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D Ghost · 09-14-2009, 10:18 AM

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The Health Insurance Racket: Getting Rich by Denying Americans Care

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gleem · 09-14-2009, 12:35 PM

Insurance companies are there to make money, if they couldn't make a big profit, they wouldn't exist. If people don't like them, don't buy their product and they will dissapear overnight.

D Ghost · 09-14-2009, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by gleem

Insurance companies are there to make money, if they couldn't make a big profit, they wouldn't exist. If people don't like them, don't buy their product and they will dissapear overnight.

yep.... but people need help with paying for medical expenses so, kind of a catch 22, thats the whole issue with it.

Agent 488 · 09-14-2009, 12:45 PM

the real death panels.

Agent 488 · 09-14-2009, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by gleem

If people don't like them, don't buy their product and they will dissapear overnight.

that's a nice fantasy. where are people supposed to turn? new orleans witch doctors?

L-Pink · 09-14-2009, 12:48 PM

Insurance companies make money denying or reducing claims NOT paying them.

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Barefootsies · 09-14-2009, 12:48 PM

The rules and regs changed back in the Reagan era when insurance companies, and HMO's went from non-profit to profit driven corporations.

Thank your Republicans.

gleem · 09-14-2009, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by DJ The Kid

yep.... but people need help with paying for medical expenses so, kind of a catch 22, thats the whole issue with it.

Not a catch 22, drive the health insurance companies out of biz by stopping to buy from them, and we will all be on gov health care, which will be awesome and free (free assuming you don't pay taxes)

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Originally Posted by budsbabes

that's a nice fantasy. where are people supposed to turn? new orleans witch doctors?

People will have to pay for their health care and pay the dr's what they are asking... the market will set the proper prices.. that or see quote above.

gleem · 09-14-2009, 12:53 PM

I think the whole insurance industry is a scam from day 1. OBVIOUSLY alot of people are going to get screwed if any of these companies want to stay in biz. You can't run an insurance company if everyone has constant claims always being paid out cause they would just go broke. It's a bad concept from Day 1, and from Day 1 they were invented to make money not for charity work.

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gleem Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Sunny Land Posts: 5,593	Insurance companies are there to make money, if they couldn't make a big profit, they wouldn't exist. If people don't like them, don't buy their product and they will dissapear overnight. __________________ Contact me: \\// E: webmaster /at/ unprofessional.com

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Barefootsies Choice is an Illusion Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Land of Obama Posts: 42,635	The rules and regs changed back in the Reagan era when insurance companies, and HMO's went from non-profit to profit driven corporations. Thank your Republicans. __________________ Should You Email Your Members? Link1 \| Link2 \| Link3 Enough Said. "Would you rather live like a king for a year or like a prince forever?"

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gleem Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Sunny Land Posts: 5,593	I think the whole insurance industry is a scam from day 1. OBVIOUSLY alot of people are going to get screwed if any of these companies want to stay in biz. You can't run an insurance company if everyone has constant claims always being paid out cause they would just go broke. It's a bad concept from Day 1, and from Day 1 they were invented to make money not for charity work. __________________ Contact me: \\// E: webmaster /at/ unprofessional.com

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Agent 488 Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 22,511	the real death panels.

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L-Pink working on my tan Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Florida/Kentucky Posts: 39,151	Insurance companies make money denying or reducing claims NOT paying them. .