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HiFi Guy said:
I have a coworker that was just diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. She is on our lowest plan. It does her no good having insurance because of the $6500 deductible before insurance kicks in. So she’s not getting treatment at all.
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This is the trend I am seeing in my data.

If Biden does allow people 60+ to have Medicare, there will be a deluge of people who have put off medical treatment for about 10 years or so, and we are going to have problems with funding moving forward. It's such an astronomically stupid strategy. Let's not pay a dime for people's healthcare until they are old and their healthcare is really, really expensive. Then we should cover 80% of all costs, which will, of course, be way more expensive than giving people support while they are relatively young and healthy, and help them manage their chronic conditions while it's still cost effective to do so. We could keep people healthy for just as much, if not less, than what it costs to bandage people up at 65, after a lifetime of inadequate or no healthcare at all.
 
Insulin is one of the oldest drugs and cheapest drugs to make. Yet the price in the United States continues to sky rocket.

Many people travel to Mexico to buy the same Insulin. Paying full price in Mexico with cash saves a lot of money for many who still can't afford it in the United States with insurance.

There is an issue, but the explanation they give us is hogwash. They say it's more expensive in the United States because we have a different healthcare system and have to pay for the middle man.

When in reality it is nothing more than everyone trying to maximize the absolute most they can get out of it.
 
The latest conspiracy theory I heard from my father is that Price Charles died last week. They are holding off on the death announcement until an ideal time to distract from other headlines...
 
RenegadeMonster said:
Insulin is one of the oldest drugs and cheapest drugs to make. Yet the price in the United States continues to sky rocket.

Many people travel to Mexico to buy the same Insulin. Paying full price in Mexico with cash saves a lot of money for many who still can't afford it in the United States with insurance.

There is an issue, but the explanation they give us is hogwash. They say it's more expensive in the United States because we have a different healthcare system and have to pay for the middle man.

When in reality it is nothing more than everyone trying to maximize the absolute most they can get out of it.
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The Mayo Clinic nailed it when they sited big pharma monopolies as the main reason that insulin is so unaffordable.

Insulin pricing in the United States is the consequence of the exact opposite of a free market: extended monopoly on a lifesaving product in which prices can be increased at will, taking advantage of regulatory and legal restrictions on market entry and importation.


Check out the list of references at the end of the article for more on all of this.
 
ayayrawn said:
prince phillip? would be even wilder in charles bit it before either of them.
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Actually, not sure. In one text he said Prince Phillip, in the other he says Prince Charles.

The first text he sent is he heard that Price Phillip is receiving end of life care and the Queen is being updated hourly. The second one was that he heard that price Charles actually died last Saturday.
 
RenegadeMonster said:
Actually, not sure. In one text he said Prince Phillip, in the other he says Prince Charles.

The first text he sent is he heard that Price Phillip is receiving end of life care and the Queen is being updated hourly. The second one was that he heard that price Charles actually died last Saturday.
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Oh geez, your dad....

Here's the actual story:
A family moment sparked controversy when Prince Charles visited Prince Philip at King Edward VII’s Hospital on Saturday, Feb. 20. The Duke of Cornwall traveled to London and spent around half an hour at the facility, where the policy is to only allow visitors in “exceptional circumstances” due to COVID-19, per the Associated Press. Though Charles’ time at the hospital was short, the online debate surrounding it has not been.

Philip, the 99-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II, was hospitalized on Tuesday, Feb. 16, per the BBC. Buckingham Palace kept the specifics of his health private but did say he’d been admitted “as a precautionary measure.” Yet, given the restrictions other Britons are living under, many Twitter users felt it was unfair for the prince to able to have visitors. Some shared stories of their own loved ones who were hospitalized or even died alone during the pandemic.

www.bustle.com

Why Prince Charles Visiting Prince Philip In The Hospital Proved Controversial

When Prince Charles visited his father, Prince Philip, at King Edward VII’s Hospital in London on Feb. 20, an online debate began.
www.bustle.com www.bustle.com

People didn't think it was fair that he got to see his dad in the hospital, when so many others have not gotten to see loved ones in the hospital due to Covid restrictions.
 
While I am compassionate towards any human’s grief and struggles I really don’t give a single shit about the goings on of the monarchy. To act as if the people exalted above all others get to do something unfair is just so stupid to start talking about I have to back away before I get sucked into some stupidity singularity.
 
This is good. I hope it actually passes.

An effort to end forced arbitration that was previously passed by the House, with help from Google employees, is being revived in Washington on Thursday.

The Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act would ban agreements like mandatory arbitration, which takes away the rights of people to take legal action and participate in class-action lawsuits in case of employment, consumer, antitrust and civil rights disputes. It would allow employees to sue their employers in cases of wage theft, harassment or discrimination, or customers to sue companies over fraud, privacy violations, product liability and more.
www.marketwatch.com

FAIR Act is being revived in Washington, raising hopes for end to forced arbitration

An effort to end forced arbitration that was previously passed by the House, with help from Google employees, is being revived in Washington.
www.marketwatch.com www.marketwatch.com
 
Going back to how much out healthcare sucks.

