{"id":17330,"date":"2010-01-22T12:09:57","date_gmt":"2010-01-22T20:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spiken.wpengine.com\/news\/the-health-insurance-fiasco-of-america\/"},"modified":"2016-10-23T16:55:30","modified_gmt":"2016-10-23T23:55:30","slug":"the-health-insurance-fiasco-of-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/letters\/the-health-insurance-fiasco-of-america\/","title":{"rendered":"The health-insurance fiasco of America"},"content":{"rendered":"
A writer on Jan. 16 wrote that the Democrates are oppressive, are socialists, they ignore the Constitution and will turn the health-insurance police loose to drag you from your home if you haven’t paid the premium, not to mention kill Democracy.<\/p>\n
The end is near! Better call Batman!!!<\/p>\n
Let’s look at the bright side. In theory we have a two-party government: Republicans, Democrats and a few that go whichever way the political winds are blowing. The bottom line is that we have the best politicians corporate money can buy. Isn’t that great!<\/p>\n
They all do a fine job helping health-insurance industry extract as much money as possible from the public and do nothing to regulate rejected claims, such as claiming pre-existing conditions that were not diagnosed prior to the policy issue and misrepresentation.<\/p>\n
Wellpoint, Aetna and United CEOs’ combined compensation is $37,389,166: that’s just salary.<\/p>\n
They, with the rest of the fat cats sent $20 million to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to fight any and all changes to their turf. Guess where that money went?<\/p>\n
Recruited Rush (Oxicontin) Lumblast, Sarah (I can see Russia) Palen, Tea baggers, and various assorted right wingnuts to preach to their sheeple about all the evil health care changers.<\/p>\n
I doubt that any substantial and or real change will take place by the time it’s all said and done.<\/p>\n
In the meantime, using the Department of Labor M6 gauge of unemployment puts the real rate at approx. 18 percent, and or 25 million looking for a job and health coverage.<\/p>\n
Millions are being financially wiped out and see family and friends die because of no insurance, extremely limited insurance or policy caps. Can’t happen to me, right?<\/p>\n
Millions are turning up in hospital emergency rooms every year with no insurance. Guess who is paying for that? I’ll give you a hint, it starts with a T. and runs into the billions.<\/p>\n
Anybody have a really good idea?<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Dale Brantner<\/p>\n
Kent<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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