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129. Rec 196. You're hitting them out of the ballpark lately n/t

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Worse Than the Mob: The Insurance Industry Is Organized Crime [View all] WilliamPitt Mar 2014 OP

Three words: UNIVERSAL SINGLE PAYER gopiscrap Mar 2014 #1

Fuck all for profit business! PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #9

Fuck privatized, for profit, commons AgingAmerican Mar 2014 #15

you've got it right! Energy, Banking, Health Care WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2014 #68

And other basics AgingAmerican Mar 2014 #101

Totally agree! gopiscrap Mar 2014 #103

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2014 #63

enjoy your stay PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #67

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2014 #70

I am SO behind that idea! Fuck the insurance companies....all of them! loudsue Mar 2014 #10

+9**999 Vincardog Mar 2014 #33

Medicare 3% overhead vs. 30% for private health insur companies. ErikJ Mar 2014 #50

Single Payer should be the endgame here... elzenmahn Mar 2014 #99

Absolutely gopiscrap Mar 2014 #104

When will journalists ever figure out that the "insurance industry" is not monolithic? Common Sense Party Mar 2014 #2

In context it's clear that health insurance providers are what is meant here. Gormy Cuss Mar 2014 #31

The CEOs who run insurance companies are nothing but pimps. Joe Bacon Mar 2014 #76

k&r for the truth, however depressing it may be. n/t Laelth Mar 2014 #3

Is the Consumer Protection Agency helpful in these instances? nt valerief Mar 2014 #4

Recommend jsr Mar 2014 #5

Health insurance company executives are mass murderers for profit. Scuba Mar 2014 #6

Premeditated killing. jsr Mar 2014 #12

Scuba, yes that is so true..these people... prairierose Mar 2014 #25

In the best possible glowing wording Half-Century Man Mar 2014 #37

But at least when some thug truedelphi Mar 2014 #41

Once upon a time, I had good health insurance. Half-Century Man Mar 2014 #47

That's why so many were trying to point out that health insurance is NOT health care BrotherIvan Mar 2014 #7

It is insurance finance reform. Autumn Mar 2014 #11

People here did not and do not want to hear that. truedelphi Mar 2014 #42

I am in CA too and was shocked when they said the insurance can't be used out of state BrotherIvan Mar 2014 #83

The good news in Calif is that since we almost pulled off truedelphi Mar 2014 #95

precisely. f*ck insurance. nt TheFrenchRazor Mar 2014 #110

This is terrible PumpkinAle Mar 2014 #8

Sure You Can Get Samples... ChiciB1 Mar 2014 #126

Insurance Commissioners! tea and oranges Mar 2014 #13

What a terrible situation. Thank you for putting your anger and your formidable power of words enough Mar 2014 #14

K&R, great piece MannyGoldstein Mar 2014 #16

I've always hated insurance. It's just a parasite industry. Cleita Mar 2014 #17

Health Insurance Companies do not provide health care. magical thyme Mar 2014 #18

I have no coherent words for how horrifying this scenario is. CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2014 #19

Health Insurance companie make a profit by taking your money and *denying* care magical thyme Mar 2014 #20

EXACTLY my past experience with more than 1 insurance company!!!!! And I mean EXACT! benld74 Mar 2014 #21

It's Called RobinA Mar 2014 #29

I got that revolving door of phone numbers lovemydog Mar 2014 #22

What is wrong with the people in this country who reject socialized healthcare? redqueen Mar 2014 #23

My dad said this. In 1960. raven mad Mar 2014 #24

A righteous rant, Will... THANKS! n/t TygrBright Mar 2014 #26

Insurance Insures Profits afertal Mar 2014 #27

Smash the fascist parasite that preys upon the people! Comrade Grumpy Mar 2014 #28

+1 an entire shit load! Enthusiast Mar 2014 #51

we need single payer & none of this tiny network 'for profit barrier' between us & Doctors. Sunlei Mar 2014 #30

Getting the Website up, getting people signed up, bvar22 Mar 2014 #32

It's trillions over the years. grahamhgreen Mar 2014 #36

The latest estimate I have seen is about $1 TRILLION over 10 years. bvar22 Mar 2014 #46

Just out of curiosity... JayhawkSD Mar 2014 #52

Here: bvar22 Mar 2014 #56

Mondat Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday... WilliamPitt Mar 2014 #34

So glad she finally got them BuelahWitch Mar 2014 #55

I'm glad they finally came but passiveporcupine Mar 2014 #79

Thank god... KatyaR Mar 2014 #92

Is she OK, Will? ReRe Mar 2014 #109

We'll see. WilliamPitt Mar 2014 #119

If this isn't grounds for a suit... ReRe Mar 2014 #128

Everyone at DU is for transitioning to Medicare for All.... Right? grahamhgreen Mar 2014 #35

My household is waiting. For everyone in the USA to be truedelphi Mar 2014 #39

Medicare for ALL?... Now THAT would be a step toward a National Single Payer System, but... bvar22 Mar 2014 #86

