Healthcare Thread (really "Sickcare" in America)

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96583UP wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:
B wrote:Yeah, I don't know if that shit'll kill Obamacare, but it'll sure kill people.
so will our massive debt and health insurance company influence on Washington.
and the people-killing robots
And disaster recovery
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McParadigm wrote:
96583UP wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:
B wrote:Yeah, I don't know if that shit'll kill Obamacare, but it'll sure kill people.
so will our massive debt and health insurance company influence on Washington.
and the people-killing robots
And disaster recovery
And CRISPR
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Kaius wrote:any other us citizen rmers seeing a big hike in their health insurance premiums?
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Kaius wrote:
Kaius wrote:any other us citizen rmers seeing a big hike in their health insurance premiums?
no
And they say that a hero could save us
I'm not gonna stand here and wait
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BurtReynolds wrote:
B wrote:Yeah, I don't know if that shit'll kill Obamacare, but it'll sure kill people.
so will our massive debt
Hey look Burt must have seen the Republican tax bill coming.
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lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
Kaius wrote:
Kaius wrote:any other us citizen rmers seeing a big hike in their health insurance premiums?
no
Mine's going up about 250%.
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Kaius wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
Kaius wrote:
Kaius wrote:any other us citizen rmers seeing a big hike in their health insurance premiums?
no
Mine's going up about 250%.
ours went down, but it won't matter long for me

is yours through your employer?
And they say that a hero could save us
I'm not gonna stand here and wait
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lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
Kaius wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
Kaius wrote:
Kaius wrote:any other us citizen rmers seeing a big hike in their health insurance premiums?
no
Mine's going up about 250%.
ours went down, but it won't matter long for me

is yours through your employer?
My company is self-insured so I don't know if this just means they're the selfish fucks I suspect them to be or if this is a result of the ACA or the dirty republicans or Jesus Christ himself.
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Kaius wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
Kaius wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
Kaius wrote:
Kaius wrote:any other us citizen rmers seeing a big hike in their health insurance premiums?
no
Mine's going up about 250%.
ours went down, but it won't matter long for me

is yours through your employer?
My company is self-insured so I don't know if this just means they're the selfish fucks I suspect them to be or if this is a result of the ACA or the dirty republicans or Jesus Christ himself.
here's a good short explanation of what it means to be self insured vs fully insured...you guys likely had a lot of claims

http://www.benzcommunications.com/blog/ ... ical-plans
And they say that a hero could save us
I'm not gonna stand here and wait
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lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
Kaius wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
Kaius wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
Kaius wrote:
Kaius wrote:any other us citizen rmers seeing a big hike in their health insurance premiums?
no
Mine's going up about 250%.
ours went down, but it won't matter long for me

is yours through your employer?
My company is self-insured so I don't know if this just means they're the selfish fucks I suspect them to be or if this is a result of the ACA or the dirty republicans or Jesus Christ himself.
here's a good short explanation of what it means to be self insured vs fully insured...you guys likely had a lot of claims

http://www.benzcommunications.com/blog/ ... ical-plans
Yeah. I get that. But I didn't have a lot of claims.
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Kaius wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
Kaius wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
Kaius wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
Kaius wrote:
Kaius wrote:any other us citizen rmers seeing a big hike in their health insurance premiums?
no
Mine's going up about 250%.
ours went down, but it won't matter long for me

is yours through your employer?
My company is self-insured so I don't know if this just means they're the selfish fucks I suspect them to be or if this is a result of the ACA or the dirty republicans or Jesus Christ himself.
here's a good short explanation of what it means to be self insured vs fully insured...you guys likely had a lot of claims

http://www.benzcommunications.com/blog/ ... ical-plans
Yeah. I get that. But I didn't have a lot of claims.
it's a group plan so that doesn't matter
And they say that a hero could save us
I'm not gonna stand here and wait
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lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
Kaius wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
Kaius wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
Kaius wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
Kaius wrote:
Kaius wrote:any other us citizen rmers seeing a big hike in their health insurance premiums?
no
Mine's going up about 250%.
ours went down, but it won't matter long for me

is yours through your employer?
My company is self-insured so I don't know if this just means they're the selfish fucks I suspect them to be or if this is a result of the ACA or the dirty republicans or Jesus Christ himself.
here's a good short explanation of what it means to be self insured vs fully insured...you guys likely had a lot of claims

http://www.benzcommunications.com/blog/ ... ical-plans
Yeah. I get that. But I didn't have a lot of claims.
it's a group plan so that doesn't matter
My HR lady is a lot nicer than you.
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Kaius wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
Kaius wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
Kaius wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
Kaius wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
Kaius wrote:
Kaius wrote:any other us citizen rmers seeing a big hike in their health insurance premiums?
no
Mine's going up about 250%.
ours went down, but it won't matter long for me

is yours through your employer?
My company is self-insured so I don't know if this just means they're the selfish fucks I suspect them to be or if this is a result of the ACA or the dirty republicans or Jesus Christ himself.
here's a good short explanation of what it means to be self insured vs fully insured...you guys likely had a lot of claims

http://www.benzcommunications.com/blog/ ... ical-plans
Yeah. I get that. But I didn't have a lot of claims.
it's a group plan so that doesn't matter
My HR lady is a lot nicer than you.
she must have that certain touch when it comes to talking to retards
And they say that a hero could save us
I'm not gonna stand here and wait
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lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
Kaius wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
Kaius wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
Kaius wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
Kaius wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
Kaius wrote:
Kaius wrote:any other us citizen rmers seeing a big hike in their health insurance premiums?
no
Mine's going up about 250%.
ours went down, but it won't matter long for me

is yours through your employer?
My company is self-insured so I don't know if this just means they're the selfish fucks I suspect them to be or if this is a result of the ACA or the dirty republicans or Jesus Christ himself.
here's a good short explanation of what it means to be self insured vs fully insured...you guys likely had a lot of claims

http://www.benzcommunications.com/blog/ ... ical-plans
Yeah. I get that. But I didn't have a lot of claims.
it's a group plan so that doesn't matter
My HR lady is a lot nicer than you.
she must have that certain touch when it comes to talking to retards
she has a *exy voice
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And fuck you
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i'm sorry i yelled at you
And they say that a hero could save us
I'm not gonna stand here and wait
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I enjoyed this exchange. Would recommend.
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please let this be real

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I didn't see one where the Beast was forced to pay for Belle's tampons.
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