eBay To Offer Health Insurance

Logic Bomb writes "EBay has announced it will be offering group health coverage for "full time eBay merchants". Anyone who grosses over $1000/month in sales -- at least a whopping 80,000 users in good standing -- will be eligible to buy into a typical "employee" health plan. This is a big first in the Internet world. Full details from the LA Times." And the LA Times, trying to cop a pose from the NY Times, reqs a login.

Comments

Starting bid: $1.00

[Brento]

The important questions:

Will they allow you to give feedback to health providers in your area?

Can you pay with PayPal?

Will you be able to set up a doctor's appointment for organ removal and simultaneously list the spare kidney for sale?

Re:Starting bid: $1.00

[sugrshack]

also do the providers auction off prescriptions or price per visit? will they require minimum bids?

Re:Starting bid: $1.00

[antitribue]

Can you pay with PayPal? And if so is paypal going to be able to freeze your health care?

what happens if?

[Anonymous Coward]

What happens if the reseve on your bid isn't met? Do you die?

It's only the beginning...

[reimero]

Next they'll offer vacation benefits as well...and they have some featured time shares they could recommend...

More sites to follow suit?

[Little Dave]

Thats pretty cool. I just hope that porn sites start rewarding regular viewers with a Health Plan. Then maybe I'd be able to do something about my rapidly deteriorating eyesight!

Don't listen guys...

[3Suns]

Don't be misled. Today is Chinese April Fools Day.

I bid

[JohnHegarty]

I bid $200 a year for insurance.

Action closes 29/6/2002

New urban legends!!!

[fritter]

I wouldn't do this, my friend's sister's cousin tried getting a surgeon on eBay. He seemed nice and said he had great deals on triple bypass surgery because a "friend's" practice was going under and he wanted to use up the remaining surgical supplies as soon as possible. But the next thing she knew, she woke up in a bathtub of ice with two scars on her back and a note that said "Dial 911 Immediately"!!!!

Re: not but the tools are available

[CMiYC]

Will you be able to set up a doctor's appointment for organ removal and simultaneously list the spare kindey for sale?

I find that prospect likely. Afterall, Ebay does provide you with the necessary (unused) tools.

I'm just waiting

[nochops]

I'm just waiting for eBay to start offering sick days and paid vacation so I can quit my day job.

Re:.com health insurance??

[Anonymous Coward]

Imagine a beowulf cluster of health insurance plans!

Re:Hey

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Re:Numbers talk..

[morgajel]

I think I'll pass on the /. insurance.
last thing I need next time I'm in a hospital is some troll adding "goatse" to the doctors "to do" list.

ow.

unless the slashdot insurance offered protection from robots. that's the kinda insurance you can live with!