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If you want a good look at our broken health care system
Posted on 7/8/14 at 1:21 pm
Posted on 7/8/14 at 1:21 pm
visit the website "gofundme". 80-90% of the initiatives there are for medical bills. Obviously Obamacare is a net negative, but it's still sad how we get all theoretical and ideological when talking about it, as if the entire crisis is abstract, while in reality people are really hurting.
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Posted on 7/8/14 at 1:23 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
but the entire crisis is abstract. Any problem can be solved with the right combination of talking points. Liberty! Equality! Forward!
Posted on 7/8/14 at 1:26 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
It is sad. A country this advanced and wealthy, with this much quality medical care, should not have anyone being financially ruined over a health issue.
Posted on 7/8/14 at 1:27 pm to kingbob
quote:Both sides make it abstract. Liberals use it to bash the profit motive, conservatives use it to bash personal decision making, etc.
but the entire crisis is abstract.
Problems are solved by actually helping the people with problems, not by winning philosophical arguments.
Posted on 7/8/14 at 1:45 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
quote:Is getting a breast implant considered a medical need?
visit the website "gofundme". 80-90% of the initiatives there are for medical bills.
Posted on 7/8/14 at 1:46 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
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Problems are solved by actually helping the people with problems, not by winning philosophical arguments.
I don't have the money to help them. Do you?
Posted on 7/8/14 at 1:46 pm to mmcgrath
quote:Breast reduction is most definitely a medical need.
Is getting a breast implant considered a medical need?
Posted on 7/8/14 at 1:48 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Implant not reduction.
Posted on 7/8/14 at 1:48 pm to The Spleen
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It is sad. A country this advanced and wealthy, with this much quality medical care, should not have anyone being financially ruined over a health issue
A lot of it is personal responsibility. People do not prioritize health insurance in this country and fail to get insurance to cover them adequately.
Posted on 7/8/14 at 1:52 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
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Obviously Obamacare is a net negative, but it's still sad how we get all theoretical and ideological when talking about it, as if the entire crisis is abstract, while in reality people are really hurting.
You don't write health insurance policy because "people are hurting." No amount of money will ever change that reality.
Posted on 7/8/14 at 1:52 pm to AngryBeavers
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People do not prioritize health insurance in this country and fail to get insurance to cover them adequately.
Nor do they save money to cover expenses in case of an emergency.
Posted on 7/8/14 at 1:53 pm to AngryBeavers
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A lot of it is personal responsibility. People do not prioritize health insurance in this country and fail to get insurance to cover them adequately.
Some of it, yes, but when the majority of people are getting health insurance through their employer, they're often at the employer's mercy for the plan they have.
Posted on 7/8/14 at 1:55 pm to AngryBeavers
quote:I have to agree. Many of these problems wouldn't exist if they had bought life insurance, disability insurance, or supplemental plans to help fill the gaps in their medical insurance.
A lot of it is personal responsibility. People do not prioritize health insurance in this country and fail to get insurance to cover them adequately.
Posted on 7/8/14 at 1:59 pm to eng08
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Implant not reduction.
Was this a trick question?
Posted on 7/8/14 at 1:59 pm to the808bass
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Nor do they save money to cover expenses in case of an emergency.
Well we should force them to do that too.
Posted on 7/8/14 at 2:05 pm to The Spleen
quote:Many employees do not take advantage of the benefits their employer offers.
Some of it, yes, but when the majority of people are getting health insurance through their employer, they're often at the employer's mercy for the plan they have.
Posted on 7/8/14 at 2:09 pm to mmcgrath
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Is getting a breast implant considered a medical need?
Depends. Need before and projected after pics.
Posted on 7/8/14 at 2:10 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
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visit the website "gofundme". 80-90% of the initiatives there are for medical bills
that's what happens when state governors refuse to expand medicaid.
Posted on 7/8/14 at 2:14 pm to the808bass
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No amount of money will ever change that reality.
Posted on 7/8/14 at 2:16 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
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visit the website "gofundme"
Seriously bro.
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The Coverage Gap: Uninsured Poor Adults in States that Do Not Expand Medicaid
This is why there are so many uninsured adults in Louisiana still - Bobby Jindal refused to expand Medicaid (and they will STILL vote Republican, can you fricking believe it)?
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