Faith-based health insurance?

[kweerwolf]

LANSING - On April 26, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed two bills which, if signed into law, could have far-reaching implications for the health of AIDS patients, LGBTs, and women.

House Bills 4745 and 4746 "would allow commercial health insurance companies, health maintenance organizations (HMOs), and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan to refuse to offer or provide a health care benefit on ethical, moral, or religious grounds as reflected in their articles of incorporation or bylaws or by an adopted mission statement," according to the legislative summary of the bills.

In other words, a health insurance company could decide, based on its "morals," not to provide coverage for such medical conditions as AIDS, hormonal or other treatments required by transgender individuals, contraceptives, or other treatments.

The bills would also exempt insurance companies from lawsuits from patients arising from refusal of coverage under the "morals" exemption.

http://zzz.pridesource.com/article.shtml?article=18562

You have to admit, they have a point. They just don't go far enough. Why not allow insurance companies to refuse to cover costs of lung cancer and emphasema for smokers since smokers are debasing the body ... which as we all know from Bible class is the temple of the spirit. Patients with chirosis of the liver or other alcohol-associated condition could be denied coverage if they can be shown to have been intemperate with the use of alcohol during at any time during their lives. God doesn't look kindly on drunkards! And no more money for obesity treatments, medicine for diabetes or gastric bypass surgery since gluttony is one of the Seven Deadly Sins. Pretty soon the inurance companies will find a way to even refuse to pay for hangnail treatments since I sure the Bible must say something about God's will for proper cuticle care! :sarcasm:

[xray s]

1. Commercial for profit health insurance is an abomination

Making money by scheming of ways to not pay the insurance claims of the dying.

There is a special place in hell for the commercial for profit health insurance industry and their bastard water boys in government.

[Kutjara]

2. I can't imagine the companies covering anything...

...because, as we know, all illness is the action of the devil. If you cast out sin, you will cast out sickness. Useless legs will walk, black lungs will be cleansed, weak hearts will become strong.

All these 'faith based' insurers will pay for is busfare to the nearest charasmatic evangelist healer (plus a donation for his ministry, of course). Then God will do the rest. If the patient isn't healed by that, then he/she is clearly unrepentant and deserves whatever consequences ensue.

That will finally make healthcare affordable for all.

Halleleujah!!!

[darkmaestro019]

3. No insurance I have ever had would cover any trans-related expenses.

Despite covering many DSM-IV listed illnesses. Big bold print that they covered none of it, period, nice and bulleted. Cute.

[readmoreoften]

4. I'm going to avoid even driving through MI from now on.

I have a TG partner. I don't even want to risk it.

[Meldread]

5. I'm going to start an insurance company that...

...believes it is immoral to save a Republican's life. No cancer treatments for you, sir, you vote Republican!

It is my job as a servant of the great FSM to see that no Republicans receive medical treatment of any sort.