Faces of Health Care Reform: Lisa

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Lisa of Lake Worth, FL has hydrocephalus or water on the brain and several other health ailments that require regular monitoring and care. Like millions of Americans, when Lisa lost her job, she also lost her health insurance. Lisa was unable to afford COBRA, but when she called around to inquire about coverage from private insurers she was categorically denied. As soon as I told them about my situation, Lisa says, they said forget it; they absolutely wouldnt even go any further.

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[wallster44]

How dare she criticize insurance companies for denying her a healthcare plan. How are they supposed to make ridicules profits and pay their CEO's millions of dollars if they have to accept some ill people! Insurance is a profit business, why can't she just get sick and die quietly? American capitalism is great and it's people like her who are trying to stop this great American system.

Seriously, how disgusting have American morals become? People who defend them are simply cold heartless shells.

[sophiemarie49]

phikaptoun, no part of the health reform bill is talking about guaranteeing health care, (although 'life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness' seems a bit impossible without it) the bill is talking about not allowing insurance companies to reject people for pre-existing conditions. Also the bill would provide affordable, public health insurance as an option. Insurance, not health care, got it? And optional.

With your neg. attitude on what is socialism, do the police, firemen, army count?

[tallenuf53]

@cecilbdml Who funds the research  that drives these medical technologies and leads to new "pills"?

[Wilone328]

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[hadenufnow]

OPT OUT of blomacare..

NOBODY wants it..

ITS poison....

[bmer650]

well not sure what countries you think in Europe are socialist, apart from France maybe. Just because a country has a national healthcare system dose not make it socialist. But getting to our point about drug companies

Glaxo smithkline, AstraZenaca UK

HoffmannLa Roche, Novartis Switzerland

Bayer, Merk Germany

Just to name a few, all these countries offer a national health services.

just because you heard it from Hannity dose no make it true.

Army intel???????????

[cecilbdml]

There's only one book so named that's capitalized, so you're either being ignorant or purposely snarky. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume the former.

Which brings me to the point of your response. In what other country are the drugs and technologies developed in a socialist economy? During my whole time in Military Intel, I never saw the like anywhere but here. But I guess you would assume folks would just take your word for it since you typed it here.

It ain't so.

[bmer650]

what good book, War and Peace, The Great Gatsby, you cant mean the story book the Bible can you.

FYI im not from Canada, I live in a country that develops lots of drugs, has a health care system just as good as the one that your country offers to your priverliged citizens. When was the last time you went into a hospital outside of America?

Before you spout your lies and rubbish travel some.

Would your god deny someone the treatment they needed to live if they could'nt pay? Most probably

[cecilbdml]

Huh?

Christianity has nothing to do with PUBLIC PROGRAMS. Try reading The Good Book once in a while.

There's nothing wrong with our medical system. And you Canucks benefit from our 'greedy profit-driven' system every time you get a pill or some sort of medical technology available to you. Those aren't made in the government-run healthcare system, you know. They are developed down here. As well, the treatments this woman gets, aren't available up there.

Questions?

[geekbassist]

Car Insurance works the same way... If you're on the freeway and someone sideswipes you, good luck getting a good insurance rate for a long time.. Some car insurance companies will deny you also if you've been in accidents.

She can always go to an ER and they will still take care of her and bill her.. then all she will have to pay for is HER treatment, not some insurance companies private jets...