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And Blue wrote on Apr 21, 2010 1:38 PM:

" Hi Barbara! Let's hear some more of your ideas pertaining to the topic at hand. "




Jeff wrote on Apr 21, 2010 12:07 PM:

" Yes White it does sound like Barbara. Man I sure don't want her karma! "




White wrote on Apr 21, 2010 6:37 AM:

" Wife of insurance guy is Barbara using one of her aliases. "




Jeff wrote on Apr 20, 2010 3:57 PM:

" To wife of insurance guy. I just carefully read your post and OMG what a horrible thing to say! There are no words to describe such a cold hard heart so you must not have one. "




Red wrote on Apr 20, 2010 9:16 AM:

" You are very transparent. Your husband works in the insurance industry and he is under attack. You quote figures from the 1970’s and are afraid to get current and correct data. You’re living in a fantasy world and the sad fact is everyone can see it. If that’s what make you happy stay there. I feel sorry for you and so must your friends. It’s hard sometime to face reality. And no I don’t have AIDS or Cancer (but I do feel for those folks) Good luck in your little world. "




Red I believe you wrote on Apr 20, 2010 4:45 AM:

" I'm sure you are paying that, you don't have to prove it to us. Preexisting is one of the reforms to bring down costs. So many of us have prexisting problems we can't get insured. Try that out. It took me years to get insurance after the cancer. It has to stop, we can't pay those costs. If I heard correctly we the damaged who pay inflated rates or don't get insured need reform to take place. It's a sad situation watching all your money out the door or bankrupting, I know someone who did that. We believe you. "




Red blooded American wrote on Apr 20, 2010 4:40 AM:

" why is it so difficult to understand healthcare reform? I insure my car, my house, my life, my roof, my yard, and if I don't I can't drive, I can't purchase a house without insurance, and fire insurance would be included in a loan possibly. why is it so difficult to understand that we are already insured for everything from our Satellite boxes to our water lines up to our houses. And healthcare sounds different? You pay insurance for TV's. Get a grip, it's part of the package, the insurance package. More people the less it costs. "




Lets be realistic wrote on Apr 19, 2010 10:57 PM:

" Red, I have forgotten more about insurance than you could ever know or want to, so don't have a need to call anyone, my husband is in insurance business...give it up and just admit you have a pre-existing condition that is "that disease" -- the one that can't be cured, and is a very nasty one. That is the reason for the Insurance fiasco today, too many people who want to have their own way and not live an orderly and correct way....I pity you and will hope you find peace in your misery. "




Red wrote on Apr 19, 2010 6:48 PM:

" to " lets be realisitic " slow down and read the complete comments. I said I am paying $18000/year for health insurance for my wife and I. Re-Lets be Realistic wrote on Apr 16, 2010 10:04 about her mothers boyfriend paying about $900/month or $10800 year for a single person.
I will ask you one last time..if you don't like our data get on the phone, call a large insurance company and get a quote for someone over 55 with a pre existing condition. Then report back to us
Thanks
Red "




Lets be Realistic wrote on Apr 18, 2010 11:06 PM:

" April 15, 8:06 PM , Red said, I am paying $18,000 a year for insurance, are there two or more "REDS" on this page? "




Red wrote on Apr 18, 2010 1:32 PM:

" Lets be realistic The $900 issue is not my post. Did you call an insurance company and get some facts ??
If not please do so, we all would like to hear some factual data, not FOX !! "




Lets be realistic wrote on Apr 17, 2010 11:49 PM:

" Ok, Red, if you say your mothers boyfriend pays $900 a month for healthcare insurance, then I say he sure would gain if he just put the money in the bank and forgot insurance. That seems to me the best plan for him.....are you sure he doesn't have that "uninsurable disease" the government is pushing to have treated in Obamacare? You know, the one that is incurable? "




Dont Compare Car Insurance wrote on Apr 17, 2010 10:39 PM:

" You are NOT required to insurance YOURSELF or YOUR CAR. You are required to insure the DRIVER and CAR that you might hit, and the passengers IN YOUR CAR. This is WILDLY different than what Obama has done to us with health care. What's next? Depends panties if you are over 65? That's a good Obama nanny-state move. "