Someone else just posted in the healthcare thread on that other forum, and thankfully 100% of the boomers are onboard that our healthcare system failed her in this case.

Reader her story just angered me. This should not be legal and shows our healthcare system really only works for the wealthy.

To summarize things up, a women in her early 60's has metastatic breast cancer. There are speciality drugs available now that can delay disease progression by on average of 3 to 5 years. And in some cases, much longer. The goal of these drugs are to extend your live by a few more years. Not cure the cancer.

Her doctor prescribed her one of these specialty drugs that she has to get from her speciality pharmacy. I believe it is a monthly injection.

Being a newer cancer drug and having to get at a specialty pharmacy it is expensive. Each dose cost a little over $13k.

She thought she had great insurance. No deductibles and never had issues in the past with getting things covered or surprise bills.

When she went to get her first dose she was shocked to find out that her co-pay per dose was going to be $5,088.23

Between her and her husband. This was more than the monthly take home they bring in after taxes. They decided to take out a reverse mortgage on their house to to fund the co-pays.

Then to add insult to injury, after receiving the the first dose she got a letter from her insurance company. They would only cover the medication for 1 year / 12 doses. After that it was deemed no longer medically necessary. The insurance company figures a year of doses may give you a chance at 3 extra years. And this is where the so called "death panels" kick in. The insurance companies internal data tables now show that the cost is no longer worth the benefit beyond this point and the person is likely going to die anyways, so they no longer cover the drug.

However, all the clinical trials and studies that show and average of living 3 to 5 years are with people on the drug until they die. Not cutting it off after 1 year.

In 2021, my insurance now provides no coverage for 153 different speciality drugs on a list they provided. So if I were ever to get into that situation with my insurance I would have zero coverage from the start. When we had our open enrollment and went over the options on zoom with HR and a rep from our insurance company. They basically said speciality drugs cost too much money. And place the blame of the situation with the pharmaceutical companies.

Boomers like to say that insurance is only there to cover the catastrophics, but when you have cancer they sure don't want to cover you.

I fear what it is going to look like in 10 more years time and how much our life expectancies drop.
 
Things are not looking good for Biden's agenda as of this time. Especially for cabinet member appointments.

Republicans senators are united in opposition against every cabinet member Biden has nominated. Even though too many of us, all of Biden's appointments seem too moderate, too many senate republicans these cabinet member appointees views on healthcare, abortion, spending and climate change are "too extreme".

The 50/50 split in the senate is putting all the power on moderate senators such as Joe Manchin of West Virginia who's vote so far as aligned with the Republicans against all the cabinet nominations.

If any healthcare reform or student loan forgiveness votes come up, the outcome will depend on which way Joe Manchin votes. And he does not really appear to be a fan of either.
 
www.cnn.com

Should Florida lower its flags to honor Rush Limbaugh? | CNN Politics

Hours after the death of Rush Limbaugh last week, Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that the flags in his state would be lowered to half-staff to honor the conservative talk radio host.
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Oh wow, I didn't hear about this.

:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:
Hours after the death of Rush Limbaugh last week, Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that the flags in his state would be lowered to half-staff to honor the conservative talk radio host.
"There's not much that needs to be said. The guy was an absolute legend," DeSantis explained. "He was a friend of mine and just a great person."
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To me this is a much bigger disgrace of what the American flag stands for and how it should be honored that football players taking a knee during the national anthem.
 
TenderLovingKiller® said:
This is not a factual statement. The vast majority of his cabinet so far has been approved via a bipartisan majority.
www.politico.com

Joe Biden's Cabinet: Who's in, and who voted against them

Joe Biden has chosen his Cabinet. Can he get them through the Senate?
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Guess the CNN article I was focusing on was only covering the cabinet nominations that are not likely to be easy approvals. They didn't mention anything about how many nominations there have been to date or how many have been approved.
 
RenegadeMonster said:
Guess the CNN article I was focusing on was only covering the cabinet nominations that are not likely to be easy approvals. They didn't mention anything about how many nominations there have been to date or how many have been approved.
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Yeah, there are gonna be a few that are bit tougher but I would say the vast majority of his choices will receive bipartisan approval. Senators don’t typically like to stand in the way of cabinet appointments unless they are extremely inappropriate though like everything else it has become way more partisan over the past 20 years.
 
dhodo said:
Didn't Neera talk shit about Bernie too?

Really is unprecedented that a politician would make strong partisan statements on twitter.../s
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Yup she is closely aligned with the Clinton’s and partially blamed Bernie Bros for Hillary’s 2016 loss and in 2020 she was a fierce defender of Biden. TBH, I am surprised that these Senators or so short-sighted. If they want to shut her up for the next 4 years the easiest way they could do it is by confirming her as the OMB director. It’s still amazes me how thin-skinned many of these politicians are.
 
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