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Anonymous Coward User ID: 18832587 United States 06/30/2012 10:52 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I doubt that because employers w over 50 employees must offer health ins Quoting: Anonymous Coward 4628939 Hopefully someday soon we can forget all about insurance companies. Honestly I think that is the long term goal of Obama. But it depends on the greed of the insurance companies. If the insurance company raises rates because of greed poor people won't be able to afford it. The govt will then pay it for them. The poor then collect benefits and the insurance company has to raise rates to keep profits up. Now the lower middle class can't afford it. And so on and so on until most of the country is having the govt pay for their insurance. At which point the insurance companies go bankrupt and we have to create a single payer universal HC system. If this is the plan then i support it completely. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 17607554 United States 06/30/2012 10:53 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I doubt that because employers w over 50 employees must offer health ins Quoting: Anonymous Coward 4628939 Hopefully someday soon we can forget all about insurance companies. One of the reasons I quit, just was not happy with all the BS and getting bailed out by AIG. I am now self-employed and do better. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 18414782 United States 06/30/2012 11:06 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The meaning of health "insurance" definitely has changed. It used to be for catastrophic events. It turned into covering everything except a couple things. It sucks that I have to pay high premium because of fat fucks that won't take care of their health. Insurance companies are in business to make profits. Don't blame them for high costs. Blame fat fucks. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 17500460 Australia 06/30/2012 11:10 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I doubt that because employers w over 50 employees must offer health ins Quoting: Anonymous Coward 4628939 Hopefully someday soon we can forget all about insurance companies. One of the reasons I quit, just was not happy with all the BS and getting bailed out by AIG. I am now self-employed and do better. AIG bailout was an outright scam, AIG insurance was protected and did not need bailing out. The insurance arm had 0 risk to any of the debt. It was simply Goldman and JP wanting the government to pay for their illegal insider trading profits which of course were non existent as AIG alternative investments could never pay them. AIG alternative should have filed bankruptcy and GS and JP got nothing. |
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Bluebird User ID: 730536 United States 06/30/2012 11:18 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Insurance companies are in business to make profits. Don't blame them for high costs. Blame fat fucks. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 18414782 It is my opinion that somethings should not be run "for profit." Things like health care, schools, prisons, and the army. And then we get rationing and healthcare like the post office is run. One of the most important aspects of conspiracy theories is being able to discern when there isn't one. Oh yeah, like you'd understand anyway. Where are we going and why am I in this handbasket?. . .J. Handy |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 18414782 United States 06/30/2012 11:22 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Insurance companies are in business to make profits. Don't blame them for high costs. Blame fat fucks. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 18414782 It is my opinion that somethings should not be run "for profit." Things like health care, schools, prisons, and the army. Again, that's not what insurance really means... I said It was originally for catastrophic events. How did it turn into a plan for preventative and treating chronic health problem? What we have is already socialized health care for people that are being forced to pay at high premium care. Does it matter if gov't takes over? Will the quality of service go down due to rationing? You're not thinking clearly or looking at the big picture. Damned if you pay a lot for good fast service but damned if you get screwed by very high premium if fat fucks don't take care of their health. Damned if you pay low to be treated by gov't healthcare. Damned if you wait a long time before you see a doctor because there's not enough money around for fast service. Take your poison either way. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 4227306 United States 06/30/2012 11:27 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I doubt that because employers w over 50 employees must offer health ins Quoting: Anonymous Coward 4628939 Your going to see a whole LOT of businesses keeping 48-49 employees...Watch. I was watching a guy on the news last night say he could easily hire more people, but he plans to keep it under 50 now. This is the new in thing now. |
