From The Mick's Facebook.....ABOUT THAT HIP OPERATION
I guess I should've said something when I started getting prayers and well wishes from friends and colleagues alike – including some of the biggest names in the business. I have definitely mentioned that I needed a hip replacement, definitely mentioned that I intended to get one sometime early in 2017, but never actually set a date. I have this little tiny problem in that I don't actually have health insurance.
I had health insurance for 26 years, but the last four years have been tough – with companies sending out letters telling me they will no longer be insuring families, and that I needed to find alternate insurance. By 2016 health insurance was particularly confusing, and after missing one payment, I found myself no longer insured. I am doing my best to be insured in 2017, but nothing is guaranteed, and I have no idea how this new insurance company will feel about replacing a hip that clearly should've been replaced many years ago.
For those wondering why the general manager of Raw needs to procure his own health insurance: well, I'm on a handshake deal. I do the job as long as I enjoy it and feel like I am making a difference, and I do it as long as WWE is happy with me and thinks I'm the best person for the role. No contract involved at all, except for the legends deal, which is strictly about merchandise. For those wondering why I just don't pay out-of-pocket, well it's a $60,000 operation, and I am going to look at some other options before I shell out 60K for an operation. Maybe I will concentrate on landing a couple of TV or film roles and get the far superior AFTRA insurance to take care of the operation. I probably should not be talking about it at all – but the word is out there, and I feel like I owe people an explanation.
Luckily, I am used to the constant pain – and it's not like I wasn't warned by almost every guy in the wrestling business that the moves I was doing as a younger man were going to come back to haunt me. Well, they're haunting me! The weight-loss has helped considerably; without it, and the DDP yoga, I don't believe I could even get through airports. But the constant travel means constant pain. I love being the Raw GM, and I will miss it when it's gone. But my quality of life will probably improve when Stephanie and WWE decide to go in a new direction.
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(Topic Creator)1 year ago#2
Thank you for your prayers and concern. I am coming off an amazing December, during which I created some memories that I know I will hold onto for a lifetime. I know a lot of people don't get my whole Santa thing. I can only tell you that when that red suit goes on, the very best part of me comes out, and I do some things I am very proud of each December. I had wanted most of December off, but I had made a commitment to the Pittsburgh Children's Hospital, and it meant a lot to me to fulfill that commitment. Then Mr. McMahon said something to me about a shark cage in question with Chris Jericho suspended above it, and I knew I had to be at that Raw. I missed Monday's raw. I should be back for almost every episode until that moment comes when/if the company decides to go in a different direction. If they do, I will simply be grateful for every single day I had a chance to go out and try to make a difference. Some nights I was more successful than others. But deep down I think the superstars in the back know I was doing my best to look out for them - and they know that has not always the case when it comes to the people who fill these roles.
With or without a new hip I'm going to lead a good life. The medical sciences out there to help me lead a life with far less pain. I hope that I am given the opportunity to take advantage of the new technology. Maybe some enterprising orthopedic specialist can think outside the box and look at me as a potential poster-boy for their services. If The Rock can sell tires, then I have to believe I can sell hip replacements.
Have a nice day.
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GTFO Foley. Dude had to make millions during his time and pissed it all away. However I don't understand why the WWE won't give him health insurance but Vince is a Republican so he probably doesn't care.
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Whatever happened to that free healthcare?
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That's some handshake deal. Why would he work a full time schedule without being a full time employee? I wonder if DB is on the same type of deal?
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Hope he gets better soon. TERRA_RYZlN posted...
Whatever happened to that free healthcare?
It's not what it was made out to be. It covers people shoddily, not necessarily assists them.
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DarkSymbiote posted...
Hope he gets better soon.
TERRA_RYZlN posted...
Whatever happened to that free healthcare?
It's not what it was made out to be. It covers people shoddily, not necessarily assists them.
Oh I know
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darkrain108 posted...
That's some handshake deal. Why would he work a full time schedule without being a full time employee?
I wonder if DB is on the same type of deal?
DB is locked in. He wouldn't be Smackdown GM if he didn't have to be.
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He's rich so I don't care
You won't know what hit you when I'm spinning 'round with you
In my dust then, bang bang, down down.
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Poor nick. Someone start a go fund me!
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NakedSnake1986 posted...
GTFO Foley. Dude had to make millions during his time and pissed it all away. However I don't understand why the WWE won't give him health insurance but Vince is a Republican so he probably doesn't care.
He's not saying he doesn't have the money, he's just saying he'd rather not spend that much. Also, any healthcare reform done by any party was never going to give any help to independent contractors.
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darkrain108 posted...
I wonder if DB is on the same type of deal?
Bryan had said that he's under contract until next year, otherwise he would be wrestling elsewhere. Having health insurance is great though. I I have simultaneous bronchitis and pneumonia right now, and don't know what I'd do if I couldn't have gone to the doctor
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i like living life on the edge so I don't have health insurance
come at me danger. haven't been to the hospital since the Clinton administration
and I'm not knocking on wood
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NakedSnake1986 posted...
