to the tea party pooper express, i agree with President Carter, this is not about medical reform debate, it's about bringing down America through a bunch of racist bigots. haven't we done this before ? and some of these rushheads would do it again. to these racists bigots i ask ;
1. what is the answer ?
2. what is the solution ?
3. how many of these tea party poopers, and the ones behind the scenes fanning the fire i.e. rush, coulter, beck, wilson, et al, these that are screaming Obama Health Care is a sin from hell or nazi Germany (one of the same), i would like to know the health coverage these fools have ??? i bet they have top notch health care, they don't NEED it. but yet they scream the loudest. try telling that to a family that has NO health insurance.
wake up America, you follow these muppet heads, you will follow them straight to hell. they don't care but about one thing, bringing down a Democratic Black President by whatever means, and that includes bringing down America period. rush said it himself, ''I want and hope Obama fails.'' now, they can go back and twist his comments all they want, but the words and his feelings are true, he cannot go back and change that, as with the rest of some of what these muppet heads are saying, wake up America, don't let these idiots tear down America.
rush, ''i hope he fails'' ;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Z-OgbrCu_I
RUSH wants America to fail, that includes you and me. he has his millions in the bank, he has damn good doctors care, and he wants America to fail, and he does not want you to have any health insurance. beck thinks the world is coming to an end, and coulter is so far out of touch with reality, i dont think she likes herself.
wake up America, ignore these bigot racists fools, and let this President try and do his job America.
When I worked inpatient addictions treatment the major insurer in the state said no to every admission for anyone, EXCEPT, the addicted son of the CEO of that very insurance company.
So all the people who paid their premiums, believed the puffery that claimed they had coverage, and had an addicted child did not get treatment for them while their money paid for the CEO's child to get treatment. I asked why that should be the case and the CEO's secretary said, "Well! He wants his son to get the help he needs!" Just no one else's son, I guess.
This author does not overstate the realities here. He is mild in calling out these white collar criminals. Mild.
Having also worked in communications in the healthcare industry, I am aware of the clever games that are played by various players to spin their position and influence policy makers and public opinion. However, insurance companies are not the only players with a stake in this game, and they are certainly not the only group guilty of manipulating information to favor their position. It seems to me that all of the special interests - from doctors and hospitals to insurers to pharmaceutical companies and device manufacturers to lawyers to employers and unions - are all fighting to exert the greatest influence on our elected officials, and we the people are the ultimate losers. You can bet that we will pay handsomely for whatever "solution" is ultimately implemented, with little regard to the actual value of the benefit provided.
Dear Mr. Potter,
I congratulate you on stepping away from the insurance business, finding your true voice, and sharing your knowledge with the American people. I too worked for the insurance industry for several years and left to save my mind and soul. To the extent you need me to vouch for you, I heartly attest that your testimony is accurate and your message is essential.
After leaving the business, I became a lawyer and had the honor of representing an insured who's policy was recinded after she was diagnosed with cancer. On cue, upon receiving a claim, the company ordered medical records for the singular purpose of searching for any possible "misrepresention" in the insureds application. They rescinded the policy, finding that the insured had failed to report that a doctor had once given her a sample antacid (which appeared in the medical records). The insured argued that she did not know she was supposed to report the free antacid. on the application (Notably, the application language is incomprehensible, even to a lawyer, and during depositions of claims personnel, none could agree on the meaning of any application terminology). The insured argued that she and her husband had filled out the application to the best of their ability. Before she died (and left her husband bankrupt with medical bills) the insured said about the application process: "If they had wanted medical records, why didn't they just ask?" If they declined to underwrite us, we would have looked elsewhere for coverage. Now its too late." In my opinion, the rescission violated nearly every basic principle of contract law. Unfortunately, the judge (elected via campaign contributions from you know who) upheld the rescission.
Though you speak eloquently, Mr. Potter, I would like to add my own less-eloquent 2 cents that may help people understand the insurance industry:
At its core, the insurance industry is essentially a Mob that sells "protection" and runs a booky-joint operation. The insureds pay premium in advance--essentially betting they will get health care; the insurer accepts the bet (taking and investing this cash to make the real money! remember AIG?)--essentially betting the insureds will not get health care. Non-negotiable insurance application and policy language is carefully drafted to better the odds that the insured will not get health care. (Even when the company has to use "rescission" to win, it still makes investment profit on the premium dollars fronted by the insureds). Concurrently, the insurers monopolize the health care industry, and buy shills of every sort and throughout every sphere, to back up their bets (all paid for with your premium dollars and their investment returns on your dollars). The insurance industry functions the same way in other lines of business, whether it insures your home, car, business, life, etc.
The mere fact that they can function "legally" is a testament to their power.
I have seen the parts where you wold be paying $4,000 for a family of four if you avoided any insurance from anyone, but you would probably find that actually buying insurance would be a similar price. I suspect that those who wanted to not have any doctors look at them until they noticed a severe problem, would probably have paid enough already to offset the fact that they waited till it was otherwise too late.
to the tea party pooper express, i agree with President Carter, this is not about medical reform debate, it's about bringing down America through a bunch of racist bigots. haven't we done this before ? and some of these rushheads would do it again. to these racists bigots i ask ;
1. what is the answer ?
2. what is the solution ?
3. how many of these tea party poopers, and the ones behind the scenes fanning the fire i.e. rush, coulter, beck, wilson, et al, these that are screaming Obama Health Care is a sin from hell or nazi Germany (one of the same), i would like to know the health coverage these fools have ??? i bet they have top notch health care, they don't NEED it. but yet they scream the loudest. try telling that to a family that has NO health insurance.
wake up America, you follow these muppet heads, you will follow them straight to hell. they don't care but about one thing, bringing down a Democratic Black President by whatever means, and that includes bringing down America period. rush said it himself, ''I want and hope Obama fails.'' now, they can go back and twist his comments all they want, but the words and his feelings are true, he cannot go back and change that, as with the rest of some of what these muppet heads are saying, wake up America, don't let these idiots tear down America.
rush, ''i hope he fails'' ;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Z-OgbrCu_I
RUSH wants America to fail, that includes you and me. he has his millions in the bank, he has damn good doctors care, and he wants America to fail, and he does not want you to have any health insurance. beck thinks the world is coming to an end, and coulter is so far out of touch with reality, i dont think she likes herself.
wake up America, ignore these bigot racists fools, and let this President try and do his job America.
just my opinion. ...terry
I have seen the parts where you wold be paying $4,000 for a family of four if you avoided any insurance from anyone, but you would probably find that actually buying insurance would be a similar price. I suspect that those who wanted to not have any doctors look at them until they noticed a severe problem, would probably have paid enough already to offset the fact that they waited till it was otherwise too late.
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