Bluebird User ID: 730536 United States 06/30/2012 11:41 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Also, all those very young will just opt to pay the fee instead of buying insurance like the whole plan is based on. ObamaTax totally leaves out the human factor in this same as everything else the libs have done. One of the most important aspects of conspiracy theories is being able to discern when there isn't one. Oh yeah, like you'd understand anyway. Where are we going and why am I in this handbasket?. . .J. Handy |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 17607554 United States 06/30/2012 12:34 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Also, all those very young will just opt to pay the fee instead of buying insurance like the whole plan is based on. Quoting: Bluebird ObamaTax totally leaves out the human factor in this same as everything else the libs have done. Bingo, it would be cheaper. I read an article stating that AT&T could just pay the penalty instead and they'll save a massive amt. The rich corporations win again. |
Bear Ridge Trading Post User ID: 14493050 United States 06/30/2012 01:36 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ObamaCare is not Universal Health Care. All ObamaCare does is force all Americans to purchase private health insurance. So it is going to be a huge boon to health insurance companies. ObamaCare was nothing but a big love gift to the insurance industry which gave tons on money for Obama's campaign. It doesn't fix any of the problems with the overpriced health care in the United States is just forces every American to buy private health insurance, of with the companies can take up to 20% for profits and overhead. So your premiums are always going to go up to maintain corporate profits. Only 80% of every dollar Americans are being forced to pay for health insurance actually go to health care. We are being fucked over big time for health insurance profits. If you don't buy the health insurance you pay an ever escalating penalty. If you don't pay the penalty you go to prison. Welcome to fascism in America! I'm an author living a self-sustaining life off-grid in the mountains of Southern Colorado. [link to www.HomeSurvivalist.com] or [link to www.BearRidgeTradingPost.com] Everyone should prepare now for global economic collapse, diminished food supply and power disruptions. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 4614732 United States 06/30/2012 01:45 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The meaning of health "insurance" definitely has changed. It used to be for catastrophic events. It turned into covering everything except a couple things. It sucks that I have to pay high premium because of fat fucks that won't take care of their health. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 18414782 Insurance companies are in business to make profits. Don't blame them for high costs. Blame fat fucks. Hey, dumbass. Instead of talking out your ass, read some studies. Being unfit is the cause of health problems, not being fat. It's dumbfucks like you that are the real problem. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 18850195 United States 06/30/2012 01:50 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Obamacare will NOT force you to buy private health insurance. There is the govt. option (i.e. state exchanges)Eventually, the private insurance companies will be forced out of business because they will not be able to compete with federally funded healthcare. THEN we will all have universal healthcare and god help us. This has been the goal all along.... to have the govt in control of your healthcare, |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 17182329 United States 06/30/2012 01:53 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | if the insurance company can get a 1st page place on the state's insurance slection page they will come out ahead if they are on page 2 or later they will go out of busines.. cause when people goto the web page to sign up, they are just gonna take what is on page one and not look through the other pages |
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Bear Ridge Trading Post User ID: 14493050 United States 06/30/2012 01:55 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Health insurance is a profit driven industry. That is the reason premiums are so high. Every American could be in optimal health and you would still be paying the same amount for health insurance. Take the profit out of paying for health care and negotiate drug/hospital costs. Those are the only things that will bring the cost of health care down in the United States. I'm an author living a self-sustaining life off-grid in the mountains of Southern Colorado. [link to www.HomeSurvivalist.com] or [link to www.BearRidgeTradingPost.com] Everyone should prepare now for global economic collapse, diminished food supply and power disruptions. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 11159795 United States 06/30/2012 01:57 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ObamaCare is not Universal Health Care. All ObamaCare does is force all Americans to purchase private health insurance. So it is going to be a huge boon to health insurance companies. Quoting: Bear Ridge Trading Post ObamaCare was nothing but a big love gift to the insurance industry which gave tons on money for Obama's campaign. It doesn't fix any of the problems with the overpriced health care in the United States is just forces every American to buy private health insurance, of with the companies can take up to 20% for profits and overhead. So your premiums are always going to go up to maintain corporate profits. Only 80% of every dollar Americans are being forced to pay for health insurance actually go to health care. We are being fucked over big time for health insurance profits. If you don't buy the health insurance you pay an ever escalating penalty. If you don't pay the penalty you go to prison. Welcome to fascism in America! ^This^ |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 18850195 United States 06/30/2012 02:05 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | You all do see that Obamacare will drive private insurance out of business, don't you? You will NOT keep your current healthcare in the long term. If you currently have great healthcare, you will eventually be kissing it goodbye. I am sorry if you do not believe this but it is an open secret of Obamacare. |
