tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502695489360674806.post8620604540486314945..comments2023-10-31T09:14:26.930-05:00Comments on Manifesto Joe's Texas Blues: The Real Health Care Nazis? If The Jackboots Fit ...Manifesto Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06521151220297061304noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502695489360674806.post-81516025013720419812009-10-22T02:14:40.329-05:002009-10-22T02:14:40.329-05:00Anon, a second point:
Where do you get this "...Anon, a second point:<br /><br />Where do you get this "she lied" stuff from? She read a letter from the insurance company to a Senate committee. Nowhere was it stated that she wasn't covered by someone. She didn't say that. She read the letter from the insurance company about the denial of coverage. Aren't you jumping to conclusions? (But then, you didn't do a very good job of camouflaging where you're coming from, anyway.)Manifesto Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06521151220297061304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502695489360674806.post-33579265294597151422009-10-22T01:41:26.670-05:002009-10-22T01:41:26.670-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Manifesto Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06521151220297061304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502695489360674806.post-27274609519896805712009-10-22T01:41:11.859-05:002009-10-22T01:41:11.859-05:00Hi, Anon:
These would be interesting points of re...Hi, Anon:<br /><br />These would be interesting points of rebuttal, but I have a big problem with them. You haven't given me a source for anything. I would like to know where you got your background info. I simply read the McClatchy report and quoted from it. If you have more about this woman's testimony, and it's credible, who's the source?Manifesto Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06521151220297061304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502695489360674806.post-83325721756161074452009-10-20T23:30:53.539-05:002009-10-20T23:30:53.539-05:00"Golden Rule, which sells individual policies..."Golden Rule, which sells individual policies in 30 states, said it would insure a woman who had had a Caesarean only if it could exclude paying for another one for three years. But in Colorado, such exclusions are considered discriminatory and are forbidden, so Golden Rule simply rejects women who have had the surgery, unless they have been sterilized or meet the company’s age requirements…<br /><br />So, this woman had insurance, just wanted a cheaper rate, and the cheaper company excluded Caesarians for 3 years (you get what you pay for), but since it couldn’t exclude caesarians in Colorado, because the law forbids it, they just won’t insure women who’ve had Caesarians in Colorado (so part of the problem is over-regulation on Colorado’s part). Maybe many women would opt for cheap insurance in Colorado and take the chance on not having a Caesarian paid for in the first 3 years of the policy, but that freedom of choice has been taken away.<br /><br />Perhaps the Obama administration should stop trying to scare folks with sob stories that are not as bad they make them sound."<br /><br />BTW, I've had 3 C-sections. The insurance with our middle child treated pregnancy as an illness and wouldn't pay for everything. Nothing we could do about it, so we paid our part of the bill - around $3,000 - which is a bargain for a healthy baby and not nearly the bill our former great insurance paid for with our first child, who needed a week in NICU.<br /><br />Barring complications, it's not that expensive and certainly not out of reach of a one income family - which we are. If she wanted the cheaper rate, she should have taken the chance on not having another child for three years. If she ended up getting pregnant, she could still pay out of pocket - it's way cheaper than the insurance - or she should have stuck with the plan she already had until she was through having kids.<br /><br />Besides, she had insurance and was covered - she just wanted a cheaper rate. She lied. I'll bet she lied about Humana turning down her "breath holding" son as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502695489360674806.post-76398629755280524392009-10-20T18:57:55.724-05:002009-10-20T18:57:55.724-05:00Fabulous argument, Manifesto Joe! As far as I'...Fabulous argument, Manifesto Joe! As far as I'm concerned, though, adequate health care IS a basic human right, as is eating. I think the government should simply nationalize the health care industry for a five year period and ban all health insurance parasite companies as "pre-existing conditions" to teach those bastards a well deserved lesson. After 5 years, they could resume operation, but on a tightly regulated basis. It would serve the sons of bitches right and maybe even teach them how to moderate their greed!Jack Jodellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02165430903903838990noreply@blogger.com