Comments on: And today, let’s talk about medical insurance

By: Operation Pink Herring

Operation Pink Herring — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 03:37:55 +0000

Susan makes a really good point… insurance companies are businesses, just doing what businesses do: try to make a profit. And the real problem is that businesses are in charge of our healthcare system.

The story you posted makes me so, so angry. No one should have to go through that. You should be able to change jobs and not have to sacrifice your life’s savings or your prenatal care because of insurance.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:05:47 +0000

Yeah, they won’t take you if you are pregnant. It’s ridiculous.

By: Melain

Melain — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:11:31 +0000

Oh my goodness. What a mess! That lady in the hospital is a classic result of welfare. I agree with Susan. We need a system that isn’t about major profits. But I’m completely against hand outs. If people don’t have to be accountable they become seriously irresponsible. There’s GOT to be a balance we can strike.

By: Susan

Susan — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 04:45:25 +0000

I remember in my mid-20s I changed jobs from one that provided insurance to one that didn’t. So I applied for insurance at one of the big name insurance companies. They wouldn’t insure me because I was on anti-depressants and therefore a suicide risk. Uh, what? I had never tried nor thought about killing myself. I had depression and thought I was doing the right & responsible thing by taking care of it with medication & therapy. WITHOUT the meds I’d have been more of a suicide risk!! I was p*ssed, to say the least. It was then that I learned that insurance companies aren’t there to help you, they are there to make money. Needless to say I ended up going without insurance at all for several months until I went back to school and had access to inexpensive healthcare again.

Do I think insurance companies are evil? No I don’t, they are just businesses doing what businesses do – trying to make a profit. There’s nothing wrong with that. What’s wrong is that we shouldn’t even have a healthcare system that is driven by profit. Healthcare shouldn’t be big business. I’m not saying individual healthcare providers shouldn’t get paid, like doctors, because they should. That’s their living, they should get paid for their work. What we shouldn’t have is an entire SYSTEM of health care run by insurance companies that profit by NOT giving people healthcare. That’s just messed up. Let’s hope our next president cares more about reforming our healthcare system than bombing other countries.

BTW, I DID see Sicko and recommend that people see it. You have to take Michael Moore with a grain of salt sometimes, and even if you don’t agree with everything in the movie, it’s definitely thought-provoking which is always a good thing.

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In which I solicit hair advice from the interweb | hola, isabel — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:51:27 +0000

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