On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 2:24 PM, Michael Grant <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Ok, my questions would be, of those 85% that are insured: > > - how much does it cost for that insurance? Somewhere between barely too much, and WAY too much. > - how much does that insurance cover? If you pay barely too much, it's coverage is OK...if you pay WAY too much, the coverage is terrific. (I paid zero out of pocket for a new knee). > - will that insurance try to refute claims? Absolutely, yes. > - will that insurance still carry a patient if they end up with a terminal > illness? Not sure how that works, to be honest. > Top-of-the-line care is nice. Canada and the UK also have top of the line > care, so it's a bit of a misnomer in this context. Yes, they do, and I said as much. > What I see as the biggest problems with the US system are that it isn't > universal and that even with insurance many many people still end up > bankrupt. See, I don't think that's the primary problem. I think we pay way too much for our current system, and that's the primary problem. Insurance companies take our money from the time we start earning it until the time we die, and if we ask them for even a penny of it back, you know, to actually PAY for the services they are supposed to pay for....they balk! It's ridiculous. -- Some things will never change That's just the way it is ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:303055 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
