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WillowTree

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45. I just asked because you said "Blue Cross CEO got a 47% raise" as if there's one Blue Cross CEO.

Wed Mar 20, 2019, 07:43 PM

Mar 2019

There are actually 36 separate health insurers in the BCBS Association and I was just wondering which one you were referring to. Thanks for the info.

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You just knew this Wellstone ruled Mar 2019 #1

Wendell Potter founded a new investigative reporting site called tarbell.org. octoberlib Mar 2019 #2

Yes. I subscribe. And he's on the board of this website Business Initiative health Policy where Nanjeanne Mar 2019 #3

Medicare Advantage is confusing because people think it is Medicare from the government scarytomcat Mar 2019 #9

insurers are just parasites and provide no actual health care. they do not wish to disappear tho msongs Mar 2019 #4

Beto appears to be one of their willing pawns. k&r, nt appal_jack Mar 2019 #5

Of course they don't provide health care. SharonClark Mar 2019 #6

Agree with view on insurance. However a lot of providers are in it for big profits. erronis Mar 2019 #12

They provide no service or make any product. They write a check (sometimes) to a Nanjeanne Mar 2019 #22

Hilarious. ancianita Mar 2019 #7

Not to me or my husband who battles multiple myeloma and needs ongoing Nanjeanne Mar 2019 #17

Of course I don't, either. It IS hilarious to me that these assholes think they'll be able to ancianita Mar 2019 #53

Who here would choose... zaj Mar 2019 #8

Not me. If we are looking to bring down costs we must fight for a Medicare For All system Nanjeanne Mar 2019 #11

Incremental moves of the Overton Window zaj Mar 2019 #13

Read my post. You don't start with some kind of complicated hybrid that does nothing to Nanjeanne Mar 2019 #15

K&R Great post, thanks. alwaysinasnit Mar 2019 #10

salary for Mr. CEO Humana RicROC Mar 2019 #14

Yup. And Blue Cross CEO got a 47% raise in one year. Thats a helluva lot of people who had Nanjeanne Mar 2019 #16

Which Blue Cross was that? WillowTree Mar 2019 #33

43%, but still, outrageous Celerity Mar 2019 #43

I just asked because you said "Blue Cross CEO got a 47% raise" as if there's one Blue Cross CEO. WillowTree Mar 2019 #45

you have the wrong poster Celerity Mar 2019 #46

So I do. Sorry 'bout that. WillowTree Mar 2019 #47

all good!, cheers n/t Celerity Mar 2019 #48

I gotta' tell you, I've been dealing with "health care" companies DirtEdonE Mar 2019 #18

Amen. Couldn't agree more b Nanjeanne Mar 2019 #21

I wonder how much the insurance companies are ripping off the government with their supplement plans PeeJ52 Mar 2019 #19

How would insurers "[rip] off the government" with Medicare supplement plans? WillowTree Mar 2019 #28

Can they allow the doctor to run up all kinds of charges that the government has to pay. PeeJ52 Mar 2019 #30

Lots of supposition there without facts. WillowTree Mar 2019 #34

Well, do you want to explain them to me since you are so pro insurance? PeeJ52 Mar 2019 #35

Thanks for the snotty response. WillowTree Mar 2019 #36

Well then, there is no way in hell capitated plans are getting by on my $138 a month. PeeJ52 Mar 2019 #39

It WAS apparent that you didn't know how Advantage plans work. Still is. WillowTree Mar 2019 #40

and it's apparent you would rather just tell people they are stupid than educate them... PeeJ52 Mar 2019 #50

Oh, and by the way....... WillowTree Mar 2019 #42

How Private Insurers Rip Off Medicare Advantage for Billions of Dollars Celerity Mar 2019 #44

I thought that's what I "guessed" how they could do it... I must be Jon Snow though.. PeeJ52 Mar 2019 #51

Can't have universal health care, there's billions to be made! Initech Mar 2019 #20

Yep. DirtEdonE Mar 2019 #23

Retire from the Federal government nitpicker Mar 2019 #24

Humana commercials NEVER STOP. They go on forever and they're EVERYWHERE. Maru Kitteh Mar 2019 #25

Insurance industry execs deserve extinction. Cracklin Charlie Mar 2019 #26

Since we don't have M4All, I wonder how many DUers -- with Medicare Advantage -- feel it's a scam? Hoyt Mar 2019 #27

I'm very happy with my Advantage plan. WillowTree Mar 2019 #29

I agree with you. I think most of the criticism of M-Advantage are from people who have no idea Hoyt Mar 2019 #31

I was under an HMO at work and loved my medical group. WillowTree Mar 2019 #32

I was in an HMO all my corporate working career. Blue_true Mar 2019 #38

I am actually thankful for our Kaiser medicare advantage.. My husband died in Oct SoCalDem Mar 2019 #37

Sorry about your husband. I had Kaiser too, and liked it. Moved out of their coverage Hoyt Mar 2019 #49

Where were you during the Capitalism fight? Blue_true Mar 2019 #41

I have no complaints with my Medicare Advantage plan thru Kaiser procon Mar 2019 #54

Our dear friends had an Advantage policy while we had decided on a Medigap policy. Nanjeanne Mar 2019 #57

Well, they have to protect themselves. Turbineguy Mar 2019 #52

K & R bookmarked FakeNoose Mar 2019 #55

Nasty ck4829 Mar 2019 #56