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Originally Posted by Danzig
that same thing happens every day, with every type of insurance. it's mindboggling.
a few years back when sandy hit the northeast, a woman was complaining on tv, online, all over....she had a homeowners policy, but of course it doesn't cover flood.
they had a flood policy, but they cancelled because they'd paid more over the years for it, than they'd gotten any back (an odd way to view insurance, it's not an investment). so, she had no house any more cause it got washed away--um, you're an idiot. and it wasn't allstates fault you're an idiot
people bad mouth insurance til the sun goes down. til they need it. they think it's a waste of money, til they need it.
i really hope we get single payer soon...i'm tired of the current state of affairs. the old system was unworkable and broken, so is the new one.
put everyone on medicare, today. that gets rid of medicaid and all associated issues/red tape, etc.
no more health care thru employers, no more yearly enrollments, no irs involved, none of that. health insurance companies can sell supplements to whoever wants it/needs it like they do now for medicare patients. blam, done.
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I agree. Everyone needs health care at some point in their lives; it makes no sense to treat it as "insurance." This guy is a classic example. He didn't need health care until he did.
As was pointed out on the site where I found the link to the article, pre-ACA it's not like he'd be doing any better, because fat chance that any private health insurers would have taken him, what with his diabetes as a pre-existing condition. Or, also possible, they'd have taken him and charged him a sh*tload in premiums, but disallowed any health issues that arose as a result of his diabetes. Like this eye surgery.