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riqster

(13,986 posts)
132. It was two years ago, so yes, some provisions hadn't kicked in yet.
Wed Jun 25, 2014, 09:26 PM
Jun 2014

Not sure if it would have made a difference.

Well fuck ... CountAllVotes Jun 2014 #1
please consider your criticism. Anansi1171 Jun 2014 #4
You can't directly tell someone on DU to STFU. You have to do it more ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #7
You are correct, I was out of line. sigh-nt Anansi1171 Jun 2014 #13
No worries. =) Many is the time it has poured from my fingertips and I've had to back up, lol. nt ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #16
dup Skittles Jun 2014 #64
yes, like sending them a truck Skittles Jun 2014 #65
I suppose you want the blogger to also change his blog name and domain? You know, the ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #5
I hope you never have to bury one of your children. riqster Jun 2014 #8
Me too. Scarsdale Jun 2014 #21
I am so sorry for your loss. riqster Jun 2014 #22
i'm so sorry for your loss. barbtries Jun 2014 #32
Scarsdale... freshwest Jun 2014 #45
So sorry for your loss. THIS is something the ACA might have helped Doctor_J Jun 2014 #51
It was worse than being in debt, back then they would not even have treated him without payment classykaren Jun 2014 #153
Same in Ohio. riqster Jun 2014 #162
so sorry for losing your son riverbendviewgal Jun 2014 #139
Wth good reason malaise Jun 2014 #39
Thank you. riqster Jun 2014 #41
Here's a movie rec for you: "The Boondock Saints." FSogol Jun 2014 #10
Seriously? Criticizing the overuse of fuck in an angry,frustrated rant? Gormy Cuss Jun 2014 #23
Right on. easttexaslefty Jun 2014 #71
My thoughts exactly. Laffy Kat Jun 2014 #136
That's your concern? LondonReign2 Jun 2014 #26
Way to identify the crux of the issue. Orrex Jun 2014 #27
oh for fucks sake.... mike_c Jun 2014 #57
if you lost your child MFM008 Jun 2014 #60
Ah the puritan brigade misses the issue nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #76
Purity is the only issue.... n/t xocet Jun 2014 #78
...................... Warren DeMontague Jun 2014 #87
Well fucking, fuck, fuck, fuck. dballance Jun 2014 #113
Sorry for your losses. riqster Jun 2014 #120
Thanks. dballance Jun 2014 #144
you're supposed to be counting all the votes hfojvt Jun 2014 #114
wow, talk about insensitive! Duppers Jun 2014 #115
Get back to us after one of your children is neglected to death Warpy Jun 2014 #134
It is difficult for me to read something when every other word is ... CountAllVotes Jun 2014 #160
. BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2014 #143
... Mnemosyne Jun 2014 #2
Thanks. riqster Jun 2014 #11
The ACA does not remove the profit motive. alarimer Jun 2014 #3
The ACA helped, by keeping my boy on my insurance for longer. riqster Jun 2014 #6
+1 The ACA entrenches the profit motive by ensuring that subsidies are paid for by taxpayers woo me with science Jun 2014 #19
I agree. And one of the big problems is how doctors are no longer trained in the truedelphi Jun 2014 #80
If you transform doctors into technicians who merely follow insurance company flowcharts for care, woo me with science Jun 2014 #83
The ACA helped get me an insurance plan my family and I could afford. nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #112
Exactly right. riqster Jun 2014 #121
P.S. I can't believe the poster who chastised you for using "fuck" too many times or whatever nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #140
That poster has been taken to the woodshed by a fair few DUers, riqster Jun 2014 #147
I am so sorry for your loss. =( ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #9
Thanks. I hope that my testimony can help a tiny bit to wake people up. riqster Jun 2014 #14
