KamaAina
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Wed Jul-15-09 06:28 PM
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| 9. Couldn't you just go through the tunnel and throw yourself on their mercy? |
| -I want to go to a hospital without being being handed a bill afterwards... |
MrScorpio |
Jul-15-09 06:00 PM |
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I want to go to a hospital without having to prove I can afford it before admission |
uppityperson |
Jul-15-09 06:02 PM |
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Norway. |
aquart |
Jul-15-09 06:06 PM |
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I don't want to go to any hospital. nt |
babylonsister |
Jul-15-09 06:02 PM |
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From your lips to the ears of Congress.... |
Hepburn |
Jul-15-09 06:02 PM |
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Well, in another 17 years, I'll be eligible for medicare |
Merlot |
Jul-15-09 06:06 PM |
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didn't need the disclaimer "another 17 years says it all". |
unapatriciated |
Jul-15-09 06:39 PM |
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You mean on top of the 62 years that have already gone by? |
Sebastian Doyle |
Jul-15-09 06:48 PM |
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I have Medicare, now. It ain't luxury, but at least I can get SOME care. |
TahitiNut |
Jul-15-09 06:51 PM |
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Like you said....better than nothing. |
Hepburn |
Jul-15-09 07:43 PM |
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The media(?) is reporting "they say" that there'll be spending cuts to Medicare ... |
TahitiNut |
Jul-15-09 08:31 PM |
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Thanks for the info... |
Hepburn |
Jul-15-09 09:21 PM |
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Yes, finish cutting off people like me. Thanks for your support,. |
bobbolink |
Jul-16-09 05:08 PM |
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Do you have just Medicare, no supplemental insurance? |
CTyankee |
Jul-16-09 03:45 PM |
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Yup, that's all. No supplemental and no Part D. |
TahitiNut |
Jul-16-09 04:15 PM |
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Do you pay more for drs. visits? What else is extra that would be covered w/a supplemental? |
CTyankee |
Jul-16-09 04:36 PM |
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I pay a co-pay, but my doctor keeps his fees low, knowing my financial situation. |
TahitiNut |
Jul-16-09 04:42 PM |
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So you would go onto an expanded Medicaid program under the new health care reform? |
CTyankee |
Jul-16-09 05:05 PM |
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We'd have universal health care in 30 seconds if |
Rick Myers |
Jul-15-09 06:14 PM |
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But only if the top leadership can be in the 16% without the coverage. |
mwooldri |
Jul-15-09 07:30 PM |
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Me too, I just want to know who got the bill in those countries? |
alice silas |
Jul-15-09 06:19 PM |
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Everyone's taxes pay for it, along with for schools, fire departments, road maintanance, etc |
uppityperson |
Jul-15-09 06:24 PM |
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How wonderful. It's free..... |
alice silas |
Jul-15-09 06:34 PM |
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We are? |
Posteritatis |
Jul-15-09 06:35 PM |
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Deleted sub-thread |
Name removed |
Jul-15-09 06:40 PM |
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So, are you working for the health insurers... |
MrScorpio |
Jul-15-09 06:36 PM |
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I suspect this person isn't educated enough to work in the health insurance field. n/t |
Gwendolyn |
Jul-15-09 06:44 PM |
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Just like schools are "free". nt |
uppityperson |
Jul-15-09 06:37 PM |
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They are? |
Gwendolyn |
Jul-15-09 06:40 PM |
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Gee, that's an outright misrepresentation but I think you know that already... |
Spazito |
Jul-15-09 06:41 PM |
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Try peddling those right-wing falsehoods elsewhere, huh? |
TahitiNut |
Jul-15-09 06:53 PM |
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Surprise!.. Canada has conservative, greedy people too |
SoCalDem |
Jul-15-09 07:27 PM |
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It seems improbable that that person is Canadian. |
Commie Pinko Dirtbag |
Jul-15-09 07:29 PM |
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Absurd nonsense |
SOS |
Jul-15-09 07:34 PM |
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Thought I'd note that alice doesn't live here anymore. |
pinto |
Jul-15-09 07:57 PM |
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Thanks! much appreciated! |
Spazito |
Jul-15-09 08:04 PM |
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Thanks for letting us play with it a little. It was... exhilarating. |
Commie Pinko Dirtbag |
Jul-15-09 08:22 PM |
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BWAHAHAHAHAAHA! You'll have to do much better than that here.... |
bobbolink |
Jul-15-09 09:13 PM |
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We are? |
LeftistGorilla |
Jul-16-09 04:42 PM |
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Everyone who works basically pays for their own healthcare. |
Gwendolyn |
Jul-15-09 06:34 PM |
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EXACTLY!!! |
ibegurpard |
Jul-15-09 09:05 PM |
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Gosh, let me, one of those 'poor son of a bitch' people who are... |
Spazito |
Jul-15-09 06:38 PM |
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Not as many tax loopholes for the rich in those countries. |
Sebastian Doyle |
Jul-15-09 06:51 PM |
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Welcome to DU. |
Laelth |
Jul-15-09 07:08 PM |
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National Insurance deductions in the UK. |
mwooldri |
Jul-15-09 07:42 PM |
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Couldn't you just go through the tunnel and throw yourself on their mercy? |
KamaAina |
Jul-15-09 06:28 PM |
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I suggest you move then. It's not going to happen here any time soon. n/t |
lindisfarne |
Jul-15-09 06:30 PM |
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It will happen when we elect a president who supports it |
jgraz |
Jul-15-09 06:35 PM |
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Start working on that! I doubt you'll find someone in your lifetime that will make you happy. n/t |
lindisfarne |
Jul-15-09 06:41 PM |
