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| Started by | rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> |
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| First post | 2017-05-08 16:27 -0400 |
| Last post | 2017-05-21 09:56 -0700 |
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Why Have Medical Insurance? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-05-08 16:27 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? "dcaster@krl.org" <dcaster@krl.org> - 2017-05-08 14:20 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? John Larkin <jjlarkin@highland_snip_technology.com> - 2017-05-08 14:54 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-05-08 18:08 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? krw@notreal.com - 2017-05-08 20:01 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? bitrex <bitrex@de.lete.earthlink.net> - 2017-05-08 20:14 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? krw@notreal.com - 2017-05-08 20:47 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? bitrex <bitrex@de.lete.earthlink.net> - 2017-05-08 21:08 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? krw@notreal.com - 2017-05-08 21:14 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? dagmargoodboat@yahoo.com - 2017-05-10 09:33 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? bloggs.fredbloggs.fred@gmail.com - 2017-05-11 05:29 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? kevin93 <kevin@whitedigs.com> - 2017-05-10 12:40 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-10 21:02 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? kevin93 <kevin@whitedigs.com> - 2017-05-11 16:31 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-11 16:39 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-11 16:44 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? krw@notreal.com - 2017-05-11 20:26 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? John Robertson <spam@flippers.com> - 2017-05-11 21:11 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-05-12 00:41 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? krw@notreal.com - 2017-05-12 19:44 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? John Robertson <spam@flippers.com> - 2017-05-12 22:10 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-05-08 21:26 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? bitrex <bitrex@de.lete.earthlink.net> - 2017-05-08 21:31 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-05-08 21:48 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? dagmargoodboat@yahoo.com - 2017-05-10 10:24 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-05-10 13:35 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? dagmargoodboat@yahoo.com - 2017-05-10 11:25 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-05-10 18:18 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? dagmargoodboat@yahoo.com - 2017-05-10 18:38 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? bill.sloman@ieee.org - 2017-05-10 19:09 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? bill.sloman@ieee.org - 2017-05-10 18:49 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? krw@notreal.com - 2017-05-08 21:37 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? bill.sloman@ieee.org - 2017-05-08 19:52 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? amdx <nojunk@knology.net> - 2017-05-08 22:58 -0500
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? bill.sloman@ieee.org - 2017-05-09 01:14 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? amdx <nojunk@knology.net> - 2017-05-10 14:19 -0500
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? dagmargoodboat@yahoo.com - 2017-05-10 18:30 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-05-10 21:46 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? dagmargoodboat@yahoo.com - 2017-05-10 18:53 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? bitrex <bitrex@de.lete.earthlink.net> - 2017-05-09 09:29 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-05-09 12:13 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? dagmargoodboat@yahoo.com - 2017-05-10 09:38 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-05-10 13:25 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? krw@notreal.com - 2017-05-10 13:41 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? dagmargoodboat@yahoo.com - 2017-05-10 11:44 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-05-10 18:40 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? dagmargoodboat@yahoo.com - 2017-05-10 18:49 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? kevin93 <kevin@whitedigs.com> - 2017-05-10 19:18 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? bill.sloman@ieee.org - 2017-05-10 20:12 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? "dcaster@krl.org" <dcaster@krl.org> - 2017-05-11 19:16 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? kevin93 <kevin@whitedigs.com> - 2017-05-11 20:19 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? bill.sloman@ieee.org - 2017-05-11 21:43 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? "dcaster@krl.org" <dcaster@krl.org> - 2017-05-12 17:16 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? bill.sloman@ieee.org - 2017-05-12 18:52 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? bill.sloman@ieee.org - 2017-05-10 19:27 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? bill.sloman@ieee.org - 2017-05-08 19:43 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? bill.sloman@ieee.org - 2017-05-08 20:30 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2017-05-09 08:28 +0100
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? bill.sloman@ieee.org - 2017-05-09 01:20 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2017-05-09 09:39 +0100
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-05-09 12:22 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2017-05-09 17:37 +0100