Heartbreaking. So sorry. JaneyVee Jun 2014 #12
Thank you. riqster Jun 2014 #15
Here is a typical Repube response (from elsewhere): riqster Jun 2014 #17
So many reasons to hate the right wingnuts. Enthusiast Jun 2014 #92
+1 johnnyreb Jun 2014 #96
Thanks. Kudos to your folks. riqster Jun 2014 #99
I`m so sorry for your loss. democrank Jun 2014 #18
Thank you. riqster Jun 2014 #24
ACA forces everyone to purchase from these same bad actors (for profit insurers) nt Romulox Jun 2014 #20
Incorrect. riqster Jun 2014 #28
OK. But the ACA also *GUARANTEES* fat margins for Aetna, the company you singled out... Romulox Jun 2014 #29
It also requires them to spend more on care, and less on denying care. riqster Jun 2014 #34
Every red cent that Aetna makes, they make from denying care. That's how they work. nt Romulox Jun 2014 #36
OK, so you are against the ACA? Yes or No? riqster Jun 2014 #37
The ACA LIMITS their margins yodermon Jun 2014 #74
Very good point. riqster Jun 2014 #84
And, a big chunk of the 20% goes for administrative costs, marketing, maintaining systems, etc. Hoyt Jun 2014 #101
No, it restrains those margins frazzled Jun 2014 #111
I don't understand FBaggins Jun 2014 #81
The ACA forced Aetna to cover him. riqster Jun 2014 #85
Yeah, it took the real problem (for-profit insurers) and locked them in Doctor_J Jun 2014 #46
Crap. The ACA forced insurers to cover my kid. riqster Jun 2014 #53
I'm sorry for your loss... Blanks Jun 2014 #25
Thanks. riqster Jun 2014 #31
What a horrible ordeal Orrex Jun 2014 #30
Thank you. riqster Jun 2014 #33
100%. I don't talk about the death and disability in my family that would NOT have been if Obama freshwest Jun 2014 #35
Thanks. Sorry you had to deal with such an event. riqster Jun 2014 #38
Still crying from your post. There are no words to end the pain, but your words will save lives. freshwest Jun 2014 #47
I hope so. That is why I wrote them. riqster Jun 2014 #50
Err...no one is telling you that your kid should have died sooner Doctor_J Jun 2014 #48
You want an actual answer? People who would exploit this story and attempt to preach at the author Bluenorthwest Jun 2014 #52
People who bash the ACA after I credit it for keeping my kid alive longer riqster Jun 2014 #55
I'm so sorry . cate94 Jun 2014 #40
Thank you. riqster Jun 2014 #42
The ACA won't help this much Doctor_J Jun 2014 #43
If you are going to us Bernie as avatar, you should post more accurate information Bluenorthwest Jun 2014 #49
I allowed for those in my post Doctor_J Jun 2014 #54
But it is still profit over lives based healthcare FreakinDJ Jun 2014 #56
That's my only point in this thread, which I will now leave Doctor_J Jun 2014 #61
What rot your subject line is: riqster Jun 2014 #58
You are exactly right Number23 Jun 2014 #142
Nonstop complaining helps what exactly? IronLionZion Jun 2014 #97
A worthy rant. Thanks. byronius Jun 2014 #44
Thanks. I rarely drop f-bombs. Today, I am f-carpet-bombing. riqster Jun 2014 #67
K & R for righteous anger. davidthegnome Jun 2014 #59
Thank you. And yes, we need to make it better. riqster Jun 2014 #62
Sorry for your loss Demsrule86 Jun 2014 #63
My condolences. riqster Jun 2014 #66
I don't think I've heard anything good about Aetna- KrazyinKS Jun 2014 #68
Oh yeah. Five of us, all in poor health ourselves, spent years hassling with those motherfuckers. riqster Jun 2014 #70
You can address this letter to many people on this site. iandhr Jun 2014 #69
S'truth. riqster Jun 2014 #73
No way I could read that and not rec it. BootinUp Jun 2014 #72
Thank you. riqster Jun 2014 #75
I damn well understand so well his many fuck yous-the State of Washington let my daughter die for $3 Stargazer99 Jun 2014 #77
I get those calls too. I have refused to pay a goddamned dime. riqster Jun 2014 #79