Redcoats wrote on Apr 17, 2010 3:20 PM:

" Is this the stupid comments section, I guess so. small business pays more because they have less in the way of employees.But what if my neighbors, my employees, my cousins, my veteranarian, all got together, would it cost less? Of course. That's how insurance works by numbers. Car insurance is mandatory in most states and the costs dropped, not satisfactorily, but substantially. You can only compare the two because it's called the insurance pool. The more the merrier, because pooling us all together, using larger groups, cost less, and now the insurers decide who they want. Done. "




Local One wrote on Apr 17, 2010 10:32 AM:

" Realistic! Government run 'anything' does not work. For God sakes, the government doesn't work anymore. Let's also look at the fact that most preexsisting conditions can be avoided and managed by better eating habits and exercise. Although medications do serve to help many, let's look at the amt of legal drug addicts we have in the country. Not all pain needs to be taken care of with pills. But America has been conditioned to belive that. Illegal imigrants have free medical in this country. I work with an organization that provides med. care to many of them.we don't need Obama. "




Red wrote on Apr 17, 2010 7:53 AM:

" Lets be Realisitic...The 1970's ?? ..you better wake up. Call Aetna insurance and tell them you have a pre existing condition, say a heart attack and you would like a PPO health policy...then write back and tell us all what your found
Thanks "




Re-Lets be Realistic wrote on Apr 16, 2010 10:04 PM:

" My mom's boyfriend pays almost $900 a month for insurance and its not even as great as you described. He still has a deductable and co-pay. Granted he is over 50 and self employeed. The point I am trying to make is it can be very expensive if your older and have preexisting conditions. The reality is Insurance is a for-profit business and so insurance companies have found ways to maximize their profits. I don't know if Red's description is or isn't realistic but I know it can be pretty high. "




Lets be Realistic wrote on Apr 16, 2010 3:32 PM:

" Oh my God, Red, do you really think that any informed citizen thinks your statements are true; including you paying $18K per year for your health insurance today? In the 1970's a health insurance policy which had max use of about $300,ooo.oo to $500,000.00 of lifetime benefit only cost around $300 to $500 per month, I know because I had the best, "Prudential Health Insurance" and it was expensive but there were no co-pays, nor "no caps" on anything! Who on God's Green Earth do you think you are kidding? "




Red wrote on Apr 15, 2010 8:06 PM:

" Local one…Tell me about FREE HEALTHCARE, I am paying $18000/year for insurance…. $3500 deductible and no prescriptions for my wife & I... Please explain how the government is running healthcare, its still private enterprise. There is no government option, no government take over ( just another FOX lie along with DEATH PANALS )
Please explain your comments with actual facts. Thanks "




Mac wrote on Apr 15, 2010 4:16 PM:

" It could also be asked if you want people who are making a profit off of you in charge of your health. "




Local One wrote on Apr 15, 2010 12:05 PM:

" So called "healthcare reform" is not going to help this hospital. This hospital is not properly run as it is. Obama or not, this country already has free healthcare, it's just not being made available to the working class or citizens. Think about all the other government- run programs. Have Cancer?-Do you really want Government employees(Dr.s,Nurses,oncologists) in charge of your health? We are being micromanaged by BIG Gov. It needs to stop before it's too late. KVHD needs to stop thinking of the paycheck and think of the pt.s in healthcare reform. Stop questionable med practices, you'll probably get paid. "




Red wrote on Apr 15, 2010 7:55 AM:

" Of course it is....Do you realize that the OBAMA NATION cut, yes reduced your Fedreal income Taxes ???? "




Of Course It Is wrote on Apr 15, 2010 12:29 AM:

" All hospitals and doctors and pharmacies and insurance companies will now be STEALING MY TAX DOLLARS. I'm so sick and tired of being TAXED TO DEATH in CALIFORNIA and now in OBAMA-NATION. "




Red wrote on Apr 14, 2010 9:31 PM:

" Its great to hear that the hospital CFO ( someone who is an expert with numbers) recognizes that Obama's healthcare plan is a positive for the community. Over time I hope that the general population gets the true story, FACTS not FOX "