On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 9:55 PM, Dana <[email protected]> wrote:
> > like they aren't already though. But for anyone interested the notion of > comparitive shopping does not work for a patient that would be paying out > of > pocket. Nor I think, does it work for insurance plans. I was recently asked > if I want Lovelace, Presbyterian or Molina. I have no clue -- I want > whoever covers what I need covered. No way to determine this without > slogging through multiple levels of a call center and I am not sure even > that will work. And that's with more choices than I had before -- the last > time I changed insurance it went like this: employer had selescted BCBS, > probably because there was something about it that *they* liked. OK so, > with > BCBS in this town you are a Lovelace patient. Period. Everyone else is an > out of network provider. > > so.... loss of choice is a red herring in this debate imho. > Ah, I see. I agree to a certain extent. Loss of choice is a real issue if we go to a single-payer system, but loss of choice is not the issue that is going to bankrupt us - demographics are. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:301339 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
