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Posted By: Goldbird (Moderator) on 2005-12-28
In Reply to: I second that.. That's what makes America so great... vibrant, spirited, even heated debate. - Yet we see voices squashed with deletions. NM

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    Policy (SM)
    There is policy about this.

    Please write the Administrator about this (admin@mtstars.com).

    Goldbird
    I think the policy is
    as long as they have an American office (storefront) they are still considered American and they do not allow offshore MT's to post resumes - but that is an I think.
    If only this policy was followed with consistency, now that would be new!
    x
    It seems like you have to ask the company what their policy is (nm)
    x
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    it doesn't mean you could have collected on it.
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    x
    Check the policy. It says......
    unlimited long distance, person to person, then you will get busted. It may take a little while but they'll get you. I learned the hard way. I used Vonage and it worked great.
    Honesty best policy
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    If it is your company policy, then you have
    to do it. I would keep track of it though, check for errors, etc.
    Not if you have a company policy

    I never said it was an insurance policy. Are there not programs set
    up for a reason? Is there no government assistance programs set up so that people can get help momentarily when they need it? I am not talking about depending on it. I am talking about OUR tax dollars going back to us during a time of legitimate NEED, not out of laziness. Do you think they are better spent in Iraq or a lot of other bull crap spending that is done on people not in our own country? We pay for this! No we don't have to expect our government to help us in times of need. Move to freaking Africa. Those views would fit in real good over there. I hope your kids go to private school. Wouldn't want the government taking OUR earned money and spending it back on us.

    You'd be better off getting a private policy. Premiums are
    cheaper, though still expensive, and you don't have to worry about insurance if you make a job change.   Shop around, should be able to get a family policy for about $400.00/mo. 
    Or try to get the kids a separate policy
    xx
    Fair Access policy
    I have DW7000 professional and even with the extra download and upload capability they will still shut me down if I go over their limit. Also I am on SatMex and have had occasional trouble as long as I have had the system. Sometimes I just want to run over the dish and modem with my Jeep!!
    I would read your health ins. policy

    My husband's policy specifically states that even if a married couple get separated the spouse no longer has insurance coverage!  The coverage definitely stops, on my husband's policy, when a divorce is final.


    I would want to read a copy of the health ins. policy for sure. Just my 2 cents. :)


    Each company has their own policy for how they handle it.
    I only worked for one company that deducted and that was YOG.  There is no industry standard, at least that I am aware of.   I'm going on 6 years at my current company and have never had a deduct. 
    That depends on the company's policy.
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    Your Human Resources or Benefits Department will be able to direct you to the policies that govern this for your employer.

    Ex-HR'r
    Official policy puts it best . . .
    from the 2002 AAMT Book of Style:

    "Obscenities, profanities, and vulgarities do not belong in a patient's record unless they are part of direct quotations that are essential to a report."

    In 20+ years of transcribing, mostly psychiatry, with, as one might imagine, a lot of profanity, I've always just typed whatever the clinician quoted the patient as saying, and have never had a complaint.

    Good luck,

    CTT

    Advertising policy of MTStars...
    Many of you haven't noticed Advertising policy of MTStars lately.

    http://www.mtstars.com/advertising.htm

    No more sponsorships from MTSOs etc. The truth is being spoken on these boards and it always hurts. You can't remain sober if betrayed by some company or individual. You would have been speaking the same way if you were in their shoes.

    I love MTStars for being unbiased (what people say nastiness). It's not like MTChat or MTDaily etc., where the posts are deleted and board owners are instructed to keep their & posters mouths shut for annual sponsorship of $500 by MTSOs.
    It's the advertising policy of MTStars..
    Many of you haven't noticed Advertising policy of MTStars lately.

    http://www.mtstars.com/advertising.htm

    No more sponsorships from MTSOs etc. The truth is being spoken on these boards after change in administration and it always hurts. You can't remain sober if betrayed by some company or individual. You would have been speaking the same way if you were in their shoes.

    I love MTStars for being unbiased (what people say nastiness). It's not like MTChat or MTDaily etc., where the posts are deleted and board owners are instructed to keep their & posters mouths shut for annual sponsorship of $500 by MTSOs.
    Looks to me like this is the current policy, approved 10/2004, and
    nm
    Health Insurance policy for 2006
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    Well, my life insurance policy is worth more than I am,
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    The national I work for has a no blank policy. sm
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    DH says he definitely would not go through what I go through to be sure there are no blanks, but I am hoping that in time it will get easier, and I will get more productive, and I think it is.

    OUCH! I had a private policy with BC/BS for $180/month sm

    and it was a pretty good plan -- Affordablue -- had a $25 copay for office visits or something like that.  That was just a single plan, though.  It included dental coverage too, bot other than covering for routine cleaning and such, it was kind of useless when paying for crowns and other "big" items.


    Sounds like you have a good deal.  Fortunately, I am working for Transtech now and have affordable insurance .. whew! 



     


    I know you are looking for BCBS, but my United HealthCare policy SM

    will allow my kids to stay on until they are 26 if they are not married and still living at home, whether they are in college or not.  I double checked about it, and it's true.  Also my dental is the same way but a different carrier.


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    90-day waiting period at your new job, this this also qualify as no break in coverage.

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    made some changes...let's see

    yes...you made my day..:-)
    Thank you so much...works like a charm.
    I have definitely made more
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    You have just made me $$$
    Yea!!!
    I have to wonder if this is made up BUT if you are
    be appreciative of the opportunity to become a superior MT by the QA guidance. If you allow yourself to fall into that pit of self destructiveness by playing 4th grade _the teacher hates me/likes me more than you_ routine, you only do yourself harm. Ask yourself...by having the information that someone is _getting away_ with something you can't, how can you _win_? You win by your superior skills. You learn and you thrive and if you need to, you move on. In the meantime, you learn things that you should have taught yourself as the proper way to transcribe 15+ years ago.

    Someone who has been around for 20+ years and this was standard back then for quality MTing.
    5 yrs ago, I made as low as $26 K, as hi as

    Thank you. This just made my day.
    nm
    probably made her day! (nm)
    /
    But maybe if she made that $500
    AND talked to her mortgage lender....offered the $500....then maybe they would be more likely to work with her. It was a suggestion, and a fine one. Lets just help the girl out. OK!
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    Made changes
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    MADE IN THE USA
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