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PJK
Alien Abductee
USA
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 Posted - 04/24/2007 : 3:33:09 PM
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Yesterday I stopped off at my family doctors to ask a question since I had to stop and order new eye glasses at a place in the same complex. They asked if I had a few minutes, there was someone they wanted me to meet with. Thinking this was strange, I said fine.
I was escorted into an office and introduced to a businesswomen.
She preceded to tell me that my doctor and the doctor my husband sees in the same practice, are changing to a new care system. No insurance company covers this care which consists of a yearly "super" physical where they run a gamut of tests to so they can catch any conditions in the early stages. It is a preventative, wellness type care.
The doctors are going to only take 600 patients compared to the 1500-1800 they have now. Appointments will be guaranteed to start on time, you get the doctor's cell phone number so you can talk directly to the doctor. There was more but you get the picture.
Sounded good until they said that the cost of this is a yearly fee of $1550/per patient. yep For a mere $3000 per year my husband and I can get quality care, which we now get for a $15 co-pay. I told the lady "thanks but no thanks" I am not spending that kind of money for care I can get covered by my insurance!
This practice has a large amount of rich geriatric patients so I am sure they will do well. How they can possibly guarantee half of what they say they will deliver is beyond me.
What it amounts to is super health care for the elite!
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Janet
Is Anybody Here?
USA
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Posted - 04/24/2007 : 5:28:30 PM
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It's going to be called the "Sea Monkeys" plan. Hahaha!  |
Originally posted by dan p.:
I am not sam, and I'm by no means under any obligation to eat green eggs and/or ham.
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dan p.
Alien Abductee
Uganda
3776 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2007 : 7:36:52 PM
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| a compelling argument for using the elderly to fill potholes. |
death to false metal. |
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Robin
Yak Addict
USA
598 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2007 : 8:18:21 PM
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| "Thinking this was strange" you said "Fine"?! That was your first sign. LOL. Straange indeed. Super health care, the rest of us can all languish and die right? I'm moving to Canada....socilaized medicine and hockey! What more could one ask for.Peace, Robin |
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LizT
Fluffy-Esque
USA
1687 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2007 : 9:42:52 PM
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| Pam.... An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. It's sad that insurance companies will not cover better testing to "catch" illnesses in the earliest stages. I don't know, but it seems if they put a little out for testing they save money in the long run when treating diseases and illnesses that have gotten out of hand. Many types of cancers aren't detected until symptoms occur and by then it's much more difficult to treat or cure. |
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sciphish
Chatterbox
USA
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Posted - 04/26/2007 : 02:41:12 AM
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| Like Chris Rock always says (sometimes) it isn't insurance, it's in-case-shit, as in "in-case-shit happens. I thought that was clever. |
I'm almost there... |
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jackodills
Is Anybody Here?
USA
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Posted - 04/26/2007 : 07:44:33 AM
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| What bothers me the most is that my mother in law works for an insurance company (one of the majors) whose CEO and CFO made 700million and 500million dollars last year in salary. That is 1.2 billion dollars that can be used to better the system, and give people better coverage. Why should people pay out the ass for insurance, only to get half ass coverage, so the CEO can have a yacht and a country club membership? Canada sounds great right now, I agree. I paid 600 co-pay for a cat-scan two months ago...figure that one out. |
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LizT
Fluffy-Esque
USA
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Posted - 05/01/2007 : 7:57:52 PM
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I had to laugh at in case shit happens! My daughter moved to NYC and I told her she needed to find a job with health benefits for the same reason.
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Ranting Thespian
Fluffy-Esque
USA
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Posted - 05/02/2007 : 02:08:49 AM
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| I am always thankful that somehow I have the best specialist doctors in the state. Some that when I had no insurance would sneek me in for free, and when I couldn't afford medicine, I would get huge bags full of samples. I also love that they never perscribe me on name brands, but always give me the generic ones that are a hell of a lot cheaper, lol! |
Not communicating can hurt more than any word that can be said -
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Infant Eyes
Try A Little Harder
USA
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Posted - 05/03/2007 : 01:47:16 AM
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I hope this isn't the new direction of medicine
