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Is it true, or are they pushing Obamacare?
1 posted on 09/19/2009 1:08:19 PM PDT by STARWISE
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2 posted on 09/19/2009 1:08:42 PM PDT by STARWISE (The Art & Science Institute of Chicago Politics NE Div: now open at the White House)
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It’s not hard to find insurance companies that will disqualify for this or that reason.

But remember, an insurance company is a business. If they make it their practice to disqualify essentially all of their customer base, they won’t stay in business long.


3 posted on 09/19/2009 1:12:03 PM PDT by Nervous Tick (Stop dissing drunken sailors! At least they spend their OWN money.)
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Would having acne disqualify a woman from having an abortion on the Obama plan?


4 posted on 09/19/2009 1:14:21 PM PDT by Keli Kilohana (Editor, ZARR CHASM CHRONICAL [sic], Sore, WV)
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When I was morbidly obese the insurance company wanted almosts $1,000/month for insurance. I had obesity surgery (paid cash myself) and lost 130 lbs. Now they won’t cover me because I had the surgery. Yes, I understand they are a busines, but I’m healthier than I’ve ever been and they won’t touch me...??????


5 posted on 09/19/2009 1:14:36 PM PDT by Clintons Are White Trash (Lynn Stewart, Helen Thomas, Rosie ODonnell, Maureen Dowd, Medea Benjamin - The Axis of Ugly)
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To: STARWISE

These are businesses who have to underwrite risk and collect payments sufficient to cover those risks.

I’m sure some idiot government passed laws forbidding the insurers from charging extra for some things, so instead they have to refuse coverage to people who otherwise would cost the rest of us money.

Just like a homeowners insurance company might pull out of a state if that state requires them to cover things without allowing them to charge appropriately.

We certainly don’t need to overhaul the entire health care system just to handle little problems like this. If some state really wants to force a private business to cover police at no additional charge as a cost of doing business, they can pass a law, and if the insurers don’t like it, they can simply stop writing insurance in that state.

God forbid we get to the point in this country when government can force a private business to stay in existance, and dictate to that business who they have to serve and how much they can charge.


6 posted on 09/19/2009 1:15:04 PM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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“Is it true, or are they pushing Obamacare?”

I’ve heard the acne thing before, and seem to recall it having something to do with the person not declaring their dermatologist said he/she was at risk for skin cancer. Whatever it was, it wasn’t that a doctor discovered hidden pimples on the patient’s back and reported it to the greedy insurance company, who licked its lips and kicked them out.


7 posted on 09/19/2009 1:17:29 PM PDT by Tublecane
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To: STARWISE

” documents released Friday by a California-based advocacy group illustrate.’

That’s all you need to know right there.


9 posted on 09/19/2009 1:20:51 PM PDT by Pessimist (u)
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Kind of a catch-22, the pharmaceutical companies want everyone to be on at least one maintenance med....


11 posted on 09/19/2009 1:30:59 PM PDT by Calm_Cool_and_Elected (Who is John Thompson?)
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IMAGINE the WaPo shilling for HusseinCare!! Whoda thunk it!


12 posted on 09/19/2009 1:51:04 PM PDT by Oldpuppymax (AGENDA OF THE LEFT EXPOSED)
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How many companies and health insurance plans are offered in your state?

If the needs of some consumers are not being met, the place to address that lack of business competition- is within your state. Don’t most states has insurance plan ools for high risk driver to obtain auto insurance? Why not for helath insuarn ce,too. That way the companies have to spread the risks and costs, and maybe share it with the state.

The answer is NOT from Obamacare. Go spend an afternoon sitting in a VA hospital and think of that atmosphere magnified 1000 fold.


13 posted on 09/19/2009 1:53:18 PM PDT by silverleaf (If we are astroturf, why are the democrats trying to mow us?)
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They are lying. This is a lie that Bozo told so of course they have to keep repeating it.


17 posted on 09/19/2009 2:46:37 PM PDT by calex59 (FUBO, we want our constitution back and we intend to get it!)
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The insurance industry is evil incarnate. I truly believe the people working in the industry are either agents of Satan or stupid greedy fools.
I can only hope their spot in hell reflects the pain and suffering they have inflicted on so many..
18 posted on 09/19/2009 2:54:21 PM PDT by montanajoe
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A proposal to make preexisting health conditions irrelevant in the sale of insurance policies could help not just the seriously ill but also people who might consider themselves healthy, documents released Friday by a California-based advocacy group illustrate.

I hope they do this with auto, disability and life insurance too. I hate these monthly premiums. It would be so much better if I could just go out and buy it just when I need it.

Can the government fix it so I only have to bet at the casinos on the hands I'm going to win. Because having to bet on all the hands really sucks.

20 posted on 09/19/2009 3:27:47 PM PDT by SampleMan (Socialism enslaves you & kills your soul.)
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"acne, hemorrhoids and bunions" You sound like a real attractive guy! /Roseann Rosannadana
23 posted on 09/19/2009 3:36:58 PM PDT by Nik Naym (I remember when the United States was a free country. I feel old.)
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