GTFO Foley. Dude had to make millions during his time and pissed it all away.
He's notoriously known for being frugal according to other wrestlers.
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TheRock88 posted...
NakedSnake1986 posted...
GTFO Foley. Dude had to make millions during his time and pissed it all away.
He's notoriously known for being frugal according to other wrestlers.
When he'd rarely splurge, they'd ask "how did that come out of micks wallet?"
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Sounds like Mick should've started screaming and crying to get his health insurance provider to take him back. He does it for anything he wants to happen on RAW and it works out!
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By the way, these old fogeys who operate with these"good will" contracts, and these "handshake" contracts are huge chumps. I understand wanting to be loyal to the people who gave you your big break and all that mumbo-jumbo, but you have to look out for yourself. You always have to look out for yourself first and foremost, especially when you're old and falling apart like Mick
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That contract suits Mick though. He can walk away (at least figuratively) whenever he likes.
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ShadowMan033 posted...
By the way, these old fogeys who operate with these"good will" contracts, and these "handshake" contracts are huge chumps.
I understand wanting to be loyal to the people who gave you your big break and all that mumbo-jumbo, but you have to look out for yourself. You always have to look out for yourself first and foremost, especially when you're old and falling apart like Mick
Foley literally states his contract means he can walk away whenever he wants, its got nothing to do with loyalty, it's simply a nice little short term earner. Maybe the great CM Quitter will tell you next how to read and comprehend posts.
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I don't feel sorry for him, if this isn't one of the things he was being frugal for then he should cough up the 60k he clearly has to improve HIS quality of life. Just doesn't make sense to not do it when you are fully capable because you don't want to pay full price, it's not a fucking flat screen TV at black Friday
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He donates most of his money to charity.
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if you were an insurance company, would you insure Mick Foley? Me neither.
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Obamacare has claimed another victim.
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"By 2016 health insurance was particularly confusing, and after missing one payment, I found myself no longer insured." That's weird that his insurance company dropped him after only missing 1 payment. I'm not sure that's the whole story there. I mean, I feel sorry for him and I'd help him any way I could, but that 1 part is just odd to me.
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NakedSnake1986 posted...
GTFO Foley. Dude had to make millions during his time and pissed it all away. However I don't understand why the WWE won't give him health insurance but Vince is a Republican so he probably doesn't care.
A lot of Doctors won't even see you, unless you have insurance, even if you have money. I don't have money, but I shattered my right knee cap in 2012, couldn't get into a doctor besides the ER until my workers comp agreed to pay.
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Omega_Pyro posted...
"By 2016 health insurance was particularly confusing, and after missing one payment, I found myself no longer insured."
That's weird that his insurance company dropped him after only missing 1 payment. I'm not sure that's the whole story there.
I mean, I feel sorry for him and I'd help him any way I could, but that 1 part is just odd to me.
That happened to me this year. Forgot to pay an 36 dollar payment(it was Summer and I was busy) and they canceled my insurance, it was a pain in the ass to get back on.
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Yeah that's too bad for Mick. It sounds like he does have the money to cover it but is just being frugal, which is his choice, I guess. I wonder if that means his kids are also uncovered? Don't know if his wife works and if she covers them separately? I remember Roddy Piper and a few other wrestlers talking about how useful it is to get acting gigs so you can get SAG insurance. I have no idea how one would qualify for that, but hopefully Mick can do that, as he mentioned.
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Quintana88 posted...
Yeah that's too bad for Mick. It sounds like he does have the money to cover it but is just being frugal, which is his choice, I guess.
I wonder if that means his kids are also uncovered? Don't know if his wife works and if she covers them separately?
I remember Roddy Piper and a few other wrestlers talking about how useful it is to get acting gigs so you can get SAG insurance. I have no idea how one would qualify for that, but hopefully Mick can do that, as he mentioned.
He could always start doing the ravioli commercials again :)
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Quintana88 posted...
Yeah that's too bad for Mick. It sounds like he does have the money to cover it but is just being frugal, which is his choice, I guess.
I wonder if that means his kids are also uncovered? Don't know if his wife works and if she covers them separately?
I remember Roddy Piper and a few other wrestlers talking about how useful it is to get acting gigs so you can get SAG insurance. I have no idea how one would qualify for that, but hopefully Mick can do that, as he mentioned.
The kids that have learning disabilities probably have Medicare/Medicaid, or something like that.
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Hope Mick likes his federal penalty for not having insurance. Good job making it public knowledge.
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He's rich... The fuck is he doing? Just do more wrestling stuff and voila. paid operation. No need to ask people who are a LOT more in need over fucking Gofundme stuff.
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It's only gonna get worse in the next 4 years too when it all gets privatized. Mick is,gonna be the next Hogan/Jake the Snake
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Ok, as a Brit I have to ask, do Americans not have Direct Debt? How do you manage to miss a payment?
