Kurt
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How? It's largely thought to be the opposite.
March 14, 2025 at 7:20 PM
How? It's largely thought to be the opposite.
Will try to tune in, BJ. Growing up as a Seattle area teenager in the 90s, who didn't know Bob Rivers and Twisted Tunes? I am Santa Clause!
RIP Legend.
RIP Legend.
March 11, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Will try to tune in, BJ. Growing up as a Seattle area teenager in the 90s, who didn't know Bob Rivers and Twisted Tunes? I am Santa Clause!
RIP Legend.
RIP Legend.
My first ever concert was NIN/Bowie in Oct '95 in Tacoma, WA, and concur it was one of the best days of my life. AND, this too will by my 11th time seeing NIN.
January 29, 2025 at 9:43 PM
My first ever concert was NIN/Bowie in Oct '95 in Tacoma, WA, and concur it was one of the best days of my life. AND, this too will by my 11th time seeing NIN.
BTW I'm in the 3rd camp. Been using the same asthma maintenance inhaler for years, and new insurance company won't cover it. The "alternatives" gave me back pain, loss of voice, headaches, and now I'm on one that I can only take half dosage so my breathing isn't as good as before. But yay insurance!
December 17, 2024 at 10:08 PM
BTW I'm in the 3rd camp. Been using the same asthma maintenance inhaler for years, and new insurance company won't cover it. The "alternatives" gave me back pain, loss of voice, headaches, and now I'm on one that I can only take half dosage so my breathing isn't as good as before. But yay insurance!
And the uninsured? The "max benefit exceeded" folks? The "we no longer cover your asthma medication because it's too expensive, why don't you try these other ones that are cheaper but give you tons of reactions" folks? What say you?
December 17, 2024 at 10:01 PM
And the uninsured? The "max benefit exceeded" folks? The "we no longer cover your asthma medication because it's too expensive, why don't you try these other ones that are cheaper but give you tons of reactions" folks? What say you?
Look, until we get a single payer system pooling every person from young and healthy to old and dying this is never going to be a great system. The current system is broken in many ways, and far too many people are either excluded completely or fatigued by having to fight it. End of my argument.
December 17, 2024 at 9:59 PM
Look, until we get a single payer system pooling every person from young and healthy to old and dying this is never going to be a great system. The current system is broken in many ways, and far too many people are either excluded completely or fatigued by having to fight it. End of my argument.
Who is paying UHC for that 6% net margin? What value did the insured get by paying out of pocket for that 6%? And how many were either denied care or limited in their claim to get them at 6%?
Why are you comparing a company profiting on healthcare vs a goods/services producing company on the S&P?
Why are you comparing a company profiting on healthcare vs a goods/services producing company on the S&P?
December 17, 2024 at 9:55 PM
Who is paying UHC for that 6% net margin? What value did the insured get by paying out of pocket for that 6%? And how many were either denied care or limited in their claim to get them at 6%?
Why are you comparing a company profiting on healthcare vs a goods/services producing company on the S&P?
Why are you comparing a company profiting on healthcare vs a goods/services producing company on the S&P?
My Rx insurer just mailed me about my asthma medication. They will only cover me if I pre-buy 3 months of medication at a time, denying single month requests. They claim they're doing it to provide better service, but the only one it benefits is them, because it's cheaper for them.
December 17, 2024 at 9:51 PM
My Rx insurer just mailed me about my asthma medication. They will only cover me if I pre-buy 3 months of medication at a time, denying single month requests. They claim they're doing it to provide better service, but the only one it benefits is them, because it's cheaper for them.
That's entirely subjective, you're not going to trap me that easily. Is it possible to overconsume cancer treatment? Is it possible to overconsume doctor's visits for every sniffle?
December 17, 2024 at 9:48 PM
That's entirely subjective, you're not going to trap me that easily. Is it possible to overconsume cancer treatment? Is it possible to overconsume doctor's visits for every sniffle?
Half a million medical bankruptcies per year would like a word with you.
December 17, 2024 at 9:44 PM
Half a million medical bankruptcies per year would like a word with you.
Bingo. The greatest testament to this is whenever I travel ANYWHERE else in the world and need healthcare. I'm seen without asking for my insurance card, and more often than not I pay $0.
Only country on earth where the number of annual medical bankruptcies is > 0, and we have half a million yearly
Only country on earth where the number of annual medical bankruptcies is > 0, and we have half a million yearly
December 17, 2024 at 9:43 PM
Bingo. The greatest testament to this is whenever I travel ANYWHERE else in the world and need healthcare. I'm seen without asking for my insurance card, and more often than not I pay $0.
Only country on earth where the number of annual medical bankruptcies is > 0, and we have half a million yearly
Only country on earth where the number of annual medical bankruptcies is > 0, and we have half a million yearly
"As someone who works in health"
Health..insurance?
Because if you're in healthcare you're an extreme minority of insurance defenders.
Health..insurance?
Because if you're in healthcare you're an extreme minority of insurance defenders.
December 17, 2024 at 9:41 PM
"As someone who works in health"
Health..insurance?
Because if you're in healthcare you're an extreme minority of insurance defenders.
Health..insurance?
Because if you're in healthcare you're an extreme minority of insurance defenders.
December 17, 2024 at 9:39 PM
Tell us more about excessive profits, related to a publicly traded company that is beholden to increasing shareholder value.
December 17, 2024 at 9:35 PM
Tell us more about excessive profits, related to a publicly traded company that is beholden to increasing shareholder value.
What absolute bullshit. We aren't fighting because we're simply trying to live our lives. They argue that we don't drop our entire life to spend eternity fighting their backward system. To hell with them and the entire health insurance industry.
December 17, 2024 at 9:29 PM
What absolute bullshit. We aren't fighting because we're simply trying to live our lives. They argue that we don't drop our entire life to spend eternity fighting their backward system. To hell with them and the entire health insurance industry.
On the same day of his murder, BCBS announced they would not cover continuing anesthesia if a surgery took longer than they expect it to. And because of this incident it gained media exposure and they were forced to back down due to the backlash. So yeah, down with insurance running healthcare.
December 17, 2024 at 9:27 PM
On the same day of his murder, BCBS announced they would not cover continuing anesthesia if a surgery took longer than they expect it to. And because of this incident it gained media exposure and they were forced to back down due to the backlash. So yeah, down with insurance running healthcare.
30% denied, far greater than any other major insurer and well above the industry average. In other words, unacceptable for insurance companies to be the main driver of healthcare.
December 17, 2024 at 9:18 PM
30% denied, far greater than any other major insurer and well above the industry average. In other words, unacceptable for insurance companies to be the main driver of healthcare.
I don't find it acceptable as much as I don't find denying 30% of insurance claims acceptable, which is what I suspect most people are conveying by finding his murder "acceptable."
December 17, 2024 at 9:17 PM
I don't find it acceptable as much as I don't find denying 30% of insurance claims acceptable, which is what I suspect most people are conveying by finding his murder "acceptable."
Got my 4 in the 300 corner for $100 each. It's a unique event I guess, and a noon game so the kid can go.
December 17, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Got my 4 in the 300 corner for $100 each. It's a unique event I guess, and a noon game so the kid can go.
Yeah this is dumb. We're being FIFA'd.
December 17, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Yeah this is dumb. We're being FIFA'd.
2fa for literally everything, required.
December 11, 2024 at 3:16 AM
2fa for literally everything, required.