Bear Ridge Trading Post User ID: 14493050 United States 06/30/2012 02:10 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | State exchanges simply list private health insurance companies. The only true "Universal Health Care" in ObamaCare is expanded Medicaid for the those at 133% the poverty level. Everything else is private health insurance. Now it could be that in the next several years most Americans will qualify for Medicaid and that would drive us to Universal Health Care but I doubt that will happen as corporate profits, not health care for Americans, is the actual reason for ObamaCare. I'm an author living a self-sustaining life off-grid in the mountains of Southern Colorado. [link to www.HomeSurvivalist.com] or [link to www.BearRidgeTradingPost.com] Everyone should prepare now for global economic collapse, diminished food supply and power disruptions. |
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mr...bojangles User ID: 17247311 Mexico 06/30/2012 02:51 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | read this... Thread: WARNING! do not take fluoroquinilones! Beyond one's own mind there is no dazzling light to come shining in from outside to wake one up. If one recognizes one's own intrinsic State as pure from the beginning and only temporarily obscured by impurities, and if one maintains the presence of this recognition without becoming distracted, then all the impurities dissolve. This is the essence of the Path-namkhai norbu. Why is there a legend about the descent of Christ into hell? The Teacher addressed the lower strata of the astral world, saying: �Why, by cherishing earthly thoughts, bind oneself eternally to Earth?� And many revolted in spirit and rose higher. Thread: I shot video of the earth from my spacecraft, enjoy! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 18850195 United States 06/30/2012 03:19 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Psych, the private health insurance companies have been OPPOSED to Obamacare.They see the writing on the wall down the road. Also, all the articles I have read on Liz Fowler say that she despised her position at Wellpoint - specifically because they opposed healthcare reform. |
FierySky User ID: 7612693 United States 06/30/2012 03:24 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I doubt that because employers w over 50 employees must offer health ins Quoting: Anonymous Coward 4628939 Hopefully someday soon we can forget all about insurance companies. Honestly I think that is the long term goal of Obama. But it depends on the greed of the insurance companies. If the insurance company raises rates because of greed poor people won't be able to afford it. The govt will then pay it for them. The poor then collect benefits and the insurance company has to raise rates to keep profits up. Now the lower middle class can't afford it. And so on and so on until most of the country is having the govt pay for their insurance. At which point the insurance companies go bankrupt and we have to create a single payer universal HC system. If this is the plan then i support it completely. I'm sorry, but I don't agree with you. I worked for third party billing for a major pharmacy chain and I can tell you that the insurance industry is NOT going to help the poor. It just isn't structured like that. People are going to die because these companies are going to force regulations on what they will and won't have to pay on. There are going to be "approved" drug lists and if the drug you want or need isn't on it, you probably won't even be able to get a prescription for it. People are going to die because the insurance companies are going to refuse treatment and by the time it gets to court to force treatment, the patient will have already died. It will be cheaper for the insurance company to pay off the relatives of the deceased than to provide treatment. Just you wait. These are for profit companies and they are wily and have tricks up their sleeves that you people haven't even dreamed of. It's kid gloves off now and you will be treated just as poorly as the poor are going to be treated, and trust me, they will be treated like crap. Welcome to the bottom, people. |
INK3 User ID: 18559505 United States 06/30/2012 03:26 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The meaning of health "insurance" definitely has changed. It used to be for catastrophic events. It turned into covering everything except a couple things. It sucks that I have to pay high premium because of fat fucks that won't take care of their health. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 18414782 Insurance companies are in business to make profits. Don't blame them for high costs. Blame fat fucks. I remember when healthcare only covered big things. Like surgery, broken bones, some parts of childbirth. But that was about it. You went to the doctor, paid him/her, got your prescription (which Docs didn't give out that often). You either got better or you didn't. You didn't lose your house 'cause you couldn't pay, or worse, subsidize others that couldn't pay. Why can't we do that anymore? BTW, doctors made a decent living back then. What the hell happened? "When tyrants tremble in their fear, and hear their death knell ringing, When friends rejoice both far and near, how can I keep from singing" page7 |