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global1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-07-09 11:40 AM Original message |
Perhaps All The Health Insurance Companies Should Be Asked To Defend Why They....... |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-07-09 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
1. you're missing an important point.... |
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geckosfeet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-07-09 12:06 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Yes. And the insurance companies will tighten their grip on our throats just like AIG, BoA |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-07-09 05:59 PM Response to Reply #1 |
18. They can decide who gets healthcare. If you're unemployed, forget it. nt |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-07-09 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
2. Blue Shield/Cross are parasites - skim 30% off the top & try to deny services so their profits rise |
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John Q. Citizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-07-09 12:40 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Which Blue? |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-07-09 02:02 PM Response to Reply #2 |
15. Don't kid yourself into thinking |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 07:28 AM Response to Reply #15 |
25. Global budgeting eliminates those problems |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 09:38 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Sorry, I don't buy that |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 07:28 AM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Doctors who bill more than their share will be immediately flagged by their colleagues |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 10:23 AM Response to Reply #29 |
30. And what will be the mechanism |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 03:20 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Global budgeting is regional and local |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 08:28 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Works fine in Canada |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 09:38 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. No fraud in Canada? |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 10:15 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. The only mention of a provider involves US Medicare! |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 10:01 AM Response to Reply #36 |
37. That's just the front page |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 01:18 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. I'm not seeing that fraud is a huge issue in Canada or Europe |
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John Q. Citizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-07-09 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
4. Better yet, we need some Senators and Reps to write and introduce single payer versions |
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WyLoochka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-07-09 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
5. They can't justify themselves |
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Ewellian (302 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-07-09 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
7. They do provide |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-07-09 01:38 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. "The insurance company has no financial interest in denying claims" |
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Ewellian (302 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-07-09 05:37 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. From a 2008 Kaiser Foundation study: |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-07-09 07:01 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. "Kaiser" as in "Kaiser Permanente"? |
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Ewellian (302 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-07-09 08:40 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. wow, what a "knee-jerk" reaction. |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-07-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. For those interested in the origins of HMOs |
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WillowTree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-07-09 08:04 PM Response to Reply #14 |
21. It's not just "large employers" who self-insure. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 07:30 AM Response to Reply #14 |
26. Agreed. What a bunch of horseshit |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-07-09 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
8. I had a discussion with my neighbor on Thursday about "socialized medicine." |
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moondust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-07-09 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
9. Okay, here's one. |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-07-09 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
10. Hey, is Obama capping their CEO pay at $500,000? |
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Catshrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-07-09 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
11. You nailed it. |
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onethatcares (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-07-09 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
12. you guys forget one thing |
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SharonAnn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-07-09 09:51 PM Response to Reply #12 |
23. That's why we pay a bonus to private companies that provide Medicare coverage? |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-07-09 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
13. As long as the insurance enablers are letting them sit at the table you won't |
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Kansas Wyatt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 08:40 PM Response to Reply #13 |
33. Death Merchants need to be tossed out in the street on their fat asses. |
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Faryn Balyncd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-07-09 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
16. Why are Americans who are DENIED INSURANCE charged 250-600% more than insurance companies pay? |
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Juche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-07-09 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
19. They are too rich to need to do that |
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Festivito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 03:12 PM Response to Original message |
27. That's easy: They're a protection racket for the 'good ole boys club.' |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
34. Why ask them? |
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