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undeterred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-09-09 04:16 PM
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Maybe we could buy health insurance per organ system?
I can't afford to insure my total health, but if there were an insurance company offering an itemized breakdown, perhaps I could insure part of my body against illness... :shrug:

I'll have neurology coverage, please.
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MNDemNY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-09-09 04:18 PM
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1. With or with out neuro-surgery?
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undeterred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-09-09 04:19 PM
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3. Plain, please.
No surgery for me.
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MNDemNY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-09-09 04:26 PM
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9. Grits or home fries?
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kenny blankenship Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-09-09 04:19 PM
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2. If the insurance companies see a way to higher profits that way
then I am sure that "choice" will be preserved for you.
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lapfog_1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-09-09 04:20 PM
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4. Kinda like car warranties!
Complete drive train coverage!

Skip the undercoating!
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undeterred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-09-09 04:22 PM
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5. Exactly!
It would be kind of like gambling. I'm betting no heart attack, no cancer. But I can still get MS!
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MadHound Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-09-09 04:22 PM
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6. Please, please, don't give these assholes any ideas,
Edited on Wed Sep-09-09 04:23 PM by MadHound
Sure as shit, some insurance company exec will be cruising by, see this and say AHA!
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PA Democrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-09-09 04:22 PM
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7. The undercoating is extra.
I trust used car salesmen more than I do insurance executives.
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MNDemNY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-09-09 04:35 PM
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11. Act now !!! 25% discount on liver coverage.( if you get gall bladder at the regular price)
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aikanae Donating Member (165 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-09-09 04:24 PM
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8. I like it
I've been looking for a public response to dropping the public option.
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undeterred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-09-09 04:27 PM
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10. Maybe we could even barter with organs that are duplicated
say- 5 years cancer coverage for a donating a kidney to your insurance company, hell even a cornea... the possibilities are endless!
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aikanae Donating Member (165 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-09-09 05:00 PM
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13. Start a new insurance company
Coverage for cancer? Can't afford that, then may just one leg or the liver perhaps. Obscure diseases would be the cheapest. Heart conditions the most expensive.

The sad part is, it would probably make money and become commonplace.
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pscot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-09-09 04:41 PM
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12. Republicans would definitely want to insure their assholes
since that's the part that does their thinking for them.
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ShortnFiery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-09-09 05:02 PM
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14. We can already "sell a kidney" on the open FREE MARKET to help pay for other
health care needs. :crazy:
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kenny blankenship Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-09-09 05:38 PM
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15. Kneecap and Trade will be a successful policy ! All economists say so!
and even if Doctors disagree, the policy underscores our willingness to sacrifice and prove our devotion to the FREE MARKET. Kneecap and Trade forever!
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