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Spitfire of ATJ

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18. It's monopoly money to them....

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Sun Feb 24, 2013, 12:57 PM

Feb 2013

They did this to hype the cost to keep the government from taking over the health care system.

Some of it is just gouging. Ever get one of those home repair policies? You pay a set amount and the insurance pays for the repairs large or small. Call them for a minor plumbing repair and the plumber turns it into a trip to the Bahamas.

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The Most Infuriating Paragraph You Might Ever Read About The Healthcare System [View all] xchrom Feb 2013 OP

Will some of that settle down after everyone has to have insurance? Frustratedlady Feb 2013 #1

No. The health care industry is shifting profits into for-profit service providers Warren Stupidity Feb 2013 #2

No... Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #3

I was (potentially) with you until you said "BC/BS auditor". MH1 Feb 2013 #11

If hospitals need money to pay for those that show up with no insurance at their ERs.... rgbecker Feb 2013 #4

That's. . . aggiesal Feb 2013 #13

As a Canadian jambo101 Feb 2013 #5

Not to worry. We're all moving to Canada. NV Whino Feb 2013 #6

We all should. tblue Feb 2013 #9

Well because you know, abortion and gay marriage are TEH MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES !!!11!1 MH1 Feb 2013 #12

Echoes my experience in Australia SwissTony Feb 2013 #16

I experienced the healthcare in the UK OwnedByCats Feb 2013 #30

K&R woo me with science Feb 2013 #7

Some cities are subsidizing medication for type 2 diabetes. shcrane71 Feb 2013 #8

The medical lobby in Washington D,C. spends 20x more than their nearest competitor. xtraxritical Feb 2013 #10

HEALTH CARE COST RAPE! jybarz Feb 2013 #14

Welcome to DU. tabasco Feb 2013 #17

Back in the 1990's, I had a son with Cystic Fibrosis. After sueing my health insurance company Dustlawyer Feb 2013 #15

It's monopoly money to them.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #18

Yeah but now that we're all insured, it's all better. progressoid Feb 2013 #19

The "Affordable" Care Act. woo me with science Feb 2013 #20

Affordable...grrr.... progressoid Feb 2013 #21

I think that's the part that irks me the most Skittles Feb 2013 #25

Vampires! n/t L0oniX Feb 2013 #22

Worse than vampires, these creatures get the marrow along with the blood. kairos12 Feb 2013 #27

Immigration Canada website. jambo101 Feb 2013 #23

it is theft on a grand scale Skittles Feb 2013 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author Hoyt Feb 2013 #26

Correction. GeorgeGist Feb 2013 #28

I was born at Seton when it was called St. Mary's Help Starry Messenger Feb 2013 #29