On Wednesday, April 2, 2014 4:08:21 PM UTC-7, BAR wrote:
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> > > > > > You are just desperate for this thing fail,
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> > > > > > aren't you? When you find that most or all
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> > > > > > your brains to find something else to rail
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> > > > > Behold the power of propaganda. If you spend
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> > > > > enough money telling people dogshit is awesome,
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> > > > > they will insist it is so until their dying breath.
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> > > > > These fools have no clue what other systems are like
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> > > > > and therefore no idea how terrible this system is in comparison.
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> > > > They've been telling us Obamacare is the best thing
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> > > All quite possible, but by the same token, the more time
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> > > Case in point, two things that I've happened to have
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> > > a) The premiums in the pre-ACA 'Status Quo' healthcare
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> > > b) There's been over 20 new healthcare companies created
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> > > Co-Ops ... which by basic organizational structure and
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> > > early to determine if they will be successful, the insurance
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> > > What I personally conclude out of the above is the ongoing
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> > > Absent said profit incentive, the Co-Ops are apparently
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> > > over For-Profits by ratios as high as 4:1 (Maine) - - and what
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> > > increased in 2014, because that's unfortunately how bribes
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> > Uh...HH. There are two newly formed Co-Ops in Oregon and one in Washington. None are competitive in rates and benefits. Few people have chosen them. Their business model is flawed. They hire insurance companies to process claims and in essence, they are just an administrative middle man.
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> > I know of one Oregonian reporter who is on to the story, licking his chops when the sheet hits the fan.
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> Haven't you ever worked for a company that was self insured but, they
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Yes...but that is not a Co-Op is about. Apples and Oranges.
-Greg