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-05-09 12:47 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? Spehro Pefhany <speffSNIP@interlogDOTyou.knowwhat> - 2017-05-09 07:58 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-09 06:33 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? krw@notreal.com - 2017-05-09 12:48 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-05-09 12:26 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? krw@notreal.com - 2017-05-09 20:08 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-08 15:55 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? bitrex <bitrex@de.lete.earthlink.net> - 2017-05-08 19:39 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-08 18:34 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? krw@notreal.com - 2017-05-08 20:49 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? John Larkin <jjlarkin@highland_snip_technology.com> - 2017-05-08 17:55 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? bill.sloman@ieee.org - 2017-05-08 20:10 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2017-05-09 08:33 +0100
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-09 00:55 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2017-05-09 09:21 +0100
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-09 01:47 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? mike <ham789@netzero.net> - 2017-05-09 04:06 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-09 06:00 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? mike <ham789@netzero.net> - 2017-05-09 16:30 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-05-09 20:08 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? krw@notreal.com - 2017-05-09 20:10 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? mike <ham789@netzero.net> - 2017-05-09 19:50 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? krw@notreal.com - 2017-05-10 12:51 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-09 19:30 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? bill.sloman@ieee.org - 2017-05-09 20:55 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? mike <ham789@netzero.net> - 2017-05-09 21:44 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? bill.sloman@ieee.org - 2017-05-09 23:46 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-05-09 12:33 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? dagmargoodboat@yahoo.com - 2017-05-10 10:47 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-05-10 18:44 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? bill.sloman@ieee.org - 2017-05-10 19:37 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? "billbowden" <bperryb@bowdenshobbycircuits.info> - 2017-05-11 20:54 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-05-12 00:31 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? "billbowden" <bperryb@bowdenshobbycircuits.info> - 2017-05-12 15:19 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-11 22:22 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? jurb6006@gmail.com - 2017-05-12 21:33 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? bill.sloman@ieee.org - 2017-05-12 22:11 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-05-13 02:21 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? dagmargoodboat@yahoo.com - 2017-05-21 09:47 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? "billbowden" <bperryb@bowdenshobbycircuits.info> - 2017-05-22 18:38 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? krw@notreal.com - 2017-05-23 18:38 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-05-09 12:31 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2017-05-09 17:40 +0100
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? Frank Miles <fpm@u.washington.edu> - 2017-05-08 23:39 +0000
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? bill.sloman@ieee.org - 2017-05-08 19:34 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? amdx <nojunk@knology.net> - 2017-05-08 22:04 -0500
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-05-08 18:03 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? krw@notreal.com - 2017-05-08 20:02 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? krw@notreal.com - 2017-05-08 18:41 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? mike <ham789@netzero.net> - 2017-05-08 19:04 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? krw@notreal.com - 2017-05-08 22:17 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-05-08 22:27 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? krw@notreal.com - 2017-05-08 22:30 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? bill.sloman@ieee.org - 2017-05-08 20:30 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-08 19:33 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-05-08 22:55 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? bill.sloman@ieee.org - 2017-05-08 20:21 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? bloggs.fredbloggs.fred@gmail.com - 2017-05-09 09:13 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-05-09 12:45 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? bloggs.fredbloggs.fred@gmail.com - 2017-05-10 08:05 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? dagmargoodboat@yahoo.com - 2017-05-10 19:04 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? krw@notreal.com - 2017-05-10 22:38 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-05-10 23:03 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? dagmargoodboat@yahoo.com - 2017-05-21 09:30 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-05-22 01:24 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? John Robertson <spam@flippers.com> - 2017-05-08 14:22 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@On-My-Web-Site.com> - 2017-05-08 17:08 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? bitrex <bitrex@de.lete.earthlink.net> - 2017-05-08 20:20 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? bitrex <bitrex@de.lete.earthlink.net> - 2017-05-08 20:30 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? bill.sloman@ieee.org - 2017-05-08 20:42 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? amdx <nojunk@knology.net> - 2017-05-12 18:31 -0500
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-05-12 19:49 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? krw@notreal.com - 2017-05-12 20:14 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? amdx <nojunk@knology.net> - 2017-05-12 19:27 -0500
