The HCRA

[Henry Hawk]

I have Anthem Blue Cross.  It is decent. My employer pays the bulk of it.  I have a $500 deductible per each member of my family.  It pays 80% of most everything, but 20% of an MRI can STILL be expensive.  THAT is what needs fixed.  The high cost of proceedures.

[Bo D]

Anthem tried to raise rates by as much as 39% after turning a profit $4.75 Billion. After massive outrage, they scaled back the increase to 14%. They sold substandard, cut-rate policies and then were sued for forcing policy holders to take coverage with fewer benefits and higher deductibles. They cancelled policies without giving policy holders the required notice and were forced by California to delay the cancellations.

Typical sleazy insurance company tactics.

[me]

Anthem tried to raise rates by as much as 39% after turning a profit $4.75 Billion. After massive outrage, they scaled back the increase to 14%. They sold substandard, cut-rate policies and then were sued for forcing policy holders to take coverage with fewer benefits and higher deductibles. They cancelled policies without giving policy holders the required notice and were forced by California to delay the cancellations.

Typical sleazy insurance company tactics.

Got proof? 

[The Troll]

Got proof?

  Spooky, you doubt that an insurance company would try to raise their rates.     Get a life Spook Baby. 

[Bo D]

Got proof?

http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/taxonomy/term/467/all

[me]

This could happen here too ya know.  Ya, the UK is soooo lucky to have government healthcare and we need to be like them. This is what is going on with it there.  Could be this type of thing is the reason most of them think we are nuts for going this route.   

http://action.sumofus.org/a/nhs-patient-corporations/2/3/?sub=fb

[Henry Hawk]

According to the CBO, the Congressional Budget Office, that 10 years from now there will still be 30 million people without health insurance, which is the same number of people that have not got insurance now, today.
http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/44190_EffectsAffordableCareActHealthInsuranceCoverage_2.pdf

Wasn't that the point in the first place? 

[The Troll]

According to the CBO, the Congressional Budget Office, that 10 years from now there will still be 30 million people without health insurance, which is the same number of people that have not got insurance now, today.
http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/44190_EffectsAffordableCareActHealthInsuranceCoverage_2.pdf

Wasn't that the point in the first place?

  What is your point Bunky?  There will always be uninsured people, always be people unemployed.  Always be poor people and always be rich people and dumbass people who will vote Republican.       

[Bo D]

According to the CBO, the Congressional Budget Office, that 10 years from now there will still be 30 million people without health insurance, which is the same number of people that have not got insurance now, today.
http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/44190_EffectsAffordableCareActHealthInsuranceCoverage_2.pdf

Wasn't that the point in the first place?

Check your link.

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[me]

What we have to look forward with the HCRA.  One of my fb friends who live in the UK posted this. 

Dave Stephens
8 hrs · Reading, United Kingdom ·
Just goes to show what TWATS we have for Doctors, we was sitting with the Doc, whilst he tried to work out how to print off a prescription, then Adam started to choke on a biscuit, I immediately stuck my fingers down his throat and managed after a very short while to dislodge the blockage, The twat took no notice at all and carried on messing about on the fucking Computer. Luckily Pia and I kept calm and did not rip him a new asshole, although we would have liked too.
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Samantha Quincy Pinder WTF?
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Pia Stephens Yeah a "brilliant" new Gp who has just started at the practise and who I hope we never have to see again x
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Mickytwoscoops Johnson was he English ?
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Pia Stephens No, he had relatively lousy language skills so I doubt he has been here for very long, probably just enough to get his permit to practise here
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Mickytwoscoops Johnson decidedly dodgy then ,so sorry the little fella had such an experience ,just hope it has not scared him for life .
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Petri Nyfors I was going to ask about the origin of the doc...fuck with these "doctors" who can't even speak the language!
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Dave Pratt Should have reported him
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Dave Stephens We could have reported him, but as like always if we go for one certain member of the family they won't discuss any other problem that someone else of the family has, as their excuse is "they are not the patient I am here to see" so to this twat Adam choking was not his problem
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Vikki Montague Poor little dude hope he's okay... Kick the doctors arse! I agree on them not being good tho my hospital managed to completely lose my brain scan results... Kinda scary that we put our trust in these people x
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Dave Stephens He is fine, luckily he is made of hard stuff and not alot of things phase him, FFS how the hell can they lose something that is so bloody important?  xxx
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Vikki Montague Ha this is a question I asked them to which the doctor just shouted at someone else to fix it.... Who knows lol x
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Pia Stephens That is absolutely appalling service, hopefully they found them and gave you the results before you left the hospital xxx
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[Exterminator]

What does that exchange even remotely have to do with the HCRA?

[pariann]

Selective Health Care??

[me]

What does that exchange even remotely have to do with the HCRA?

The kind of care the average person can expect after this is fully implemented. 

[Bo D]

The kind of care the average person can expect after this is fully implemented.

Yeah, yeah ... like we can expect you to use critical thinking to figure that out .... 

And they STILL can grow grapes in England.

[The Troll]

Yeah, yeah ... like we can expect you to use critical thinking to figure that out .... 

And they STILL can grow grapes in England.

  You know damn well they can't grow grapes and make wine in England.