tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post8156587485663074644..comments2024-03-25T05:23:41.171-04:00Comments on Bilbo's Random Thought Collection: Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Government?Bilbohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213505386288233192noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-11101475427788794822009-07-31T14:26:55.778-04:002009-07-31T14:26:55.778-04:00Mike, my previous employer offered that type of in...Mike, my previous employer offered that type of insurance. Low rates, unless heaven forbid.. somebody got sick. Then ALL our premiums went up. You almost resented the person that got cancer. Because of THEM now I can't afford my insurance premium. Sad. And Pathetic. And YES reform is necessary.Twinkiehttps://somebodystolemytwinkie.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-44630681186633951912009-07-31T11:50:06.475-04:002009-07-31T11:50:06.475-04:00I WILL NOT STOP SHOUTING!
Stop with the objective...I WILL NOT STOP SHOUTING!<br /><br />Stop with the objective sense-making, Bilbo. You will be run out of DC on a rail.Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-84038335035691645412009-07-28T17:09:47.928-04:002009-07-28T17:09:47.928-04:00As long as healthcare is a business the consumer i...As long as healthcare is a business the consumer is going to get screwed in the name of profits. We were both in the military. We (and your family members) experienced single-payer healthcare.Leslie Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-12383787990515825692009-07-28T13:33:37.334-04:002009-07-28T13:33:37.334-04:00My family has been the victim of the insurance ind...My family has been the victim of the insurance industries 'preexisting condition' exclusion several times. My daughter was also terminated from a job becuse she used her healthcare. It's time to get the capitalists out of the healthcare field. We need national health insurance NOW.<br /><br />And by the way, the state insurance boards are run by the insurance industry.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017192454403363349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-28172842200383350782009-07-28T08:54:49.347-04:002009-07-28T08:54:49.347-04:00The difference is, Bilbo, is that we can opt out o...The difference is, Bilbo, is that we can opt out of an insurance company we don't like, change our doctor, go to a different commercial pharmacy, and be sure that each entity is trying to entice us in their door with cheaper and better service.<br /><br />You ever hear of a government that does that? Dr. Buchanan at George Mason University, right down the street from your house, got his Nobel Prize by proving all bureaucrats make their decisions on one criteria: What's in it for them!<br /><br />You wanna get your health care from that guy? Especially if as a result yo mama dies and he don't have to budget for her anymore.<br /><br />Eminence GriseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-10017538609395480942009-07-28T07:27:25.723-04:002009-07-28T07:27:25.723-04:00The USA has the best health care in the world, I s...The USA has the best health care in the world, I see no reason to change that. What has driven up the costs is attorneys! You mentioned pharmaceuticals, but also the hosptials and clinics, their doctors,nurses,and even their clerical staffs are subject to major lawsuits, thus have high insurance premiums to cover them for not only malpractice, but for confidentiality issues. Every state has an Insurance Commissioner to keep insurance companies in line, making sure their premiums reflect the risks they are assuming. What our government should be doing is finding ways to limit liabilities in malpractice and frivilous lawsuits to bring the costs down, not creating more beauracracy to drive costs up.Debbienoreply@blogger.com