tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-986399394681957518.post1484903070038625605..comments2023-07-17T06:26:17.301-05:00Comments on All Click, No Point: More health insurance bluesAll Clickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07320251749384903321noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-986399394681957518.post-80633935038088020872009-07-16T18:44:29.373-05:002009-07-16T18:44:29.373-05:00You are right, Film Geek. It shouldn't be call...You are right, Film Geek. It shouldn't be called insurance, but perhaps "Health tax"? <br /><br />I suppose it should really be called "surgery insurance" or "accident and surgery insurance" because it seems to be that I'd be just about the same cost wise paying for things myself without paying my health insurance.All Clickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07320251749384903321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-986399394681957518.post-38758069012658322202009-07-16T17:11:50.008-05:002009-07-16T17:11:50.008-05:00We gotta stop calling it "insurance." Th...We gotta stop calling it "insurance." That's part of the problem. When we buy flood insurance, it's on the hope we never have to use it. Same for home insurance--for those tragic events that we hope we never have to experience. <br /><br />If we used flood insurance regularly, the cost of that would increase again and again.<br /><br />We use health insurance over and over, and we buy into the notion the industry sells to us that because we use it often, it should cost us more. Bullshit. What we use (and need) is progressive and holistic health care, and from a health care system that values being used frequently.<br /><br />Makes getting the mail a bit cheerier.The Film Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07080767812254265614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-986399394681957518.post-22940889147901386162009-07-16T13:26:34.316-05:002009-07-16T13:26:34.316-05:00It's called "BACKstreet insurance - Madof...It's called "BACKstreet insurance - Madoff Plan "LOLZ"" I believe. Something like that. I got a free pen and mousepad when I joined.All Clickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07320251749384903321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-986399394681957518.post-57963760676875523262009-07-16T12:41:27.856-05:002009-07-16T12:41:27.856-05:00Your insurance company doesn't pay for cholest...Your insurance company doesn't pay for cholesterol screening?!? WTF? Who's your carrier? Big Henry's Insurance Barn?<br /><br />Something like that should be covered under a yearly physical exam. I'd call the carrier and raise a stink. <br /><br />If not it just shows their shortsightedness, because catching something such as a chol. problem early could save a lot of money down the road. <br /><br />BTW: A lot of pharmacies have started offering free blood screening now and then, so if your carrier isn't going to pay you should keep an eye out for those. I saw an ad for one at my local Kroger the other day.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06989653781832929938noreply@blogger.com