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jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
91. It's pretty amazing to me
Thu Aug 22, 2013, 11:52 AM
Aug 2013

Don't these people notice that there is no government health insurance being offered?

I call major bullshit. babylonsister Aug 2013 #1
Yeah, ask the asshole to produce something printed kysrsoze Aug 2013 #2
Ohio. This is the only thing I've been able to find on it --- from NORML Holly_Hobby Aug 2013 #5
Screening is not the same as testing The empressof all Aug 2013 #16
screening most certainly is testing. magical thyme Aug 2013 #61
I understand your point The empressof all Aug 2013 #65
the point is that it is open to interpretation magical thyme Aug 2013 #76
Well You and I agree on a great deal The empressof all Aug 2013 #77
Also... Holly_Hobby Aug 2013 #8
I'd watch that PCP if i were you. WinkyDink Aug 2013 #12
Bullshit, that is very expensive. nt bemildred Aug 2013 #3
I'd find another doc. Hoyt Aug 2013 #4
Ask your doctor if it hurt much when she pulled that whopper out of her ass rustydog Aug 2013 #6
I just freaking spewed water all over the place. reflection Aug 2013 #60
I did a quick search on this and came up with nothing. arcane1 Aug 2013 #7
That is my take on it, too Warpy Aug 2013 #9
Users of e-cigs will also obviously test positive for nicotine. Buns_of_Fire Aug 2013 #41
People using gum or patches will test positive, too. nt. Mariana Aug 2013 #99
LOL, fucking Republican doctors. tridim Aug 2013 #10
That was so last century. RC Aug 2013 #31
Not in Arizona, it isn't: freshwest Aug 2013 #39
O, FGS. Tell her to turn off FOX. WinkyDink Aug 2013 #11
New Obamacare Wrinkle: A Way For Smokers to Avoid Paying a Penalty burnodo Aug 2013 #13
Sorry to break this to everyone, but it's actually NOT bullshit. Xithras Aug 2013 #14
Hilarious that right out of the box "it's a LIE!" then someone that actually knows facts, like you.. Safetykitten Aug 2013 #15
However, it's not required by "Obamacare" Lex Aug 2013 #80
So this is a way for health insurers to charge more money to test for illicit drug use? dkf Aug 2013 #18
If this is the case....It will be tested thoroughly in the courts. The empressof all Aug 2013 #19
And the courts will find nothing wrong with it. nt bananas Aug 2013 #34
Kick. cherokeeprogressive Aug 2013 #20
Internet HOAX! nt rdharma Aug 2013 #49
It's not required zipplewrath Aug 2013 #30
True. The government doesn't require it. It simply allowed insurance companies to require it. Xithras Aug 2013 #59
Our new policies will require something similar alarimer Aug 2013 #74
Some companies are having weigh ins zipplewrath Aug 2013 #75
Last time I went to my primary care physician LibertyLover Aug 2013 #82
Thanks - is coffee on the list? bananas Aug 2013 #32
Looks like people can simply get away by not using drugs 2 days before a blood test. Incitatus Aug 2013 #35
THC can stay in the blood a lot longer than that especially for medical marijuana patients who liberal_at_heart Aug 2013 #68
how will this affect medical marijuana patients? liberal_at_heart Aug 2013 #67
I think this is the answer to LWolf Aug 2013 #81
Gee, if only someone could have foreseen this kind of thing... Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #17
Internet Hoax! nt rdharma Aug 2013 #48
Wonder if those of us with private insurance will be required to do it, too? lynne Aug 2013 #21
Obamacare is not insurance Bradical79 Aug 2013 #24
Obama care IS insurance. RC Aug 2013 #33
No, it's not. Bradical79 Aug 2013 #83
What is it then, if it is not insurance? RC Aug 2013 #89
Really? jberryhill Aug 2013 #92
I know very well what Obamacare is and where it came from. RC Aug 2013 #96
You didn't get the memo, huh? lynne Aug 2013 #43
If it were Government insurance there would be a lot more happy Liberals but it is not. Bandit Aug 2013 #64
It certainly isn't insurance. Bradical79 Aug 2013 #84
Unfortunately, you are deeply misinformed jberryhill Aug 2013 #90
Oh, so cute. n/t tazkcmo Aug 2013 #53
Yes, I am. Bradical79 Aug 2013 #85
Good golly jberryhill Aug 2013 #29
Private meaning outside the premium and coverage confines and rules of the ACA - lynne Aug 2013 #45
Uh... jberryhill Aug 2013 #54
This message was self-deleted by its author Bradical79 Aug 2013 #88
Apparently. Bradical79 Aug 2013 #87
It's pretty amazing to me jberryhill Aug 2013 #91
I don't know if it's Obamacare or not... FLyellowdog Aug 2013 #22
doc office policy, not law. my PCP wanted me to sign a contract that allowed for random drugs tests dionysus Aug 2013 #28
You should. Basically they are saying the do not trust you to tell them the truth. RC Aug 2013 #37
I don't recall where the Constitution guarantees FLyellowdog Aug 2013 #42
Reread your post 21 again. RC Aug 2013 #52
Unless I'm mistaken, the Constitution deals directly with our freedoms. FLyellowdog Aug 2013 #69
Those tests are useless and I'll tell you why: bunnies Aug 2013 #73
If only there wasn't a penalty. Because doctors should know about any pnwmom Aug 2013 #23
....and treat us like children unable to tell them what we take? snappyturtle Aug 2013 #27
I'm not too sure what this has to with Obama care Texasgal Aug 2013 #25
One doesn't 'apply for Obamacare.' elleng Aug 2013 #26
i have blood tests every 6 months because of the medications I am on.... chillfactor Aug 2013 #36
Ask her to show you the law/policy and Cerridwen Aug 2013 #38
It doesn't exist! It's a HOAX! nt rdharma Aug 2013 #47
This is what happens Harmony Blue Aug 2013 #40
+1 n/t area51 Aug 2013 #63
Another internet hoax! rdharma Aug 2013 #44
Just like the question of life after death, the one thing we know for certain is that Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #58
or not. GeorgeGist Aug 2013 #70
Which state? cally Aug 2013 #46
How many lies is it possible to tell about the ACA? Lint Head Aug 2013 #50
Cough--bullshit---cough. MADem Aug 2013 #51
well this is a new internet hoax... madrchsod Aug 2013 #55
I have talked to several doctors wives that go to my gym doc03 Aug 2013 #56
Greed kills. GeorgeGist Aug 2013 #71
The Golden Halo effect. (Does anybody even know about this stuff anymore?) Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #72
Partially true from my reading of the document in question pediatricmedic Aug 2013 #57
Of course, no surprise at all. Puzzledtraveller Aug 2013 #62
My doctor said that all the doctors in the UK work for the government. KamaAina Aug 2013 #66
Having an MD after your name doesn't mean you are smart...You just are trained. The empressof all Aug 2013 #78
I realized this a few years ago Bradical79 Aug 2013 #95
But think about how much you saved jberryhill Aug 2013 #98
More scare-mongering from right-wing medical providers. Aristus Aug 2013 #79
I don't believe you. DirkGently Aug 2013 #86
There are some shockingly stupid doctors out there Bradical79 Aug 2013 #93
There is always that jberryhill Aug 2013 #94
You're right. I have no way of knowing. I amend to say DirkGently Aug 2013 #97
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