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I may have to. That makes me very sad. n/t |
Laelth |
Jul-15-09 07:10 PM |
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About 15 years ago, |
PassingTimeHere |
Jul-15-09 06:34 PM |
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Yep |
Posteritatis |
Jul-15-09 07:01 PM |
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Welcome to DU. |
Laelth |
Jul-15-09 07:11 PM |
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To be honest... |
Lagomorph |
Jul-15-09 06:34 PM |
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"I'd rather you die than me pay higher taxes." (nt) |
Posteritatis |
Jul-15-09 06:35 PM |
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That pretty much sums up the post you're responding to |
jgraz |
Jul-15-09 06:39 PM |
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Yep. Randroids everywhere. (nt) |
Posteritatis |
Jul-15-09 06:44 PM |
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you can almost smell the trust fund. |
jgraz |
Jul-15-09 06:51 PM |
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Hardly... |
Lagomorph |
Jul-15-09 07:19 PM |
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Then I don't understand your reaction |
jgraz |
Jul-15-09 07:27 PM |
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I'm not against national health care. |
Lagomorph |
Jul-15-09 07:41 PM |
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So how much experience have you had with private healthcare? |
jgraz |
Jul-15-09 09:47 PM |
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A disabled vet with full benefits. |
Jazzgirl |
Jul-15-09 07:35 PM |
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Yup. |
uppityperson |
Jul-15-09 07:48 PM |
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Well, same to you! |
Lagomorph |
Jul-15-09 08:04 PM |
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If you didn't figure it out from that experience, nothing we can say will help you. |
jgraz |
Jul-15-09 09:51 PM |
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My dad is a 100% disabled Vet. |
proteus_lives |
Jul-16-09 04:41 PM |
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You hit that nail on the head, I am sorry to say. n/t |
Laelth |
Jul-15-09 07:12 PM |
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LOL |
Skittles |
Jul-15-09 06:41 PM |
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Huggage time |
MrScorpio |
Jul-15-09 06:45 PM |
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I've been waiting seven years for a hip replacement... |
Lagomorph |
Jul-15-09 06:52 PM |
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I'm a retired vet too you know |
MrScorpio |
Jul-15-09 06:59 PM |
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I'd say it *requires* the VA to be underfunded |
Posteritatis |
Jul-15-09 07:02 PM |
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Have you tried Tri-Care? A friend waited for three years for a knee operation |
csziggy |
Jul-15-09 07:41 PM |
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Some people learn through observation |
Katya Mullethov |
Jul-15-09 08:46 PM |
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Ahhh, the sweet chimes of the painfully ignorant |
Posteritatis |
Jul-15-09 08:56 PM |
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Just so I am clear, you are posting that as a lesson on what NOT to believe, right? |
Spazito |
Jul-15-09 09:05 PM |
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clearly a fabrication |
Katya Mullethov |
Jul-16-09 07:09 AM |
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Retired vet, and daughter of a retired vet, and member of the NRO - |
haele |
Jul-16-09 04:40 PM |
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They already are. At a higher cost than it would be if all had insurance. Welcome. n/t |
lindisfarne |
Jul-15-09 06:42 PM |
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Guess you better change your signature then |
Sebastian Doyle |
Jul-15-09 06:55 PM |
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edit. Wrong spot. |
Robeson |
Jul-15-09 09:51 PM |
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LOL.....sans glasses I read "I WENT to a hospital" |
Skittles |
Jul-15-09 06:41 PM |
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Did a wishing star just appear on the horizon? |
lumberjack_jeff |
Jul-15-09 06:44 PM |
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really? |
ibegurpard |
Jul-15-09 09:03 PM |
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What? You don't want to pony up $18,000 for 44 hours in the hospital? |
TahitiNut |
Jul-15-09 06:48 PM |
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When it comes to healthcare |
ibegurpard |
Jul-15-09 09:00 PM |
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I want a new car I won't get a bill for |
stray cat |
Jul-15-09 06:59 PM |
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An uninsured friend |
SOS |
Jul-15-09 07:48 PM |
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Who cares about you? Stray Cat is happy with his insurance |
XOKCowboy |
Jul-15-09 08:00 PM |
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My insured husband was transported via ambulance from Urgent Care |
haele |
Jul-16-09 05:09 PM |
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I've never been handed a bill. They always mail them a month or so later. |
Fire_Medic_Dave |
Jul-15-09 07:01 PM |
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Yup. I don't need insurance. I need health care. n/t |
Laelth |
Jul-15-09 07:06 PM |
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Or the US, if you have medicare & tricare for life. We do have |
tsuki |
Jul-15-09 09:06 PM |
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Then you'll probably have to go to those countries, It won't happen here in our lifetimes. |
bobbolink |
Jul-15-09 09:11 PM |
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Love your post. This and posts on Sacred Sarah... |
Robeson |
Jul-15-09 09:53 PM |
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Then I need to do some posts on Caribou Barbie |
MrScorpio |
Jul-15-09 09:57 PM |
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Inequality is promoted in American society, and as you have |
harun |
Jul-15-09 09:58 PM |
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You get to pay afterward? They often fucking make me pay BEFORE!! |
HughMoran |
Jul-15-09 09:59 PM |
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In Mexico it's even worse. You have to pay up front before they admit you. |
mucifer |
Jul-16-09 07:20 AM |
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I had to go to the (UK) ER with my girlfriend a few weeks ago |
harmonicon |
Jul-16-09 03:28 PM |
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It's infuriating. I have "health insurance" with a $4000 deductible for hospitalization. |
Thegonagle |
Jul-16-09 03:59 PM |
#91 |
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