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Jonny2284 posted...
Ok, as a Brit I have to ask, do Americans not have Direct Debt? How do you manage to miss a payment?
We do not. If you miss a payment (out of your own pocket), things get cancelled.
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He probably had COBRA insurance. They are notoriously bad about dropping you instantly if you miss a payment and not picking you back up.
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USA is ridiculously primitive when it comes to bank accounts, cards and payments.
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That's allot of book signings to be done.
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TERRA_RYZlN posted...
DarkSymbiote posted...
Hope he gets better soon.
TERRA_RYZlN posted...
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It's not what it was made out to be. It covers people shoddily, not necessarily assists them.
Oh I know
It also taxes people who don't have health insurance for more than three months. I know someone who is going to be nailed with a penalty of about $600 - $700 come tax time because he didn't have health insurance for 5 months this year.... and that's on the cheap end because he is single.
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Bobaluchi posted...
Hope Mick likes his federal penalty for not having insurance. Good job making it public knowledge.
He would get the penalty REGARDLESS of whether he made it public or not. Come tax time, the health insurance company is going to mail him something which shows that he was uninsured for more than three months. They also send something to the IRS. The LOWEST penalty for 2016 is between $600 - $700. Foley might end up owing about $3,000 - $5,000 if the rest of his family members are uninsured AND his kids are still of the age where they could still be under his insurance (if he had any), about early 20's for some health insurance.
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He was against Trump. These are the kinds of decisions those kinds of people make. I used to like Mick, but he's a fool.
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zzeennoolloo posted...
Bobaluchi posted...
Hope Mick likes his federal penalty for not having insurance. Good job making it public knowledge.
He would get the penalty REGARDLESS of whether he made it public or not. Come tax time, the health insurance company is going to mail him something which shows that he was uninsured for more than three months. They also send something to the IRS. The LOWEST penalty for 2016 is between $600 - $700. Foley might end up owing about $3,000 - $5,000 if the rest of his family members are uninsured AND his kids are still of the age where they could still be under his insurance (if he had any), about early 20's for some health insurance.
It's up to 26 years of age where your children can still be covered under you.
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This is one of many reasons why Trump won. The democrats have made a mess of health insurance in the USA and premiums are skyrocketing for no reason other than govt intrusion.
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NakedSnake1986 posted...
zzeennoolloo posted...
Bobaluchi posted...
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He would get the penalty REGARDLESS of whether he made it public or not. Come tax time, the health insurance company is going to mail him something which shows that he was uninsured for more than three months. They also send something to the IRS. The LOWEST penalty for 2016 is between $600 - $700. Foley might end up owing about $3,000 - $5,000 if the rest of his family members are uninsured AND his kids are still of the age where they could still be under his insurance (if he had any), about early 20's for some health insurance.
It's up to 26 years of age where your children can still be covered under you.
i'm getting this penalty in a few months but I ain't paying the shit just gonna wait for Prez Trump to save me
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This is me hating, but saying "I want to consider other options before dishing out $60,000" doesn't exactly gather sympathy in people.
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NakedSnake1986 posted...
zzeennoolloo posted...
Bobaluchi posted...
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He would get the penalty REGARDLESS of whether he made it public or not. Come tax time, the health insurance company is going to mail him something which shows that he was uninsured for more than three months. They also send something to the IRS. The LOWEST penalty for 2016 is between $600 - $700. Foley might end up owing about $3,000 - $5,000 if the rest of his family members are uninsured AND his kids are still of the age where they could still be under his insurance (if he had any), about early 20's for some health insurance.
It's up to 26 years of age where your children can still be covered under you.
I just looked up that Noelle Foley (his daughter) is 23 years old. If she has no insurance of her own AND Foley still claims her as a dependent on his taxes (which is possible since there are laws saying that if the child is 24 and younger and taking college classes part-time or full, you can claim them as a dependent. Granted, I haven't the slightest clue if Noelle is in grad school for her masters or still trying to complete her B.S), then Mick is going to get hit with a very big penalty.
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He says the last four years have been difficult for him insurance wise and he thought if Hilary won that was going to change that? He must have got dropped after he went on that Trump rant.
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Thanks Obama.
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better off paying out of pocket anyway.
The mound of dirt looks the same no matter who rests underneath.
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zzeennoolloo posted...
Bobaluchi posted...
Hope Mick likes his federal penalty for not having insurance. Good job making it public knowledge.
He would get the penalty REGARDLESS of whether he made it public or not. Come tax time, the health insurance company is going to mail him something which shows that he was uninsured for more than three months. They also send something to the IRS. The LOWEST penalty for 2016 is between $600 - $700. Foley might end up owing about $3,000 - $5,000 if the rest of his family members are uninsured AND his kids are still of the age where they could still be under his insurance (if he had any), about early 20's for some health insurance.
At least two of his kids qualify for disability benefits, so he may have an exemption for them.
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There is such a thing as being too frugal. It's your health and quality of life, man. Spend the money.
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