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enlightenment

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34. Figured as much.
Fri Nov 30, 2012, 12:58 AM
Nov 2012

I wish I knew where we misplaced our democracy. I'm pretty sure this is not the way the founders' intended our government to operate.

Denied. Panasonic Nov 2012 #1
Ain't this great! We don't need any F'en national healthcare system, it just works so RKP5637 Nov 2012 #2
Private insurance needs to be removed from the system. Nt. Warren Stupidity Nov 2012 #3
a never ending shrinking pool of individuals buying insurance madrchsod Nov 2012 #4
I wonder donnasgirl Nov 2012 #5
Oh yeah. Millions more people dying, tens of millions yanked into utter poverty. jtuck004 Nov 2012 #6
Sorry my friend donnasgirl Nov 2012 #8
Not my answers. History and human behavior. jtuck004 Nov 2012 #16
jtuck004 donnasgirl Nov 2012 #17
Oh yeah. I haven't given up hope <G>. One never knows... n/t jtuck004 Nov 2012 #21
So the insurance regulators do not have authority to regulate? enlightenment Nov 2012 #7
Only for health insurance. KamaAina Nov 2012 #29
That's insane. enlightenment Nov 2012 #32
This kind. KamaAina Nov 2012 #33
Figured as much. enlightenment Nov 2012 #34
They can regulate what services insurers provide, but they cannot regulate the price Freddie Stubbs Nov 2012 #37
When I worked in the Health Insurance industry Diego_Native 2012 Nov 2012 #9
Makes no sense! Prices are supposed to come down, not go up. Pterodactyl Nov 2012 #10
Don't think premiums are going down anytime soon until the system is changed. Hoyt Nov 2012 #15
Yeah, I hope the costs go down soon. Pterodactyl Nov 2012 #23
This is why we got insurance thru the nonprofit AARP. It ain't cheap but it's better than this! CTyankee Nov 2012 #22
Individual policy holders KT2000 Nov 2012 #11
I thought that all the "Blues" are not for profit? question everything Nov 2012 #12
I think only Blue Shield is non-for-profit, Blue Cross and many Anthem companies are for-profit. NickP Nov 2012 #13
Originally they were, but that has changed csziggy Nov 2012 #24
For more than 15 years I had individual policies question everything Nov 2012 #28
Anybody under 50 should likely move to another country. ErikJ Nov 2012 #14
Non starter here DiverDave Nov 2012 #26
I wish! We are Devo Nov 2012 #27
Not for EVERYONE rcmooney Nov 2012 #18
Welcome to DU! hrmjustin Nov 2012 #20
Welcome to DU! JimDandy Nov 2012 #25
Fuck sakabatou Nov 2012 #19
What have I gained? Steerpike Nov 2012 #30
I had Aetna as self-insurance. AngryOldDem Nov 2012 #31
Thieves... SoapBox Nov 2012 #35
Got the letter yesterday - spent the afternoon in tears CrawlingChaos Nov 2012 #36
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