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i'd just let the free market dictate what insurers should do

Posted on: May 2, 2017 at 10:45:04 CT
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if people want to use companies that give better treatment to pre-existing conditions then so be it.
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People with pre-existing conditions should pay higher - Spanky KU - 5/2 10:38:23
     That is like asking... - limenats MU - 5/2 14:45:05
     almost everybody will eventually have one - tigerinhogtown STL - 5/2 11:07:36
          Nope, Getting sick and being cured of that ailment - Spanky KU - 5/2 11:08:28
               it's a allergy, no cure(nm) - tigerinhogtown STL - 5/2 13:08:50
               So bi-polar, schizophrenia and other diseases that manifest - catbirdseat MU - 5/2 11:14:42
                    Yep.. Higher risk, higher premium - Spanky KU - 5/2 11:21:59
                         Ok, my Nazi friend - catbirdseat MU - 5/2 11:24:54
                              Your sense of entitlement is off the charts. - ummmm MU - 5/2 11:44:22
                              You too Mister Marx. - Spanky KU - 5/2 11:28:05
     Free market in health insurance would solve your problem. (nm) - ummmm MU - 5/2 10:53:12
     Define healthy? Like birth defects, diabetes, cancer, heart - catbirdseat MU - 5/2 10:51:31
          No pre-existing conditions. - Spanky KU - 5/2 10:57:42
               Having bad teeth is a pre-existing condition. - catbirdseat MU - 5/2 11:00:49
                    Nope... it isn't - Spanky KU - 5/2 12:21:52
                    What exactly are you trying to prove? - ummmm MU - 5/2 11:11:37
                         So we should genetically test everyone at birth - catbirdseat MU - 5/2 11:19:32
                              Genetically predisposed does not mean pre-existing condition - Spanky KU - 5/2 14:26:22
                              Why would I be for genetic testing? - ummmm MU - 5/2 11:27:25
                    Are we moving to dental insurance now? - Spanky KU - 5/2 11:02:13
                         You can actually die from a tooth infection - catbirdseat MU - 5/2 11:06:12
                              How many die from a tooth infection each year in the US? - Spanky KU - 5/2 11:09:40
                                   RE: How many die from a tooth infection each year in the US? - catbirdseat MU - 5/2 11:13:16
                                        Do you think that answered the question? - Spanky KU - 5/2 11:58:12
                                        Getting dental coverage into medicaid was a big deal - MrBlueSky MU - 5/2 11:17:14
                                             Brushing your teeth goes even further.... - Spanky KU - 5/2 12:08:34
                                             Preventive care pays off in proven concrete ways. - catbirdseat MU - 5/2 11:23:38
                                                  Does it? Think preventive medicine will save money? Think - Spanky KU - 5/2 12:29:40
               Asthma? Allegies? Arthritis? - MrBlueSky MU - 5/2 11:00:19
                    Yes. - Spanky KU - 5/2 11:01:20
                         RE: Yes. - MrBlueSky MU - 5/2 11:01:48
                              What is your point? - Spanky KU - 5/2 11:04:06
                                   How about someone who had to have an amputation - catbirdseat MU - 5/2 11:08:46
                                        The two are not related. - Spanky KU - 5/2 11:11:07
     Drop the "should" (nm) - pickle MU - 5/2 10:45:24
     i'd just let the free market dictate what insurers should do - SuperTone MU - 5/2 10:45:04
          That is happening right now and most of the country - catbirdseat MU - 5/2 10:52:54
               Lol you think insurance is operating - Sal KC - 5/2 10:53:32
                    They are colluding - JayHoaxH8r MU - 5/2 11:36:36
     And are you penalizing people who lost the genetic - tgr MU - 5/2 10:43:57
          How many of those do you think we are talking about? - Spanky KU - 5/2 10:45:45
               I think it's alot. - DC Jayhawk KU - 5/2 11:00:07
               The vast majority? I don't know if I would say that. - tgr MU - 5/2 10:47:41
                    Are you changing your argument to 'old age' now? - Spanky KU - 5/2 10:59:50
                         My point is at some point every person is going to have - tgr MU - 5/2 11:06:09
                              And? That means you are a higher risk. - Spanky KU - 5/2 12:20:08
          either way why should I be forced to pay for it at all?(nm) - SuperTone MU - 5/2 10:45:37
     why should insurance companies be forced to insure - TigerJackSwartz MU - 5/2 10:43:13
     You are going to pay more no matter what. If you price out - tgr MU - 5/2 10:40:23
          Why do you assume they will be 'priced out'? - Spanky KU - 5/2 10:42:48
               Because the health insurers aren't a charity. If there are - tgr MU - 5/2 10:45:20
     They should b/c they're going to cost more - Sal KC - 5/2 10:39:41
     Do you know how health insurance works? (nm) - MrBlueSky MU - 5/2 10:38:51
          Before Obama and the Dems screwed it up? Yes. - Spanky KU - 5/2 10:41:43
          Do you? (nm) - Sal KC - 5/2 10:39:49
               Yes. The healthy always subsidize the less healthy - MrBlueSky MU - 5/2 10:42:05
                    That still doesn't mean those with pre-existing - Sal KC - 5/2 10:43:22
                         The libs want "fairness." But not for profit making - hokie VT - 5/2 10:50:32
                              By your definition - DC Jayhawk KU - 5/2 11:26:09
                                   No.. a broken bone is not a 'pre-existing condition' - Spanky KU - 5/2 12:50:03
                                        In Hokie's post - DC Jayhawk KU - 5/2 13:01:54
                              Doesn't Obamacare basically prevent this? They mandate - tgr MU - 5/2 10:52:29




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