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Egnever

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18. Apparently he is a small fry

Reply to peggysue2 (Reply #4)

Thu Feb 8, 2018, 07:05 PM

Feb 2018

There's a series on Netflix called dirty money. Episode three is all about the drug business and more specifically a company called Valeant. They were doing are still doing? the same thing on a much grander scale.

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Not Healing Fast Enough? Coverage Denied. [View all] peggysue2 Feb 2018 OP

All too common. MineralMan Feb 2018 #1

True, MM peggysue2 Feb 2018 #3

The brutal, greed driven health ins. system in the US has been appalachiablue Feb 2018 #25

They have no shame so it wouldn't work on them. BigmanPigman Feb 2018 #2

Shkreli is a disgusting human being peggysue2 Feb 2018 #4

Apparently he is a small fry Egnever Feb 2018 #18

My company self insures sarah FAILIN Feb 2018 #5

Oh God peggysue2 Feb 2018 #8

Early 2000's I worked for a company that fully self insured. Crash2Parties Feb 2018 #21

Used to work for a hospital Freddie Feb 2018 #27

I have a TBI, had seizures shortly after and spent over a year in ST and rehab ... uponit7771 Feb 2018 #6

Thanks for that! peggysue2 Feb 2018 #10

Thank you !! I have similar issues with working memory, focus and general weakness ... uponit7771 Feb 2018 #13

Big insurance is emboldened. They know nothing will happen to them under Trump. Vinca Feb 2018 #7

+1 Just getting ready to type this. LuckyCharms Feb 2018 #9

I think you're right peggysue2 Feb 2018 #12

Blue Cross. People here didn't want to believe my report on Blue Cross... Honeycombe8 Feb 2018 #11

The true death panels are the for-profit insurance companies. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2018 #14

The Blue Cross Blue Shield company mentioned in the OP is a not-for-profit company. WillowTree Feb 2018 #29

Oh, sharp eye. Thanks for the correction. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2018 #30

medicare too with rehab dembotoz Feb 2018 #15

They tried to pull that on my mother a few years ago, saying no rehab after 20 days pnwmom Feb 2018 #19

That's the truly horrible part . . . peggysue2 Feb 2018 #20

Thanks for sharing this. It's hard to see how this follows the law on Essential Benefits. n/t pnwmom Feb 2018 #16

It doesn't but there is no one who'll enforce the law. That's the problem . elehhhhna Feb 2018 #24

This is why we need universal healthcare. HopeAgain Feb 2018 #17

To be exact, we need single payer insurance. Sophia4 Feb 2018 #23

Damn Straight! area51 Feb 2018 #31

bcbs ok also just cut rural ok hospital reimbursement rates by 30%. Yep. elehhhhna Feb 2018 #22

Americans must continue to fight for single payer, universal appalachiablue Feb 2018 #26

BCBS of Oklahoma is one of the not-for-profit Blues. WillowTree Feb 2018 #28