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Re: Why Have Medical Insurance?

From rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com>
Newsgroups sci.electronics.design
Subject Re: Why Have Medical Insurance?
Date 2017-05-08 21:26 -0400
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On 5/8/2017 8:01 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
> On Mon, 8 May 2017 18:08:15 -0400, rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On 5/8/2017 5:54 PM, John Larkin wrote:
>>> On Mon, 8 May 2017 14:20:11 -0700 (PDT), "dcaster@krl.org"
>>> <dcaster@krl.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Monday, May 8, 2017 at 4:27:31 PM UTC-4, rickman wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> So what is the point of medical insurance if your rates can be jacked up
>>>>> when you get sick or the condition you are sick with can be removed from
>>>>> the coverage?
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>> Rick C
>>>>
>>>> I think you need to review the proposed law.  My understanding is that if you had a pre existing condition you could be charged more for one year and after a year of being covered your payments would be lowered as if you had no pre existing condition.
>>>>
>>>>                                   Dan
>>>
>>> "Pre-existing condition" means that you are sick before you apply for
>>> insurance. Like applying for homeowners' insurance when your house is
>>> on fire.
>>
>> "Pre-existing condition" includes having *been* sick at some point in
>> the past.  If you had cancer and are in remission, you are out of luck.
>
> Only if you have no insurance.  Why don't you have insurance?
>
>> So you have a fire and rebuild your house, now you have to pay triple
>> premiums.
>
> Often, yes.  But to make your analogy work, you only have to pay
> triple premiums for health insurance after your resurrection.  IYou
> have no worries about that.
>>
>>> The repubs are just doing the usual congressional thing, complex
>>> tinkering with a complex mess without addressing the fundamamentals,
>>> much less making things cheaper and simpler.
>>>
>>> Single-payer would just dump the expensive mess onto the feds, who
>>> would borrow money to pay for it.
>>
>> No need to borrow money.  Collect insurance premiums from everyone who
>> can afford it and make the insurance mandatory, including those who have
>> it by other means.  Employers will happily drop insurance and pay the
>> premiums for employees as this is a *major* hassle for every company.
>> It also takes it out of the equation for new hires.  All companies have
>> the same insurance.
>
> Tax the rich!  They can afford it!

How about we at least tax them as much as the rest of us?

-- 

Rick C

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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? 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
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              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
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                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
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        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
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          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
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            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
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                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
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                Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? mike <ham789@netzero.net> - 2017-05-09 21:44 -0700
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                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
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      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
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    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
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          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
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    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
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    Re: Why Have Medical Insurance? bitrex <bitrex@de.lete.earthlink.net> - 2017-05-08 20:20 -0400
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