tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24213446.post115929039814582767..comments2024-03-24T06:12:51.173-05:00Comments on jobsanger: Health Care Insurance Still RisingTed McLaughlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15035498835671628943noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24213446.post-1159302860811106792006-09-26T15:34:00.000-05:002006-09-26T15:34:00.000-05:00We must not forget that insurance companies aren't...We must not forget that insurance companies aren't started to provide coverage for health care. They were started to make money. Denying or delaying coverage simply adds to the financial bottom line.Ted McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15035498835671628943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24213446.post-1159299330967988772006-09-26T14:35:00.000-05:002006-09-26T14:35:00.000-05:00Matt:That is awful. I had a similar problem (BCBS...Matt:<BR/><BR/>That is awful. I had a similar problem (BCBS wouldn't cover a second check up within a year even though the second checkup was 11 months after the previous checkup and the kids needed it for back-to-cschool shots). Did you have to pay for your baby's check up out of your pocket?<BR/><BR/>I think the unnecessarily high cost of prescription drugs is also a big part of problem. I know that Senate Bill 410 would have allowed Texans to buy prescription drugs from Canadian pharmacies over a state secured internet site. Perry opposed it, Bell supported it, but I don't know where Carole or Kinky come down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24213446.post-1159296195592534112006-09-26T13:43:00.000-05:002006-09-26T13:43:00.000-05:00Health care is expensive largely because the small...Health care is expensive largely because the small inexpensive preventive measures are not available to the uninsured. I had an insurance company tell us that our 1-year-old's routine "wellness check" is not covered.<BR/><BR/>These uninsured eventually get a very serious ailment, go to the emergency room, and receive uncompensated treatment b/c they're on the verge of death.<BR/><BR/>Uncompensated treatment drives up the cost of health care. i.e. the cost of health insurance. So there are more uninsured in the next cycle. Rinse, repeat.Matt Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09135702087836146475noreply@blogger.com