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Sun Nov-01-09 09:42 PM
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| 10. unclear, hhs has to review along with ins compaines |
| -How strong will this 85% medical loss ratio cap on insurance companies be? |
andym |
Nov-01-09 07:57 PM |
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The fact that they're allowed to use "medical loss" |
Doctor_J |
Nov-01-09 08:00 PM |
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Isn't that just standard terminology in health care? nt. |
andym |
Nov-01-09 08:02 PM |
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As matter of fact no. Not in CIVILIZED countries, anyway n/t |
eridani |
Nov-02-09 01:29 AM |
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Another bad omen is people who know nothing about insurance... |
TreasonousBastard |
Nov-01-09 09:25 PM |
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Fuck insurance. I want to pay for healt care, and that only |
eridani |
Nov-02-09 01:30 AM |
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I want to win the lottery and take off with Sandra Bullock, but it... |
TreasonousBastard |
Nov-02-09 01:53 AM |
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Then letting more people in would be a major impetus to needed changes |
eridani |
Nov-02-09 01:55 AM |
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Think this through for a minute... |
TreasonousBastard |
Nov-02-09 02:15 AM |
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Yes, but we don't have to pay useless shitstain interrmediaries to withhold care |
eridani |
Nov-02-09 04:00 AM |
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Beware that 3% number... |
TreasonousBastard |
Nov-02-09 05:02 AM |
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There are 19,000+ different private insurance plans in Chicago alone |
eridani |
Nov-02-09 05:33 AM |
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And you're never getting single payer here... |
TreasonousBastard |
Nov-02-09 06:39 AM |
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A single payer system was implemented in Taiwan within a few years in the 90s |
eridani |
Nov-02-09 08:14 PM |
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Are you just randomly throwing things out there and seeing what sticks? |
vaberella |
Nov-03-09 09:02 PM |
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Throwing more people into Medicare would be a big motivation to solve Medicare problems |
eridani |
Nov-04-09 01:19 AM |
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Okay, I'm thinking this through. |
DLnyc |
Nov-02-09 11:03 AM |
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You are aware that Medicare's beneficiary satisfaction rate is |
Bluenorthwest |
Nov-02-09 07:41 AM |
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Medical loss = any money the insurance company must pay for medical care |
Doctor_J |
Nov-02-09 07:59 AM |
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That's cool. I hadn't seen that provision. K&R |
lumberjack_jeff |
Nov-01-09 08:02 PM |
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That'll depend on the HHS Secretary |
SpartanDem |
Nov-01-09 08:06 PM |
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Is there any money appropriated for inspectors to audit the millions and millions of |
John Q. Citizen |
Nov-01-09 08:11 PM |
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I don't think so-- although it's unclear |
andym |
Nov-01-09 08:56 PM |
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No, only the regulator is established |
SpartanDem |
Nov-01-09 09:07 PM |
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Nothing in there about how the companies would deal with reserves, or... |
TreasonousBastard |
Nov-01-09 09:34 PM |
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unclear, hhs has to review along with ins compaines |
ind_thinker2 |
Nov-01-09 09:42 PM |
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They can't even monitor and control Wall Street! Not that they are trying very hard. |
Better Believe It |
Nov-01-09 09:45 PM |
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Irrelevant if they retain the power to turn down claims n/t |
eridani |
Nov-02-09 01:31 AM |
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Health Care Reform Bills - Does Actuarial Value Trump Medical Loss Ratio? |
slipslidingaway |
Nov-03-09 02:27 PM |
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Sounds like an obvious idea for an amendment to the bill |
andym |
Nov-03-09 05:15 PM |
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Many people have seen more costs shifted to them, especially over the last... |
slipslidingaway |
Nov-03-09 08:29 PM |
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I don't think that helps. |
bornskeptic |
Nov-04-09 12:19 PM |
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Or we could dump the for profit insurance companies for a basic standard... |
slipslidingaway |
Nov-04-09 01:04 PM |
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This thread may be the single best thread to explain why we need single payer |
grantcart |
Nov-03-09 08:44 PM |
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Agreed! n/t |
slipslidingaway |
Nov-04-09 02:19 PM |
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It will be almost as strong as the public option. Oh boy! |
Better Believe It |
Nov-04-09 01:23 PM |
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Wendell Potter said the average medical loss ratio was 95% in the early 90's.... |
slipslidingaway |
Nov-04-09 02:29 PM |
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