Text 16375, 101 rader
Skriven 2011-10-06 11:40:16 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
  Kommentar till text 16372 av Dave Drum (55638.cooking)
Ärende: Insurance
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Hi Dave,

>>> cat scan done, which really can't show much,  but now I only owe the
>>> hospital $1000 bux instead of 2500 bux <g> And the kicker of course is
>>> that the deductible for Ron and I is something like $2500 a piece..
>>> what fun.

>> That sounds outrageous.  Gail recently had an MRI to help diagnose a
>> bone chip in her elbow.  The amount billed was $1778, but the bill was
>> knocked down to 443.64, as per agreement with Medicare.  Medicare paid
>> 80% and our secondary coverage paid the rest. We paid nothing.  Sorry
>> to hear about what your insurance is doing to you.

>> I've seen similar things on other bills in the past, e.g. procedures
>> billed at $3000 knocked down to a few hundred $, again with us paying
>> nothing.

> When I had my first major thing done under Medicare (and the Blue Cross
> supplement) they put a stent into my descending anterior artery. Four days in
>hospital, etc, etc. The windowed envelope came from Memorial Medical Center an
> I opened it with a sense of impending doom.

>Sure enough, U$38,000.

wow - that's a bundle, understandable though :)

>But, under that were the "adjustments" and payments. An
>when I got to the bottom line (literally) that said "You owe .... $0.00" my ga
> toothed grin could have lit Tiger Stadium on a moonless night.

I can understand your joy :)  What a relief that must have been!  I guess I
better get going on the medicare thing... Ron's policy is not getting better
Lol.  Maybe between the two, we'll actually survive the next year with med.
bills.

===Sicilian Cake===
1 pound cake (see below)
6 Tablespoons orange juice or cointreau 15 ounces ricotta cheese
2 tablespoons heavy cream
1/4 cup sugar
3 Tablespoons semi-sweet chocolate pieces 3 Tablespoons mixed diced candy
fruits 4 1-ounce squares unsweetened chocolate 1/4 cup butter
3 cups confectioners sugar
1/2 cup hot, strong coffee
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Bake the pound cake as directed below.  Cool the pound cake completely.  Cut a
thin slice from both ends of the cooled cake.  Cut the cake horizontally into 4
even layers. Brush each layer with 1 Tablespoon orange juice.

In a medium sized bowl, beat the cheese with an electric mixer until smooth.
Beat in the heavy cream, sugar and the rest of the orange juice.  Fold in the
chocolate pieces, and candy fruits.

Place the bottom layer of the cake on a flat plate, and spread with 1/3 of the
ricotta filling.  Place the second layer of the cake over the ricotta, and
spread with 1/3 cup of ricotta filling.  Repeat with the third layer and
filling, and top with a plain cake layer.  Press loaf into shape, and
refrigerate for 2 hours.

To frost the cake: Melt the chocolate and butter in the top of a double boiler
over hot water.  Remove from the stove, and add the sugar, hot coffee and
vanilla.  Beat until smooth.  Refrigerate for 30 minutes.  Frost the sides and
top of the cake.  Decorate the top with candy fruits.  Refrigerate the cake
until ready to serve.


==GF Pound Cake==
 3 cups non-gluten flour mix (see below)
 2 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
 4 eggs
 1 cup butter, melted and cooled to room temperature
 2 cups sugar
 3 tablespoons lemon juice
 2 teaspoons fresh lemon zest or 1 teaspoon dry
 1 cup milk
 1 loaf pan, greased and floured lightly

Mix flours and baking powder and set aside. In a mixer, beat eggs well until
light in color, then add melted butter and beat for 5 minutes. Eggs and butter
should be creamy and light. Add sugar gradually while beating until well mixed
and creamy.  Add lemon juice and lemon zest and beat for 2 minutes. Add the
flour gradually to the egg and sugar mixure, alternating with the milk. Beat on
high speed for 1 minute, then fill prepared pan with batter. Bake for 1 hour at
350F or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.

Flour Mix

     1 1/4 cups white rice flour
     3/4 cup Bob's Red Mill GF All Purpose Baking Flour
     2/3 cup potato starch
     1/3 cup tapioca flour
     1 teaspoon xanthan gum

===

Take care,
Janis

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