Comments on: Blue Cross continues desperate bid to derail health reform http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2009/07/08/blue-cross-continues-desperate-bid-to-derail-health-reform/ 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: Scott Greene http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2009/07/08/blue-cross-continues-desperate-bid-to-derail-health-reform/#comment-39434 Scott Greene Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:46:49 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=7025#comment-39434 The product of health insurance is to provide you with medical coverage when you need it. Unlike other businesses that need to provide you with their product in order to make any money, health insurance companies actually make more money for themselves when they restrict and do not pay claims. In other words, they make more money when they do NOT provide the product that you have paid them for. Read the 50 to 70 pages of your health insurance contract. Pay particular attention to the section entitled “limitations and exclusions”. People’s health is not a product that needs to be left to the whims of money motivated CEO’s and stockholders. If that is your thinking, you might as well have your police and fire department protection based on insurance premiums you pay. Then you can go to the police and fire protection insurance page for ‘limitations and exclusions’ on whether or not the police or fire department would come out to your house in the event of an emergency. The point is, you would never think of discriminating against another citizen if he was the victim of a fire or crime. So why would you be ok with health insurance companies discriminating against fellow citizens who have pre-existing medical conditions? The product of health insurance is to provide you with medical coverage when you need it.
Unlike other businesses that need to provide you with their product in order to make any money, health insurance companies actually make more money for themselves when they restrict and do not pay claims.
In other words, they make more money when they do NOT provide the product that you have paid them for.

Read the 50 to 70 pages of your health insurance contract.
Pay particular attention to the section entitled “limitations and exclusions”.
People’s health is not a product that needs to be left to the whims of money motivated CEO’s and stockholders.
If that is your thinking, you might as well have your police and fire department protection based on insurance premiums you pay.
Then you can go to the police and fire protection insurance page for ‘limitations and exclusions’ on whether or not the police or fire department would come out to your house in the event of an emergency.

The point is, you would never think of discriminating against another citizen if he was the victim of a fire or crime.
So why would you be ok with health insurance companies discriminating against fellow citizens who have pre-existing medical conditions?

]]> By: Adam Searing http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2009/07/08/blue-cross-continues-desperate-bid-to-derail-health-reform/#comment-39397 Adam Searing Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:06:23 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=7025#comment-39397 Since the BCBS association in DC has about 700 employees, I think they are probably taking care of bidness up there Since the BCBS association in DC has about 700 employees, I think they are probably taking care of bidness up there

]]> By: Adam Linker http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2009/07/08/blue-cross-continues-desperate-bid-to-derail-health-reform/#comment-39396 Adam Linker Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:52:54 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=7025#comment-39396 I'm not sure. I’m not sure.

]]> By: gregflynn http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2009/07/08/blue-cross-continues-desperate-bid-to-derail-health-reform/#comment-39393 gregflynn Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:36:36 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=7025#comment-39393 BCBS NC doesn't appear to have any registered DC lobbyists. Are they doing their House & Senate lobbying through the national Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association? BCBS NC doesn’t appear to have any registered DC lobbyists. Are they doing their House & Senate lobbying through the national Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association?

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