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-12 17:38 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-05-12 21:22 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? jurb6006@gmail.com - 2017-05-12 21:43 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? krw@notreal.com - 2017-05-13 11:04 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? Lasse Langwadt Christensen <langwadt@fonz.dk> - 2017-05-13 09:13 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? jurb6006@gmail.com - 2017-05-12 21:45 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? bill.sloman@ieee.org - 2017-05-12 22:27 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? krw@notreal.com - 2017-05-13 11:06 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? bill.sloman@ieee.org - 2017-05-13 08:40 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? Reinhardt Behm <rbehm@hushmail.com> - 2017-05-14 00:01 +0800
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? amdx <nojunk@knology.net> - 2017-05-15 09:32 -0500
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-05-15 10:45 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? amdx <nojunk@knology.net> - 2017-05-15 13:48 -0500
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-05-16 01:40 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-15 07:48 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? krw@notreal.com - 2017-05-15 20:30 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2017-05-28 12:10 +0000
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? "Kevin Aylward" <kevinRemovAT@kevinaylward.co.uk> - 2017-05-13 21:11 +0100
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-13 13:39 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-05-13 16:56 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? Lasse Langwadt Christensen <langwadt@fonz.dk> - 2017-05-13 14:04 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-05-13 17:18 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? Lasse Langwadt Christensen <langwadt@fonz.dk> - 2017-05-13 14:41 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? bill.sloman@ieee.org - 2017-05-13 21:17 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? amdx <nojunk@knology.net> - 2017-05-15 13:55 -0500
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? dagmargoodboat@yahoo.com - 2017-05-21 10:27 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? bill.sloman@ieee.org - 2017-05-21 21:53 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2017-05-13 06:28 +0100
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-05-13 02:23 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2017-05-13 08:06 +0100
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? jurb6006@gmail.com - 2017-05-12 21:40 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? bill.sloman@ieee.org - 2017-05-12 22:13 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? John Robertson <spam@flippers.com> - 2017-05-13 10:14 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-05-13 14:32 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-12 17:33 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? amdx <nojunk@knology.net> - 2017-05-12 20:11 -0500
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-05-12 21:34 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? amdx <nojunk@knology.net> - 2017-05-13 09:19 -0500
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-05-13 11:34 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? John Robertson <spam@flippers.com> - 2017-05-13 10:35 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-05-13 14:38 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? John Robertson <spam@flippers.com> - 2017-05-13 16:25 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? krw@notreal.com - 2017-05-12 22:37 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-12 19:46 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? amdx <nojunk@knology.net> - 2017-05-13 09:38 -0500
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-13 08:05 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? amdx <nojunk@knology.net> - 2017-05-13 10:35 -0500
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-05-13 12:00 -0400
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-13 09:14 -0700
Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? dagmargoodboat@yahoo.com - 2017-05-21 09:56 -0700
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| From | amdx <nojunk@knology.net> |
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| Date | 2017-05-13 09:38 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <of75iv$a8u$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #460051 |
On 5/12/2017 9:46 PM, Don Y wrote:
> On 5/12/2017 6:11 PM, amdx wrote:
>>> Of course, if you are UNLUCKY enough to NOT need that care, then YOU
>>> will subsidize someone else's care!
>>
>> As long as I can remember or since the kids were born 23 years ago,
>> I don't ever recall hitting my deductible. So the insurance company
>> has not
>> paid a claim. So I have been subsidizing others care, but that's what
>> insurance
>> does. I have a $10k deductible and hope I never hit it.
>> Hit about $4,500 one year when my son had his wisdom teeth pulled.
>
> But, you don't honestly think they put that money in a special account:
> "To be used for Mike's *future* claims", do you?
"Honestly" no I don't and never did.
Instead, it went to pay
> for someone else's claims -- because they "only" paid $11K that year and
> needed $150K of care!
>
Or it went into some other investment as a reserve for future expenses.
> As I said elsewhere, I'd gladly keep paying "high rates" *if* it acted
> to protect me from NEEDING care (sadly, it can't). So, the only control
> I have over what gets paid out is by adjusting my lifestyle to avoid
> things that could lead to expensive care (avoid smoking, control weight,
> exercise, etc.), encourage others to do likewise (to reduce the amount
> that I -- and everyone else lumped in the same group with me -- get
> charged to cover THEIR care) and *hope* for the best.
>
Good luck with that.
> I see what toll (financial, psychological, emotional) health issues have
> taken on friends and colleagues -- often consequential to their personal
> choices but also often "bad luck"/genes. I'd much prefer to stay as
> healthy as I *can* -- and wonder why others don't think likewise (but,
> hey, its their choice; I'd rather pay my "share" of their healthcare than
> live with their debilitating conditions, etc.)
