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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe big lie and I never hear them called on it
We want to move from a government patient relationship to a doctor patient relationship.
Makes me want to scream. What we have is an insurance company doctor patient relationship.
And yes I prefer a government system over a for profit system when it comes to providing healthcare
I worked for an insurance company. The first thing
They think about is how can we deny coverage
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The big lie and I never hear them called on it (Original Post)
stillsoleft
Mar 2017
OP
Yes, that pisses me off so much too! I am so mad that they don't call out the BS
Kimchijeon
Mar 2017
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CurtEastPoint
(18,639 posts)1. ABSOLUTELY! Insurers are right in the middle calling the shots.
CurtEastPoint
(18,639 posts)2. And welcome to DU!
stopwastingmymoney
(2,041 posts)3. That's exactly correct
Welcome to DU!
I've worked in insurance too, every bit as bad as banking
stillsoleft
(80 posts)6. Michael Moore on Chris Hayes
Insurance industry will do everything it can to sabotage ACA.
Kimchijeon
(1,606 posts)4. Yes, that pisses me off so much too! I am so mad that they don't call out the BS
furtheradu
(1,865 posts)5. Unless it involves reproductive rights,
Then they HAVE TO BE all in a Woman's bizness.
Hypocritical freaks.
annabanana
(52,791 posts)7. I want, mostly, to not NEED health insurance from a for-profit corporation.
Evrey dime of profit is a direct harm to a patient somewhere.
kentuck
(111,079 posts)8. Excellent point!
They just put the government in there and forget all about those little ol' insurance companies.