Did you catch this article from the NYT's about how specialists are really truedelphi Mar 2014 #113

Price Controls and a Watch Dog agency were conspicuously missing from the ACA. bvar22 Mar 2014 #127

No, I'm endorsing a far larger program. Half-Century Man Mar 2014 #43

I'll take that, in fact the Community Health Centers in Obamacare are grahamhgreen Mar 2014 #64

I grew up on Military bases. Half-Century Man Mar 2014 #65

Go WolfPac!!! grahamhgreen Mar 2014 #66

Medicare needs some changes, like an out-of-pocket cap (like private insurance). And drug coverage Hoyt Mar 2014 #60

I got Medicare in November HockeyMom Mar 2014 #81

If Big Insurers and Big Pharma are worse than the Mob, truedelphi Mar 2014 #38

because they're the types who say it's not authoritarian to forbid questioning authority MisterP Mar 2014 #61

They own state legislatures too hibbing Mar 2014 #40

Unbelievable! I've been saying . . . aggiesal Mar 2014 #44

BTW, Mr Pitt, truedelphi Mar 2014 #45

+1 a whole bunch! Enthusiast Mar 2014 #54

So, where are all the ACA cheerleaders? JayhawkSD Mar 2014 #48

wtf... Whisp Mar 2014 #62

Well, ProSense Mar 2014 #80

It has helped me get in the door to actually see a doctor... ScreamingMeemie Mar 2014 #88

Exactly. It's not perfect, but better than before. Hoyt Mar 2014 #107

BC/BS ain't the only culprits - Remember how Aetna kept whining rurallib Mar 2014 #49

Medicare is single payer. It needs to be beefed up to 100% coverage and Cleita Mar 2014 #72

remember the day Lieberman said he was willing to vote for Medicare rurallib Mar 2014 #74

Between him and Max Baucus, they screwed up things but good. Cleita Mar 2014 #75

Don't forget Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas. bvar22 Mar 2014 #89

Ah yes, lovely Blanche. Can't forget her. n/t Cleita Mar 2014 #90

FYI ProSense Mar 2014 #102

Good post laundry_queen Mar 2014 #114

So whats up? How come your not in trouble yet Will? Autumn Mar 2014 #53

Couple of years ago madamesilverspurs Mar 2014 #57

Agree completely Sivart Mar 2014 #58

Truly we are ruled by crooks - ruthless criminals and their smiling servants kenny blankenship Mar 2014 #59

So much for the free market matt819 Mar 2014 #69

Ahem! DeSwiss Mar 2014 #71

Their business model is denying claims and collecting premiums, not providing coverage. pa28 Mar 2014 #73

Thank you for this... countryjake Mar 2014 #77

Will, you hit that head on and onethatcares Mar 2014 #78

We can not move forward on anything until Citizens United is struck down. YOHABLO Mar 2014 #82

I am really sorry that your wife has been caught up in the hell that is managed mnhtnbb Mar 2014 #84

Well what do you expect from the RWing braintrust of Nixon and Agnew? Rex Mar 2014 #85

You and I have had our differences. cliffordu Mar 2014 #87

Your candidate sucks. WilliamPitt Mar 2014 #91

insurance cos were sposedly the problem with health care, so the obvious solution was to KG Mar 2014 #93

Don't forget what THEY will allow when it comes to reimbursement cureautismnow Mar 2014 #94

The doc that charged you that is sleazy too. Hoyt Mar 2014 #108

Thanks for offering an example of what most people are facing. truedelphi Mar 2014 #115

Well done, Will! pacalo Mar 2014 #96

ACA: the best "insurance policy" BIG MONEY could write. blkmusclmachine Mar 2014 #97

tell Congress you are sick of it and want single payer! daybranch Mar 2014 #98

Better yet... elzenmahn Mar 2014 #100

Might be useful... uberblonde Mar 2014 #105

I refuse to die until I dance on the grave of the health insurance industry. nt Zorra Mar 2014 #106

It is my fervent hope to join you Mopar151 Mar 2014 #116

If the industry is organized crime, we're paying the salaries of their merrily Mar 2014 #111

I had a high up, bigoted enough Uncle in the insurance business. Aerows Mar 2014 #112

Sorry to hear of your troubles with Anthem! Mopar151 Mar 2014 #117

Truth is told here! Private ins. cos. are parasites/predators of the sick & dying!!! hue Mar 2014 #118

You're wrong--MANDATORY, for-profit health insurance is the law. And it has solved all our problems. Romulox Mar 2014 #120

Everything you send the sociopaths needs to be certified signature required mail... L0oniX Mar 2014 #121

Not to minimize the shameful... sendero Mar 2014 #122

Caveat Emptor (What You Need to Know about Your Mob Insurance and Healthcare Provider) Bozvotros Mar 2014 #123

In California we had four choices. Le Taz Hot Mar 2014 #124

How Many Of You Have Had To FIGHT With ChiciB1 Mar 2014 #125

Rec 196. You're hitting them out of the ballpark lately n/t Catherina Mar 2014 #129