>
Just as a toss in, my son was the victim of a hit and run...
by a bicyclist. Knocked him out for a short time, someone called an
ambulance that took him to the hospital. Xrays and stitches in his leg
and head. I was running through the billing codes and noted the
emergency room added 1-1/2" to his head laceration which was an extra
charge vs the shorter laceration. I didn't complain, but it did piss me
off.Also, my daughter showed up about 24 hrs after he got out of the ER
and found they didn't clean him up at all. His hair was blood matted,
his body had several scrapes and bruises not cleaned.
My daughter cleaned him up. She called me to report he is minimizing the
extent on his injuries.
She was out of town when it happened and lives 2 hrs from him, I'm
4-1/2 hrs from him. I offered to come to him, and offered to bring him
to my home for recuperation. "no I'll be alright dad" and he is.
Mikek
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| From | Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> |
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| Date | 2017-05-13 08:05 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <of7753$fb0$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #460082 |
On 5/13/2017 7:38 AM, amdx wrote: >> As I said elsewhere, I'd gladly keep paying "high rates" *if* it acted >> to protect me from NEEDING care (sadly, it can't). So, the only control >> I have over what gets paid out is by adjusting my lifestyle to avoid >> things that could lead to expensive care (avoid smoking, control weight, >> exercise, etc.), encourage others to do likewise (to reduce the amount >> that I -- and everyone else lumped in the same group with me -- get >> charged to cover THEIR care) and *hope* for the best. > > Good luck with that. I can't think of anything else that I can do to keep myself healthy AND keep the costs for my health care down. >> I see what toll (financial, psychological, emotional) health issues have >> taken on friends and colleagues -- often consequential to their personal >> choices but also often "bad luck"/genes. I'd much prefer to stay as >> healthy as I *can* -- and wonder why others don't think likewise (but, >> hey, its their choice; I'd rather pay my "share" of their healthcare than >> live with their debilitating conditions, etc.) > > Just as a toss in, my son was the victim of a hit and run... > by a bicyclist. Knocked him out for a short time, someone called an ambulance > that took him to the hospital. Xrays and stitches in his leg and head. I was > running through the billing codes and noted the emergency room added 1-1/2" to > his head laceration which was an extra charge vs the shorter laceration. I > didn't complain, but it did piss me off. Hard to know whether that was an "honest mistake" or a deliberate fraud. I spent an afternoon in an ER many years ago. Got a bill with 4 "extra" line items on it: the first two were things I clearly didn't have done (I mean *clearly* -- like "amputate left leg" and "apply cast to right leg") and the next two were CREDITS for those first two items. WTF? You not only mistakenly bill me for two things but then credit me for them? Why not just remove them from the bill entirely?? <shrug> > Also, my daughter showed up about 24 > hrs after he got out of the ER and found they didn't clean him up at all. His > hair was blood matted, his body had several scrapes and bruises not cleaned. > My daughter cleaned him up. She called me to report he is minimizing the > extent on his injuries. And, of course, *he* didn't care -- he just "wanted to go home"! > She was out of town when it happened and lives 2 hrs from him, I'm 4-1/2 hrs > from him. I offered to come to him, and offered to bring him to my home for > recuperation. "no I'll be alright dad" and he is. Glad for that. *Any* visit to the hospital is fraught with risk -- from the CARE GIVERS! (hint: always have an advocate with you if hospitalized) SWMBO worked for one of the local hospitals for many years. Usually, in pretty significant offices -- where she was privy to lots of stuff they don't want disclosed (i.e., "There will be no minutes taken in this meeting; we'll decide what we're going to write down AFTER we're done!") She'd come home with all sorts of horror stories -- both from that hospital and information shared from the other 8-10 hospitals in town. I expect people to make mistakes -- "they're only human". But, I also expect folks to put in place processes and procedures to try to minimize the number of those mistakes and their consequences. In the case of her hospital, they were self-insured. So, every employee effectively got their hospital-related care from THAT hospital (huge financial disincentive to go elsewhere). With that in mind, you (*I*) would think the employees would be extra diligent; wanting to give the *best* care cuz it's likely that some of their colleagues are receiving care, there, each day! And, someday, they may find themselves in that position as well! (do they think the conscientiousness of their fellow employees will magically improve just before *they* need care? why -- if it isn't improving now as their colleagues need care?)
