tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25073771.post8686228100500948885..comments2023-11-05T04:05:03.588-08:00Comments on A Chronic Dose | A blog about chronic illness, healthcare, and writing.: Talking Health InsuranceLauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10392908564921877962noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25073771.post-74138666727734905812009-05-30T12:47:51.499-07:002009-05-30T12:47:51.499-07:00With chronic disease where does the medical claims...With chronic disease where does the medical claims go by?Do they work out or not?Electronic Medical Recordshttp://www.healthtec-software.com/electronic-medical-records.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25073771.post-6014785406172832512009-05-19T23:15:14.289-07:002009-05-19T23:15:14.289-07:00Plans and more plans...are they ever implemented b...Plans and more plans...are they ever implemented by the authorities who so much research on health and medicine?Humans are just left at the mercy of their private resources and their destiny.Nurse Triagehttp://www.callcarenet.com/products-nursecare.aspnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25073771.post-22035968057988195372009-05-06T10:03:00.000-07:002009-05-06T10:03:00.000-07:00I laugh that the insurance companies, who are supe...I laugh that the insurance companies, who are super proponents of free enterprise and open market competition get so afraid of competing with the government. According to their own standards, if they cannot hack the competition, shouldn't they just adapt their strategies or close up shop? <br /><br />It makes me very nervous that this week democratic senators are trying to find a moderate position that will not threaten the insurance industry (WTF!?!?) In attempt to "level the playing field" they are proposing that the government will not use taxes to subsidize a public policy. Excuse me, but we are currently using taxes to subsidize private insurance companies, why the hell can't we use it to subsidize public plans too? <br /><br />I am young, living with cancer, and angry as hell!<br /><br />Kairol<br />blog: <br />http://everythingchangesbook.com/Kairol Rosenthalhttp://everythingchangesbook.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25073771.post-54845589392272969532009-05-06T07:42:00.000-07:002009-05-06T07:42:00.000-07:00Laurie, I am a big fan of yours since I bought you...Laurie, I am a big fan of yours since I bought your book last year and appreciate your covering these issues so much. I am the parent of a teenager with ulcerative colitis, another incurable chronic illness with no known cause. He was diagnosed at age 13, and my worries about his future insurability are as great as my worries about his future health status. I am a supporter of universal health coverage (I was even before he was diagnosed) but anything that attempts to address the coverage gap for UNINSURABLE young adults gets my attention. The media so often talks about the "young and healthy" and their contribution to the risk pool, but I seldom see a mention of those people who are unable to obtain individual health insurance because they were diagnosed with a chronic incurable condition before they were old enough to work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com