Comments on: Bill Graham’s Health Plan: Do you believe in magic? http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2008/02/26/bill-graham%e2%80%99s-health-plan-do-you-believe-in-magic/ Affecting NC public policy through informed, energetic and progressive conversations. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:14:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ugg shoe http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2008/02/26/bill-graham%e2%80%99s-health-plan-do-you-believe-in-magic/#comment-115812 ugg shoe Tue, 14 Dec 2010 02:43:27 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=896#comment-115812 Hey Jayme, Ilove the theme but I was wondering if you have any plans in the works of creating a blog theme that will allow for a 'full-site' look with the theme? Hey Jayme, Ilove the theme but I was wondering if you have any plans in the works of creating a blog theme that will allow for a ‘full-site’ look with the theme?

]]> By: Earl http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2008/02/26/bill-graham%e2%80%99s-health-plan-do-you-believe-in-magic/#comment-6986 Earl Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:31:30 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=896#comment-6986 we do not need more "privitization" and we certainly don't need bank loans to pay of hospital bills. I praise God that my wife and I both have good jobs with medical coverage. Even with our insurance we have had to pay thousands of dollars from the time my wife and children spent in the hospital during childbirth. Another thing that makes me so mad is when I get an Explanation of Benefits from my insurance that shows what they paid to the Doctor or Hospital compared to what the hospital originally charged. There is often several hundred dollars difference between what the doctors will accept from insurance companies and what they bill individuals. That is, if a procedure in a hospital is billed to a patient at $700, the insurance may pay $300 and it's settled. The other $400 was just an overcharge on the part of the hospital. However, if the patient doesn't have insurance, he ends up paying the whole $700, no reduction for him. It's ridiculous and criminal! we do not need more “privitization” and we certainly don’t need bank loans to pay of hospital bills. I praise God that my wife and I both have good jobs with medical coverage. Even with our insurance we have had to pay thousands of dollars from the time my wife and children spent in the hospital during childbirth.
Another thing that makes me so mad is when I get an Explanation of Benefits from my insurance that shows what they paid to the Doctor or Hospital compared to what the hospital originally charged. There is often several hundred dollars difference between what the doctors will accept from insurance companies and what they bill individuals. That is, if a procedure in a hospital is billed to a patient at $700, the insurance may pay $300 and it’s settled. The other $400 was just an overcharge on the part of the hospital. However, if the patient doesn’t have insurance, he ends up paying the whole $700, no reduction for him. It’s ridiculous and criminal!

]]> By: The Progressive Pulse – Health Reform, Medical Debt, and Hospitals – A Middle Class Issue http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2008/02/26/bill-graham%e2%80%99s-health-plan-do-you-believe-in-magic/#comment-6946 The Progressive Pulse – Health Reform, Medical Debt, and Hospitals – A Middle Class Issue Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:05:06 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=896#comment-6946 [...] That’s presumably what NC gubernatorial candidate Bill Graham had in mind with his nutty idea about new loan products for high-deductible health plans.  The one positive note is [...] [...] That’s presumably what NC gubernatorial candidate Bill Graham had in mind with his nutty idea about new loan products for high-deductible health plans.  The one positive note is [...]

]]> By: tonia http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2008/02/26/bill-graham%e2%80%99s-health-plan-do-you-believe-in-magic/#comment-6422 tonia Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:53:52 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=896#comment-6422 I am doing a presentation on this guy for school & I am so glad you guys are keeping it real. I am doing a presentation on this guy for school & I am so glad you guys are keeping it real.

]]> By: tonia http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2008/02/26/bill-graham%e2%80%99s-health-plan-do-you-believe-in-magic/#comment-6421 tonia Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:52:26 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=896#comment-6421 Doing a presentation on this guy & I am so glad you guys are keeping it real. Doing a presentation on this guy & I am so glad you guys are keeping it real.

]]> By: Adam Searing http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2008/02/26/bill-graham%e2%80%99s-health-plan-do-you-believe-in-magic/#comment-6373 Adam Searing Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:34:14 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=896#comment-6373 You know, the strangest thing about this plan to me was the enormous amount of work that obviously went in to producing such a bad document. You can tell the guy has lots of $$ - he really must have paid through the nose for someone to come up with this thing. You know, the strangest thing about this plan to me was the enormous amount of work that obviously went in to producing such a bad document. You can tell the guy has lots of $$ – he really must have paid through the nose for someone to come up with this thing.

]]> By: aplum http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2008/02/26/bill-graham%e2%80%99s-health-plan-do-you-believe-in-magic/#comment-6366 aplum Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:26:20 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=896#comment-6366 <blockquote>Graham would rather invite the private insurance industry in to “save” Medicaid, supposedly expanding services and covering more people.</blockquote> Sounds like the solution we tried in order to save our Mental Health program and we all know how well that privatization effort turned out.

Graham would rather invite the private insurance industry in to “save” Medicaid, supposedly expanding services and covering more people.

Sounds like the solution we tried in order to save our Mental Health program and we all know how well that privatization effort turned out.

]]> By: anglico http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2008/02/26/bill-graham%e2%80%99s-health-plan-do-you-believe-in-magic/#comment-6348 anglico Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:27:57 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=896#comment-6348 Thanks for this. I'm glad Graham's sleight-of-hand "ideas" are getting some well-deserved attention. Fortunately, almost no one in North Carolina (besides Bill Graham himself) actually cares what Mr. Gas Tax has to say about anything. This campaign is going nowhere - for lots of good reasons. Thanks for this. I’m glad Graham’s sleight-of-hand “ideas” are getting some well-deserved attention. Fortunately, almost no one in North Carolina (besides Bill Graham himself) actually cares what Mr. Gas Tax has to say about anything. This campaign is going nowhere – for lots of good reasons.

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