Because of fraudulent behavior by a former employer, I have no medical insurance, and as an active cancer patient not likely have any in the foreseeable future. When I need care, I negotiate a cash price with the provider. Most of the time they will give either the reasonable and common price from the insurance chart, the medicare price, or their standard rate less a discount. Earlier this year was I able to convince the drug company to sell me cancer meds at a 50% discount. Still outrageously expensive, but a savings over retail nonetheless.
I'm not keen the government forcing me to have medical insurance. I've written software for the insurance industry for many years, and I've seen the soft gooey belly of their corruption. I have no desire to contribute to their profits. On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 6:54 PM, Gruss Gott<[email protected]> wrote: > >> Morgan wrote: >> Insurance rates are definitely the problem. > > Really? Easy fix for you, then. > > Next time you go to the doctor, tell them you'd like to pay their list > prices. That way you've eliminated the insurance company and can > finally pay those low, low prices without that financier middle man. > > Nobody requires you to finance your medical care through insuranc ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:302374 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
