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http://medheadlines.com/2009/05/25/blue-cross-blue-shield-to-launch-ad-campaign-against-obama-health-plan/ ... President Barack Obama has issued the call for...
fhawontcutit
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May 27, 2009
1:39 pm
3671
... ...unless you have a contract....
fhawontcutit
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May 27, 2009
2:23 pm
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seriously undermine its ability to make money??? L God bless - they are allowed to exist in the Obama plan as insurance companies, rather than being forced to...
Chirolas
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May 27, 2009
4:04 pm
3673
... I thought these guys loved competition. Another interesting article from "The New Yorker": ...
fhawontcutit
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May 28, 2009
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http://robertreich.blogspot.com/2009/06/public-option-smokescreens-and-what-you.html ... I'ved poked around Washington today, talking with friends on the Hill...
fhawontcutit
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Jun 6, 2009
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3675
Indeed the knives are out for the public option. And as Bob note - and indeed the following report the same info he does - even using his wording more or less...
Chirolas
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Jun 7, 2009
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3676
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwlB3FZQ7go...
fhawontcutit
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Jun 11, 2009
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3677
At one time I think you had provided some info on the profitability of high-deductible health insurance policies. Could you share your expertise? How...
fhawontcutit
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Sep 8, 2009
3:13 am
3678
At one time I tried to price for a 12% return - and had my head taken off (15% to 18% was demanded). These are therefore quite profitable - and indeed the...
William Chirolas
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Sep 8, 2009
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3679
... Thanks for the info. How does the 15-18% return compare to the return on a policy that is not high-deductible? Also, did the CBO ever score a single-payer...
fhawontcutit
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Sep 8, 2009
12:46 pm
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Outside brain trusts have scored single payer as an immediate 15% savings (for individual and small business a 30% savings) with further savings over time (of...
William Chirolas
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Sep 8, 2009
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3681
... The ... Thanks for the info. Here is a WSJ article that mentions how banks are battling for health savings accounts. ...
fhawontcutit
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Sep 21, 2009
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http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/4882/capitalist_health_insurance_for_all/ ... Here's what corporations know, but don't want you to find out: Private...
fhawontcutit
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Sep 21, 2009
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3683
The Federal Gov self-insures its casualty loss risk - but not its life insurance risk (a massive program called Federal employee life insurance - FEGLI -...
William Chirolas
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Sep 21, 2009
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Yes - very true The banks know the current extreme spreads (high profit margins as cost of funds from Fed are so much smaller than rate earned on loans) can...
William Chirolas
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Sep 21, 2009
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3685
... Yes, that's what I was getting at -- healthcare reform should be an extension of Medicare to all. We self-insure as a country....
fhawontcutit
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Sep 21, 2009
1:45 pm
3686
I have had a high deductible healthcare plan (HDHP) along with a health savings account (HSA) for a couple of years. The HSA is at a credit union so it is not...
capitalistdick
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Sep 23, 2009
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CD - If you can take a chance of a $200,000 cancer treatment hit to your wealth, the HSA can work for you (high deductible is often matched with a yearly ...
William Chirolas
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Sep 23, 2009
11:12 pm
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Bill, I just checked my Health Care Certificate, and there is no annual payout limit. There is a $5 million lifetime maximum per person. With elderly parents...
capitalistdick
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Sep 24, 2009
10:40 pm
3689
CD, Great - I am glad it works for you. As I said, using funds for preventive care when you self-insure goes against the grain for most people, but if you can...
William Chirolas
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Sep 25, 2009
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http://www.cbpp.org/files/9-20-06health.pdf ... A groundbreaking new study by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) demonstrates that Health Savings...
fhawontcutit
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Sep 25, 2009
2:47 am
3691
Go to ERIC.ORG. Right-hand column--fourth item down-- right after CASH BALANCE PLANS (gee, imagine that!) is CONSUMER-DRIVEN HEALTH CARE That should tell you...
fhawontcutit
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Sep 25, 2009
2:49 am
3693
... Forgot to add: CONSUMER-DRIVEN HEALTH CARE refers to high-deductible policies with HSAs...
fhawontcutit
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Sep 25, 2009
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3694
FAS 106 is concerned with the earned during the working years but paid out after this year liability (something actuaries do indeed calculate). Since the...
William Chirolas
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Sep 25, 2009
3:57 am
3695
... .."any liability that existed before changing to that type of promise will indeed flow into earnings." That's what I thought. Thanks....
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Sep 25, 2009
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3696
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/27/opinion/27sun1.html ... It has been frustrating to watch Republican leaders posture as the vigilant protectors of Medicare...
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Sep 27, 2009
7:09 pm
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This was the first New York Times editorial to state truth with no added pro-corporate /insurance company spin or "on the other hand" verbiage. Perhaps the...
William Chirolas
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Sep 28, 2009
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3698
... Maybe the editorial staff figured out that they will need Medicare in their old age?...
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Sep 28, 2009
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LOL - I think you spotted the motivation! Bill From: andylang@yahoogroups.com [mailto:andylang@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of fhawontcutit Sent: Sunday,...
William Chirolas
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Sep 28, 2009
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... Could just be a matter of their own self-interest....
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