcee has a genetic disorder called C4 Complement Deficiency, and there are no known cures.

"It makes me unable to process bacteria and viruses efficiently, and my body attacks itself. It's very similar to Lupus," Carlson said.

Carlson is seeking someone's hand in marriage because she's not eligible for health insurance on her own. She has one year left under COBRA health coverage, but she was issued a lifetime denial from every other health insurance carrier.

Her two hopes are health care reform or coverage through a spouse. Carlson said she's not waiting for Congress.

"I'm the person that's stuck in the middle in this health care reform debate," she said.

She's created her own Web site promoting her story, and in just a few days she said she's received at least 100 marriage proposals. She's not soliciting photos. Instead, she wants health insurance information.

"Ooh! The lower the co-pay, the sexier you are to me!" Carlson said in one of her YouTube videos.

Woman Will Marry For Health Insurance - Health News Story - WJXT Jacksonville
 
Doesn't she know that marriage will send her to the doctor's office (or mental institute) a tad bit more often? o_O
 
Woman: I love you... and by the way, what insurance carrier are you with?

Man: HMO.

Woman: It's not you, it's me. Have a good life.
 
What does she look like?????? Does she need a car too???? I will need a prenup first.
 
I go to this place sometimes that hosts fundraisers. The women there disrobe in order to to achieve their dream of going to junior college. I guess it could work for health care too. :lol:
 
That was a quote from Barney on "How I met your Mother" btw. That wasn't me.
 
Lol, this is very true. There are women who decided to go ahead and get marry because they don't have insurance. Especially if they are pregnant.

Anyway, I'm surprised she is not on disability if it effect her life that much.
 
Very interesting. I am with you, Lighthouse. If she has a disability because of her illness and not have a job. She should be getting Social Security Income plus her Medicare and hospital benefits that might cover her medical problems, even if she is single. That is not the way to put proposals to find someone with a medical insurance for her. She will get herself in trouble if she did. What is wrong with her head? :hmm:
 
Bebonang said:
Very interesting. I am with you, Lighthouse. If she has a disability because of her illness and not have a job. She should be getting Social Security Income plus her Medicare and hospital benefits that might cover her medical problems, even if she is single. That is not the way to put proposals to find someone with a medical insurance for her. She will get herself in trouble if she did. What is wrong with her head? :hmm:
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Pride.

I know a lady who would rather marry someone she hate with good insurance and work over falling back on SSI/SSDI because she doesn't want to be viewed as lazy.
 
souggy said:
Pride.

I know a lady who would rather marry someone she hate with good insurance and work over falling back on SSI/SSDI because she doesn't want to be viewed as lazy.
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maybe, i didn't see if she is working or not. But according to her news stated that she has one more year left to go that she will lose cobra that sounds like she did stop work. well I notice that Cobra only pays when someones working then they stop working then one more year left following but i haven't look into cobra's rules though. Maybe she isn't qualified enough to be on SSDI/SSI.
 
Very sad that our healthcare is so bad that people are resorting to desperate acts.
 
People been doing this for years... marrying for finanical and security reasons. Healthcare is one of the finanical and security reason or you will be poor and sick. Some people get marry because they do care about their fiance to make sure she/he got health insurance so she/he can be taken care of. isn't health insurance is one of the reason why gay want legal right to marry?
 
shel90 said:
Very sad that our healthcare is so bad that people are resorting to desperate acts.
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It is sad. We have let people sue Drs to the point that it isn't affordable for anyone. We don't allow healt insurance companies to compete accross state lines so people are stuck with what is available in their state. Plus the lack of competition drives the price higher. It's sad.

I have never had health ins but that was by choice. I put the full amount of the premium and deductable in savings every year instead.
 
TXgolfer said:
It is sad. We have let people sue Drs to the point that it isn't affordable for anyone. We don't allow healt insurance companies to compete accross state lines so people are stuck with what is available in their state. Plus the lack of competition drives the price higher. It's sad.

I have never had health ins but that was by choice. I put the full amount of the premium and deductable in savings every year instead.
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Does that mean you now might be getting closer to the idea of getting health care?
 
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