tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2040457102256279646.post3289552173863327541..comments2024-03-27T08:35:16.296-04:00Comments on Lemonade & Kidneys: NonsensicalRuthWellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00022925821891020061noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2040457102256279646.post-36411503003351692412008-08-16T09:18:00.000-04:002008-08-16T09:18:00.000-04:00Your point is well taken, Bob. Of course, I don't...Your point is well taken, Bob. Of course, I don't wish we were using the insurance more heavily. What frosts me is that the insurance industry is making a fortune in profits on most participants' backs, while often delaying and denying coverage for those who are truly in need.<BR/><BR/>My overall objection to the insurance industry is that it exists not to provide insurance, but to make a profit. Until this shifts, I'm afraid the system is going to stay broken for a very long time.RuthWellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00022925821891020061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2040457102256279646.post-10260392327811636312008-08-15T22:05:00.000-04:002008-08-15T22:05:00.000-04:00Hi, Ruth. As someone whose family often "wins" at...Hi, Ruth. As someone whose family often "wins" at this insurance game, I feel compelled to point out that coming out ahead isn't exactly the goal here. Personally, I'd consider it a good thing if we were healthy enough that I didn't feel I was getting my money's worth out of my health insurance.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02683255143632698707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2040457102256279646.post-43496454468542467742008-08-15T16:27:00.000-04:002008-08-15T16:27:00.000-04:00Tina, who says I HAVEN'T gone off the deep end?......Tina, who says I HAVEN'T gone off the deep end?.... ; )RuthWellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00022925821891020061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2040457102256279646.post-9127150417845970022008-08-15T16:11:00.000-04:002008-08-15T16:11:00.000-04:00Oh, lordy. I hate this stuff. I have to go throu...Oh, lordy. I hate this stuff. I have to go through all of our medical expenses for the year, match bills to explanations of benefits, and I keep putting it off because thinking about it makes my head hurt. And doing it will make my typically low blood pressure soar. I'm afraid to look at it at all. How do you keep up with it without going off the deep end?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2040457102256279646.post-80037504399264187582008-08-15T00:01:00.000-04:002008-08-15T00:01:00.000-04:00It has to become a middle class issue for it to ch...It has to become a middle class issue for it to change. <BR/><BR/>If only Ted Kennedy had realized what Jimmy Carter put on the table a few decades ago -- we'd have somewhat socialized care by now.Adorable Girlfriendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00980315608634758758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2040457102256279646.post-14648741547381307512008-08-14T21:22:00.000-04:002008-08-14T21:22:00.000-04:00it's broken. it's nuts and it's broken.it's broken. it's nuts and it's broken.Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15460136246441367993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2040457102256279646.post-58748161178352426872008-08-14T20:37:00.000-04:002008-08-14T20:37:00.000-04:00Health insurance sucks; not having health insuranc...Health insurance sucks; not having health insurance sucks more. The current system is quite simply broken. Unfortunately, a fix for this broken system is far from a simple thing.<BR/><BR/>MarciaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com