Chucktown_Badger

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Yes one does have a RIGHT to treatment.

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I don’t think that word means what you think it does.

Baw is gonna catch more than a few charges :lol:

These cops are retarded. They could've just blocked him in that parking lot but the cop let him through.

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"If you don't like it why don't you start your own health insurance company" arse post

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"I'm a victim/conspiracy theorist" arse post.

We have anti trust laws and competition for a reason. United is not the only healthcare insurance company and companies change plans all the time to get better premiums and more value for their employees.

If the cost of something, healthcare and pharmaceuticals included, is not exceeded by the real or perceived benefit, you have the choice to not do it. But you do not have a RIGHT to that thing. And guess what, if enough people don't buy it, the price will come down. CAPITALISM!! :usa:

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Think about the income and profit generated by UHC without providing a single ounce of healthcare themselves. They generated $450 BILLION dollars in revenue(only 70% of which was actually passed on to health care providers...not to confuse my previous statement) and $12.1 BILLION in profit. You don't think that's a problem?

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If people and companies think they are paying too much for a good or service they can not pay it or get that good or service elsewhere. That's the beauty of capitalism and why it is great for innovation, competition, and the consumer. Of course, the govt picking winners and meddling does the opposite of all those things.

I do love the tact often taken here with throwing out a big profit number and suggesting it's cruel and unusual. If companies should not be allowed to make a profit, who should get to decide what is reasonable? You? Government?

You simply do not have a RIGHT to a treatment, service, pharmaceutical product, etc, just like you don't have a right to anything else that requires someone else's time, effort, money, or innovation. Otherwise, let's all gang up on Apple and their $112 BILLION in profit last year.

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GLP1s are increasing healthcare premiums as indications expand. I work on actuarial rate setting in multiple states

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Millions more people being on a therapy that required coverage and reimbursement who weren't on it before will generally do that.

If premiums and cost become such that people can no longer afford or want to pay for them, that's a choice they can make...and they can stay fat just like they were before GLP-1s :dunno:

So I work in a business related to the healthcare/pharma industry and may be biased, but I'm not really seeing where they're bitching about it. They're being factual about the impact of GLP-1s to their business.

And it's also not like these companies didn't know GLP-1s were coming. They've been around for a long time and clinical trials (and their results) don't happen overnight....they take years.

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How much did you spend on your vacation?

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I pretty much love on vacation. Took a few weekend trips but that was nothing.

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Does this make a difference? Here in Chareleston with the massive tides pretty much everything is brackish water, and it's very warm right now. But if the tides help that would be somewhat reassuring.

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Answering my own question, which makes me feel a lot better:

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Why Charleston's Coastal Waterways Are Safe From It

High Salinity: The amoeba only thrives in pure freshwater. Charleston Harbor, the ocean beaches, and the Intracoastal Waterway carry salt concentrations that quickly dehydrate, inactive, or kill the organism.

Brackish Tolerance Limits: While the amoeba can rarely tolerate very mild, low-salt brackish water for short periods, the high salinity of Charleston's coastal estuaries and salt marshes makes them inhospitable.

Tidal Dynamics: You are correct that water movement matters. Naegleria fowleri prefers stagnant, still, or very slow-moving water where temperatures can spike. The heavy tidal flushing in Charleston keeps the water moving and mixed, preventing the stagnant, hot conditions the amoeba requires.

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The replacements were even worse. Had fans begging to bring back the same shitty officials as before.

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The Packers getting a game stolen from them by one of the worst calls in NFL history was the straw that broke the camel's back. Because of course it was us :banghead:

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My wife's had 13 of them, and she's only 42.

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My ex is 45 and she's going in tomorrow to have her second one removed. I've gotta go pick up the dog to watch her for the evening because the ex won't be able to lift her.