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Date Posted: 09:22:42 07/13/09 Mon
Author: Jeffman
Subject: Re: Why insurance companies are fighting public health plan
In reply to: Shirley 's message, "Why insurance companies are fighting public health plan" on 19:29:24 07/11/09 Sat

Just keep in mind that countries that have nationalized healthcare do the same thing. Some beurocracy determines whether you get treated or not. They may decide that a hip replacement wont be worthwhile because you arent slated to live more than 10 more years.

>It's in their best financial interest to keep control
>of their profits. What they won't tell you is that a
>corporate structure stands between you and your
>doctor. They can pick and choose whether you can have
>insurance or not. They determine for you whether or
>not a procedure is "experimental" or not. They can
>choose to put corporate (and shareholder) profits
>above your health. >href="http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/07102009/transc
>ript4.html">http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/07102009/
>transcript4.html
>
>Unusual for an insurance exec to truth tell.

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Replies:

Everyone does that -- Paul Davis, 09:59:17 07/13/09 Mon
- Re: Everyone does that but Medicare is far better. -- Shirley, 21:27:00 07/13/09 Mon
  - I expect that last depends -- Paul Davis, 06:05:14 07/14/09 Tue
  - Re: Everyone does that but Medicare is far better. -- Jeffman, 06:13:50 07/14/09 Tue
    - Re: Everyone does that but Medicare is far better. -- Shirley, 17:55:24 07/14/09 Tue
      - Re: Everyone does that but Medicare is far better. -- Jeffman, 05:37:31 07/15/09 Wed
      - Re: Everyone does that but Medicare is far better. -- Mary Anne, 08:46:38 07/15/09 Wed
    - Re: Everyone does that but Medicare is far better. -- Mary Anne, 08:41:01 07/15/09 Wed
      - Re: Everyone does that but Medicare is far better. -- Jeffman, 13:29:14 07/15/09 Wed
        Re: Everyone does that but Medicare is far better. -- MaryAnne, 06:18:09 07/16/09 Thu
        Keep in mind one thing, Jeff. -- Shirley, 06:32:03 07/16/09 Thu
Re: Why insurance companies are fighting public health plan -- Shirley, 21:16:37 07/13/09 Mon
- Re: Why insurance companies are fighting public health plan -- Jeffman, 06:06:27 07/14/09 Tue
  - Re: Why insurance companies are fighting public health plan -- Shirley, 07:34:44 07/14/09 Tue

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