On Dec 21, 2009, at 9:56 AM, Sam wrote: > > On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 10:42 AM, Zaphod Beeblebrox > <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I'm confused. >>> >> The insurance companies were being forced to pay for mammograms because the >> suggested age was 40 before...now that it's 50, they can save 10 years worth >> of mammogram fees. > > They weren't forced to. You really do think capitalism is evil and > only the government can save us. Even after admitting it was the Fed > that tried to influence those the capitalist pigs to no avail. > I don't think capitalism is evil...never have. I'm well aware though that capitalism could really care less about my welfare.
So you're saying that they weren't forced to pay for mammograms, but since the govt. has said the new age is 50, they're not going to pay. I'm not getting your logic here: age 40 recommendation = insurance pays because they want to age 50 recommendation = insurance will no longer pay, but not because of the govt. ? >> sure doctors make more money. I just got my dentist claim summary back >> about 2 days ago. My routine cleaning was a $45 charge. My insurance >> company said that they only allowed $25. The dentist only got paid $25. >> Now, if I were to go there without insurance and they said, "Ok, that will >> be $45" and I said, "No, I only allow $25 for this procedure", do you think >> I would have walked out of there only paying $25? > > So they didn't deny the claim and they did pay the dentist. If they > refused to pay, as with mammograms, you either pay out of pocket or > walk around with dirty teeth for ten years. > Nope, they didn't deny the claim...and yet, I have to spell this one out: If person A goes into the dentist with no insurance and pays $45 for a cleaning and Person B goes into the dentist with insurance and insurance pays $25 for the same cleaning.... who do you think the dentist would like to help more? I'll give you a minute to work that out. >> and of course, if the insurance company doesn't have to pay for the >> procedure, they're making money there. >> > > If they didn't pay for you to clean your teeth for ten more years do > you think they'll save money in the long In ten years, statistically, you'll be at another job with another insurance company. At that time, the new company could probably deny you for pre-existing conditions. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:309619 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
