[ROVERNET - UK] New Assignment-OT

[David Walker]

Kent,I don't know wether to congratulate you or commiserate with you! 
Anyway,there is a shortage of Methodist ministers here.Perhaps because the 
salary is a lot less-a calling rather than a vocation.My mother was one and 
she has just retired,contact me off line to discuss, if you 
wish.Cheers,David  :-)
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kent Kinard" <kentkinard at verizon.net>
To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 5:07 AM
Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] New Assignment-OT


> Hi Eric,
>
> I went to the retirement seminar and found out that health insurance
> must be paid out of pocket if you retire early.  I'm 61 and won't be
> Medicare eligible until 65.  We have good insurance, but it would be
> $25,000 per year out of pocket.  $100,000 was incentive enough to work a
> few more years...or until we get national health care.
>
> The US spends more on health care than any nation on earth and ranks
> only 42nd in the world in life expectancy...maybe the United Church of
> Canada or the Methodist Church of New Zealand have some openings?
> Somebody is making a lot of money off this deal....It's not our
> insurance company because our group is self-insured.  For-profit health
> care can provide the best treatment in the world...but only if you have
> the money.  There are 1.5 million_ uninsured children_ in Texas.  Over
> half are eligible for either Children's Medicare or CHIP but are not
> enrolled.  Texas has statistics like a third world country.  I am
> ashamed.  I have beat this drum for years.
>
> We try to help.  Methodist Healthcare Ministries, headquartered in San
> Antonio, spends over $15 million each year on primary health care for
> the underserved.  When I was at St. Mark's, I had an RN on staff whose
> salary was paid by MHM (one of over sixty we employ in south Texas, the
> majority in the Rio Grande Valley), but it's a drop in the bucket.
>
> How did I get started on this?  ...anyway, no retirement for at least
> four years.
>
> Roverly,
> Kent K
>
> Eric Russell wrote:
>> Hi, Kent.
>> I thought you were retiring.  Now it seems you have
>> ramped *up* your working life.  Best wishes.
>>
>>
>> Eric
>>
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