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| From | amdx <nojunk@knology.net> |
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| Date | 2017-05-13 10:35 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <of78ud$l9e$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #460085 |
On 5/13/2017 10:05 AM, Don Y wrote:
> On 5/13/2017 7:38 AM, amdx wrote:
>>> As I said elsewhere, I'd gladly keep paying "high rates" *if* it acted
>>> to protect me from NEEDING care (sadly, it can't). So, the only control
>>> I have over what gets paid out is by adjusting my lifestyle to avoid
>>> things that could lead to expensive care (avoid smoking, control weight,
>>> exercise, etc.), encourage others to do likewise (to reduce the amount
>>> that I -- and everyone else lumped in the same group with me -- get
>>> charged to cover THEIR care) and *hope* for the best.
>>
>> Good luck with that.
>
> I can't think of anything else that I can do to keep myself healthy
> AND keep the costs for my health care down.
>
It wasn't you that I'm concerned about, it's convincing others.
Mikek
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| From | rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2017-05-13 12:00 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <of7aca$ouq$2@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #460093 |
On 5/13/2017 11:35 AM, amdx wrote: > On 5/13/2017 10:05 AM, Don Y wrote: >> On 5/13/2017 7:38 AM, amdx wrote: >>>> As I said elsewhere, I'd gladly keep paying "high rates" *if* it acted >>>> to protect me from NEEDING care (sadly, it can't). So, the only >>>> control >>>> I have over what gets paid out is by adjusting my lifestyle to avoid >>>> things that could lead to expensive care (avoid smoking, control >>>> weight, >>>> exercise, etc.), encourage others to do likewise (to reduce the amount >>>> that I -- and everyone else lumped in the same group with me -- get >>>> charged to cover THEIR care) and *hope* for the best. >>> >>> Good luck with that. >> >> I can't think of anything else that I can do to keep myself healthy >> AND keep the costs for my health care down. >> > > > It wasn't you that I'm concerned about, it's convincing others. Lol! That's a wasted effort in this group. -- Rick C
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| From | Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> |
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| Date | 2017-05-13 09:14 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <of7b60$snm$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #460093 |
On 5/13/2017 8:35 AM, amdx wrote: > On 5/13/2017 10:05 AM, Don Y wrote: >> On 5/13/2017 7:38 AM, amdx wrote: >>>> As I said elsewhere, I'd gladly keep paying "high rates" *if* it acted >>>> to protect me from NEEDING care (sadly, it can't). So, the only control >>>> I have over what gets paid out is by adjusting my lifestyle to avoid >>>> things that could lead to expensive care (avoid smoking, control weight, >>>> exercise, etc.), encourage others to do likewise (to reduce the amount >>>> that I -- and everyone else lumped in the same group with me -- get >>>> charged to cover THEIR care) and *hope* for the best. >>> >>> Good luck with that. >> >> I can't think of anything else that I can do to keep myself healthy >> AND keep the costs for my health care down. > > It wasn't you that I'm concerned about, it's convincing others. Have to show people other ways of thinking about issues BEFORE you can expect them to "take the initiative" and think for themselves. But, can't *make* someone shed their emotional clinging to illogical convictions. E.g., my comment re: hospital employees not wanting to "give their all" to ensure the care THEY get will be the "best possible". Until you get folks thinking about how their attitude can *hurt* them WHEN HELD BY THEIR COLLEAGUES, they're unlikely to think about the effort they expend. If it wasn't so sad/depressing, it would be highly amusing to point out folks' inconsistencies to them. I was speaking with a neighbor some years back and another neighbor joined us and got into a rant about the HoA notifying him that he had too many weeds in his yard, yada yada yada: "What business is it of theirs what my yard looks like? It's *my* property! I can treat it however I like!" The other neighbor replied, straight-faced: "Absolutely right! If I want to put up a MEAT RENDERING facility here, I should be free to do so! After all, it's MY property!" Silence. I guess it never occurred to the first neighbor to consider how the "freedom" he was claiming might HURT him if afforded to the rest of us. Ooops!
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| From | dagmargoodboat@yahoo.com |
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| Date | 2017-05-21 09:56 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <4d948008-f523-48b8-93d9-3f2197b4b85e@googlegroups.com> |
| In reply to | #460038 |
On Friday, May 12, 2017 at 8:33:02 PM UTC-4, Don Y wrote: > On 5/12/2017 4:31 PM, amdx wrote: > > I have health insurance for two reasons. > > 1. It protects my life savings from a $300,000 hospital bill. [...] > YOU ALWAYS PAY FOR OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE SICK. Arguably yes, but, before Obamacare, he was able to do it for one-third of what it costs him today. Cheers, James Arthur
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