rigster, are you Mr. Blunt and Cranky? nt tblue37 Jun 2014 #82
Kick & Rec Warren DeMontague Jun 2014 #86
Thanks. riqster Jun 2014 #93
And this is why the fuck we need UNIVERSAL fucking HEALTHCARE! RoccoR5955 Jun 2014 #88
The ACA wasn't all bad. riqster Jun 2014 #90
Sad fact is, if it had been Medicare, chances are Medicare would have forced discharge that Hoyt Jun 2014 #102
Possible. But eliminating the profit motive would still help. riqster Jun 2014 #148
Actually the decision to cut off hospital funding would be made by an Hoyt Jun 2014 #155
Rigster, I am so sorry about your loss, and you are totally correct! LongTomH Jun 2014 #89
Thanks. We need to get to national health care. riqster Jun 2014 #91
Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Jun 2014 #94
That is a lot of people getting flipped off. riqster Jun 2014 #95
Sorry for your loss, K + R IronLionZion Jun 2014 #98
Thank you. riqster Jun 2014 #100
And here's a big "fuck you" to Squatt Wanker for denying Medicaid to tens of thousands of citizens.. Scuba Jun 2014 #103
Yeah, and the Ohio repubes have tried their best to do the same. riqster Jun 2014 #122
I wish I had the right words to say but there is too much unnecessary death, I am so sorry. n/t Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #104
Thanks. riqster Jun 2014 #124
We live in a capitalist society. DeSwiss Jun 2014 #105
True. Health and profit cannot coexist. riqster Jun 2014 #125
I'm so sorry jimlup Jun 2014 #106
Thank you. riqster Jun 2014 #126
riqster, I am so very very sorry. Raine1967 Jun 2014 #107
Thank you. I have (as have others) been pushing for reform for years now. riqster Jun 2014 #108
Yes we will. Raine1967 Jun 2014 #146
I am not offended by the F-bombs. I am offended by the so-called healthcare in LoisB Jun 2014 #109
Yeah, they are evil. riqster Jun 2014 #127
Well said. nt valerief Jun 2014 #110
Thank you. riqster Jun 2014 #128
Please accept my deepest condolences for your loss. greatlaurel Jun 2014 #116
Word up, and thanks. riqster Jun 2014 #130
They killed my 3 1/2 year old son too! Dustlawyer Jun 2014 #117
Oh my God...so sorry for your loss. You offer good advice, for us all. n/t Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #129
Dylan Andrew, 3/19/92 - 6/25/12 riqster Jun 2014 #131
If only the insurance companies were not allowed to kill people Dragonfli Jun 2014 #118
It was two years ago, so yes, some provisions hadn't kicked in yet. riqster Jun 2014 #132
A health-care system based purely on greed and profit is but a microcosm of America in its indepat Jun 2014 #119
No argument from here. riqster Jun 2014 #133
Sweet riqster.. Cha Jun 2014 #123
Thanks Cha. riqster Jun 2014 #135
.. Cha Jun 2014 #141
Horrific.. I am so, so very sorry. And angry. Righteous rant nt riderinthestorm Jun 2014 #137
Thanks. riqster Jun 2014 #149
My 26 year old son died in 1999 riverbendviewgal Jun 2014 #138
Sigh. Mark Twain was right about families. riqster Jun 2014 #150
so sorry for your loss Locrian Jun 2014 #161
Sounds like yet another bit of Fox cut-and-paste bilge riqster Jun 2014 #163
I agree riverbendviewgal Jun 2014 #164
We have learned my son's death was due to gross medical negligence Oilwellian Jun 2014 #145
Thanks. Please accept my condolences for your loss. riqster Jun 2014 #151
I am so sorry just reading this tears me up. classykaren Jun 2014 #152
Thank you. riqster Jun 2014 #154
So sorry for your loss. raouldukelives Jun 2014 #156
It's worse than that: many people don't know that they are thus invested. riqster Jun 2014 #157
This is such a horrible story. I will never cntrygrl Jun 2014 #158
The nation has always been a bit of a contradiction riqster Jun 2014 #159
I agree. cntrygrl Jul 2014 #165
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