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Romulox

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59. Insurance is for profit. Forcing everybody to buy it doesn't change that.

Reply to WilliamPitt (Original post)

Tue Apr 3, 2012, 11:36 AM

Apr 2012

Insurance companies make money by denying people care. That's incontrovertible.

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The Savage Arithmetic of the Pre-Existing Condition [View all] WilliamPitt Mar 2012 OP

du rec. nt xchrom Mar 2012 #1

THANK YOU! Moostache Mar 2012 #46

This Post Should Be Sent To All Nine SCOTUS Justices......nt global1 Mar 2012 #2

As if they would care. drm604 Mar 2012 #4

Kennedy is in the tank for the Repugs as well lark Mar 2012 #17

Here's a link for contacting the Supreme Court. xtraxritical Mar 2012 #43

It wouldn't matter DFW Apr 2012 #53

I can identify with you on the preexisting condition. drm604 Mar 2012 #3

Mrs. Mopar and I are a smorgasboard of preexisting conditions Mopar151 Mar 2012 #5

Good article. Major Hogwash Mar 2012 #6

Uh...this isn't completely correct jeff47 Mar 2012 #7

Fail. The new company you want to switch to will consider you to have kestrel91316 Mar 2012 #9

And charge you so much you could not buy the insurance. JDPriestly Mar 2012 #13

Trust me, I am very personally aware of the old rules. jeff47 Mar 2012 #16

The catch is a lot of new jobs don't let you have insurance for first 90 days lark Mar 2012 #18

Doesn't matter. WillowTree Mar 2012 #34

You need to get out more, yourself, because that's just not so. WillowTree Mar 2012 #32

You can be denied coverage on pre-existing conditions for up to 18 months. Kablooie Mar 2012 #11

Only if you weren't covered before. jeff47 Mar 2012 #14

Oh, you think that's going to be reality if the Affordable Care Act is struck down? Zoeisright Mar 2012 #29

That's been the case since 1996, thanks to HIPAA. You really should check your facts. WillowTree Mar 2012 #33

You might get luckly if you migrate into an employer-based plan nobodyspecial Mar 2012 #19

+1 area51 Mar 2012 #39

Oh god! It's the government death panels! Call the corporate insurers to save us! freshwest Mar 2012 #45

Your articulate this so well Generic Other Mar 2012 #8

The US right now puts corporate profits above every other consideration. Kablooie Mar 2012 #10

As another person with MS cyberpj Mar 2012 #12

That's what I keep thinking - that when I was younger, MS was rare. Not anymore. kas125 Mar 2012 #48

Will's BP problem is a little gift my side of the family Raven Mar 2012 #15

Hi Will, Fix The Stupid Mar 2012 #20

Universal Health Care = FREEDOM Martin Eden Mar 2012 #21

There it is. mmonk Mar 2012 #22

High Blood pressure? trumad Mar 2012 #23

I was trying to explain this clusterfuck to a Canadian friend last week. lapislzi Mar 2012 #24

Afternoon kick WilliamPitt Mar 2012 #25

Kick trumad Mar 2012 #26

And let's not forget lifetime maximums as well as pre-existing condition exclusions. Nye Bevan Mar 2012 #27

k&r McCamy Taylor Mar 2012 #28

This part is especially true Zalatix Mar 2012 #30

Kick ! RagAss Mar 2012 #31

I have a preexisting condition. ellisonz Mar 2012 #35

Thank you, my dear Will... CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2012 #36

I know first hand....... Uben Mar 2012 #37

I am sorry for your loss... A-Long-Little-Doggie Mar 2012 #38

Healthcare is a basic human right,to make it available only to the wealthy is criminal. libtodeath Mar 2012 #40

Thank you William. GoneOffShore Mar 2012 #41

Thanks for such a great post, Will. PA Democrat Mar 2012 #42

Great piece again Will! GreenPartyVoter Mar 2012 #44

And Mitt Romney thinks this is a "game." Brigid Mar 2012 #47

We will reap what we sow. WHEN CRABS ROAR Mar 2012 #49

What a sight our beautiful country has become! juajen Mar 2012 #50

People with really good health care plans SheilaT Mar 2012 #51

Late night kick for my son who has survived 2 brain tumors. sellitman Mar 2012 #52

I'm one of the 81,000,000 DFW Apr 2012 #54

I have bipolar disorder Tobin S. Apr 2012 #55

One doesn't even need to be "really" sick to be rejected Technowitch Apr 2012 #56

The lyric you quote are the words of Prince, who wrote that song....just for your info. Bluenorthwest Apr 2012 #57

Um... WilliamPitt Apr 2012 #58

Insurance is for profit. Forcing everybody to buy it doesn't change that. Romulox Apr 2012 #59