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christx30

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28. This is the same industry

Fri Aug 8, 2014, 11:59 PM

Aug 2014

that brought us the $3000 ultrasound and the $40 aspirin. And why it's illegal to buy drugs overseas where it's 1/10th of what drug companies charge here. We have much to be thankful for.

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Nevada family reportedly faces $1.2M in medical bills over ObamaCare typo, confusion [View all] ErikJ Aug 2014 OP

this is WHY we MUST get RID of INSURANCE COMPANIES randys1 Aug 2014 #1

Ok. I agree with you on almost all of your points except yeoman6987 Aug 2014 #27

That's Bad argument Number Three; Appeal to Consequences Xipe Totec Aug 2014 #37

A lot of them can move into the jobs MsLeopard Aug 2014 #42

Did the woman submit her birth year incorrectly, or did the insurance company gateley Aug 2014 #2

They shouldn't have to scream about this but elleng Aug 2014 #3

I was in a clinic a while back and there was a notice to employees to not accept Blue Cross.... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #4

this never happened prior to ACA frylock Aug 2014 #5

Things were great befotre the ACA. cheapdate Aug 2014 #7

:Sarcasm: I assume. elleng Aug 2014 #20

It seems to me the insurance companies are looking for ways to get out of paying. airplaneman Aug 2014 #6

Oh good grief! She has a lot better chance of this getting paid with the ACA than not. hedda_foil Aug 2014 #8

This is an excellent example of why ObamaCare (ACA) is a huge improvement salib Aug 2014 #9

YES. elleng Aug 2014 #21

Blue Cross always tries hard not pay claims any way they can! We need non-profit healthcare!! Sunlei Aug 2014 #10

I agree. Not to long ago we needed a new piece for my daughters wheelchair. It cost $22. They jwirr Aug 2014 #16

Decades ago.... cynzke Aug 2014 #33

In these cases you need to talk back. Somewhere there is a worker who is not getting it and has jwirr Aug 2014 #41

Don't remember the name, but... cynzke Aug 2014 #35

How is this an "ObamaCare" issue ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2014 #11

Because it's NOT an Obamacare issue. It's Fox being Fox, lying per usual. DRoseDARs Aug 2014 #15

It's not even a Nevada Health Exchange issue. eom. 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2014 #18

My mistake, thank you. I'm Nevadan, so I'm aware our exchange had serious problems... DRoseDARs Aug 2014 #22

What a disgusting company. PersonNumber503602 Aug 2014 #12

insurance companies deny almost every claim at least once klyon Aug 2014 #14

1.2 Million Dollars Unknown Beatle Aug 2014 #13

And that's the real problem! 4b5f940728b232b034e4 Aug 2014 #26

This is the same industry christx30 Aug 2014 #28

Earlier this year, I got a piece of glass embedded in my foot Fortinbras Armstrong Aug 2014 #38

I Am Confident This Issue Will Be Resolved & Their Insurance Company Will Pay Up... Corey_Baker08 Aug 2014 #17

Of course they did the same stuff before! When my second son was born early with Dustlawyer Aug 2014 #19

I suspect... cynzke Aug 2014 #36

Sounds like we need to amend ACA to include Medicare for all Strelnikov_ Aug 2014 #23

Blue Cross was a member of ALEC and lobbied hard against the ACA all the way to the end. McCamy Taylor Aug 2014 #24

You can't change a leopard's spots. Insurance cos do what insurance cos do. nt valerief Aug 2014 #25

how much is the co-pay? quadrature Aug 2014 #29

This will be resolved. drm604 Aug 2014 #30

Why is this the fault of the ACA? 6000eliot Aug 2014 #31

Annnnnd.....you'll get CRICKETS in response to that question, too!!! MADem Aug 2014 #34

About the only way I can see how this is even remotely related to the ACA hughee99 Aug 2014 #43

Single. Payer. Now. area51 Aug 2014 #32

I agree we need single payer or universal davidpdx Aug 2014 #40

The problem is a typo, not Obamacare. Vinca Aug 2014 #39

The insurance company is at fault Mz Pip Aug 2014 #44