Even Joe Isuzu isn’t buying this.
Curious that she thinks that NATIONALIZING health insurance would HELP the problem!!
It sounds possible, what’s not to buy?
Insurance companies have one of the lowest rates of return of almost all industries.
Is this the only insurance company in the state of Ohio? If my car insurance got jacked up in the double digits percentage, I’d sure be shopping around!
Anthem/Blue Cross provided insurance for 100,000,000 Americans last year, and made a profit of $5,000,000,000, which is $50 per policy. Even if Anthem/Blue Cross made no profit at all, and reduced premiums by that amount, it would only knock $50 of the average premium. Since your average premium is about $8,000, that would mean a reduction of 0.625%.
Five Billion Dollars sounds like a lot of money until you divide it by 100 Million...
abc=****ing lying commies and muzzies... all ex clintoon knee padders.
LLS
I have no trouble believing her story (in spite of the fact that Obama’s told some UNTRUE doozeys!). In fact, with the cancer, I’m surprised they just didn’t boot her. Costs ARE increasing. Where we differ with the left is on how to fix the problem.
My son is a graduate student who is in great health, only sees only his primary doctor once a year, but has taken a script, the same script, same dosage, for minor, though chronic depression for 5 years. His policy with United Health Care WAS renewed this year, but a RIDER was added now that excludes ANY coverage, including medication, for the depression. He’s never sick....there have been years where the only doctor visit he’s had is just to get a refill on his script, but hells bells, what if he DID have a problem?
So, I called and asked why the rider? I was told that it was because the cost of his medication has increased. I explained...but he takes the generic and since he can get a 3 month supply at Krogers for $9.00, he has NEVER submitted it through the insurance. UHC’s reply, literally,....”well yes, but he could”.
Now THAT is just ridiculous. Heck, a lot of things COULD happen to any one at any time...isn’t that what insurance is FOR?
Another Obambi story: I’m still reeling about the woman who was wearing her deceased sister-in-law’s teeth.... chuckle!!
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I'm not getting what her point is.
I am sure we have paid more than 20 grand in car insurance over the years and (thank God) never received a penny back. Why doesnt Obama decide that the auto insurance system "is broke" and "in crisis"? Same thing with fire insurance; been paying for years but (again, thank God) have never had one of our homes go on fire.
Are RATS unable to understand the concept of insurance? It's not a guarantee of return on "investment."
H at one time or another all of us have had a beef with our ins companies.
OBAMANOMICS—TRICKLE DOWN DESTRUCTION of the economy
Bambi doesn’t keep his promises...so buyer beware!
SET THEIR LOCAL AND DC LINES ON FIRE!
PLEASE ASK THEM TO REPEAL THE BIG NEW FEES in TRICARE for Life, the retired Military over 65 secondary health ins. which they passed in a DOD bill. They promised our Military these benefits, and our Military have earned them.
Sen Scott Brown’s number is 202-224-4543
Capitol Hill switchboard is 202-224-3121
Lots of local demwit phone numbers on this thread
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2408217/posts
Rename, repackage, rewrite it a tad smaller, and sell another pig in a poke. NO COLAs for granny, retired Military or retired fed employees. BIG NEW fees for Tricare for Life retired over 65 Military’s secondary health ins. (DOD bill already passed, delayed but goes into effect 2011 NEEDS TO BE REPEALED!
OBAMA’s WAR ON SENIORS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2433867/posts/
New Dem mantra: Woof, woof eat dog food granny....ala let them eat cake.
Obama says slight fix will extend Social Security, http://townhall.com/news/us/2010/02/19/obama_says_slight_fix_will_extend_social_security
Health Care Rationing for Seniors Another Problem in New Obama Plan http://www.lifenews.com/bio3058.html
Medicare tax may apply to investment income (ObamaCare tax hike)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2460988/posts
Obama: No reduced Medicare benefits in health care reform
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/28/obama.health.care/index.html
Will healthcare reform mean cuts in Medicare for seniors?
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2009/1017/will-healthcare-reform-mean-cuts-in-medicare-for-seniors
Health Reform’s Hidden Victims Young people and seniors would pay a high price for ObamaCare.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203517304574306303720472842.html
SOCIALIZED MED THREAD http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2463709/posts
MILITARY & Retired MILITARY
TRI CARE FOR LIFE This from a google search:
http://economicspolitics.blogspot.com/2009/05/tricare-for-life-is-obama-trying-to.html
This option would help reduce the costs of TFL, as well as costs for Medicare, by introducing minimum out-of pocket requirements for beneficiaries. Under this option, TFL would not cover any of the first $525 of an enrollee’s cost-sharing liabilities for calendar year 2011 and would limit coverage to 50 percent of the next $4,725 in Medicare cost sharing that the beneficiary incurred. (Because all further cost sharing would be covered by TFL, enrollees could not pay more than $2,888 in cost sharing in that year.) http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/99xx/doc9925/12-18-HealthOptions.pdf
Bill Would Restrict Veterans’ Health Care Options 11/06/09
Buyer and McKeon Offer Amendments to Protect Veterans and TRICARE Beneficiaries
Congress plans to block Tricare fee increases
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/10/military_tricarefees_blocked_100709w
http://www.navytimes.com/news/2009/10/military_tricarefees_blocked_100709w/
By Rick Maze - Staff writer, Oct 7, 2009
Tricare fee increases imposed last week by the Defense Department will be repealed by a provision of the compromise 2010 defense authorization bill unveiled Wednesday by House and Senate negotiators.
The fee increases were announced on Sept. 30 and took effect on Oct. 1, but the defense bill, HR 2647, includes a provision barring any fee increases until the start of fiscal 2011.
Retired Army Maj. Gen. Bill Matz, president of the National Association for Uniformed Services, said the announcement of fee increases was shocking considering that the Obama administration promised earlier this year to hold off on any new fee Tricare fee increases until fiscal 2011.
“President Obama and DoD assured NAUS and the entire military family earlier this year that there would rightly be no increases in any Tricare fees” in fiscal 2010, Matz said. “We took them at their word, and I can’t believe that a co-pay increase like this was allowed to go forward,” he added.