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In reply to the discussion: My Insurance Company Killed Me, Despite Obamacare - DailyBeast [View all]pnwmom
(109,026 posts)97. Science should be used to determine which people have the greatest likelihood
of benefiting -- in terms of extended life -- from a transplant, since there is a very limited supply.
This would not apply to a directed donation, however.
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It wasn't the ACA that killed him. At his age AND with that condition, he was dying anyway.
pnwmom
Nov 2014
#2
His age combined with his diagnosis of stage 4 cancer is anything but incidental.
pnwmom
Nov 2014
#61
He should -- but he must have opted for the private version, "Medicare Advantage"
pnwmom
Nov 2014
#62
He was an 85 yr. old on Medicare so this has nothing at all to do with Obamacare.
pnwmom
Nov 2014
#32
What's his age got to do with anything? Either he has paid ito the coverage pool or he
Nuclear Unicorn
Nov 2014
#36
Medicare Advantage isn't really Medicare. As you say, it's the private insurance
pnwmom
Nov 2014
#78
I'll remember to always demand a new car from my car insurance company after any fender bender...
Silent3
Nov 2014
#47
There isn't a single medical system in the world that isn't a bit "death panelly"
Silent3
Nov 2014
#73
Appealing to the error of others is not justification for committing new errors.
Nuclear Unicorn
Dec 2014
#93
The scarcity, as far as the OP is concerned, is artificial and bureaucratic. nt
Nuclear Unicorn
Dec 2014
#96
There isn't an unlimited amount of funds available for healthcare in any system. n/t
pnwmom
Dec 2014
#98
You might want to look up what eugenics is before you post incorrectly about it.
HERVEPA
Dec 2014
#103
The 99% are a natural resource to be exploited; mined, processed, packaged, sold and consumed
Fumesucker
Nov 2014
#3
Yes, it would. But sometimes you gotta climb a hill before you climb a mountain. (nt)
jeff47
Nov 2014
#25
Did he have one of those policies that "they liked and wanted to keep"? In other words did his
jwirr
Nov 2014
#5
Of course but they set up a market with policies that fit their criteria. When this first started
jwirr
Nov 2014
#10
He was 85 years old. He should have been on Medicare. ACA is for those under 65 years old.
Fla Dem
Nov 2014
#15
Yep, a bottle of hydrocodone a bottle of valium, and a liter of the good Crown.
LiberalArkie
Nov 2014
#23
Don't be daft. Take it from me: A hospice setting eases one out, if you know what I mean.
WinkyDink
Nov 2014
#82
It's nice you finally googled the program, and found that your $20,000 bill is now $1200. (nt)
jeff47
Nov 2014
#44
This 85 yr. old CHOSE a private plan instead of single-payer Medicare. He made the wrong choice,
pnwmom
Nov 2014
#34
30% of Medicare beneficiaries have made the Medicare Advantage choice, mostly to save money. Plus,
Hoyt
Nov 2014
#48
If they go too high, you move to a more competitive plan or traditional Medicare with
Hoyt
Nov 2014
#66
Yet another reason why we need universal healthcare, not 'insurance'. nt
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Nov 2014
#53