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Honest question about health care reform

Posted: Feb 19, 2010

My husband owns a small business and in the last 6-9 months, we have been hounded more than ever by insurance company representatives and brokers looking for our business. Are they looking for sheer numbers if this reform goes through, or is there something else I'm missing?

In any case, it certainly doesn't seem that the insurance companies are worried about health care reform hurting them. Maybe they're just trying to lock us in so then they can raise our rates and we'll have no choice but to pay them. Can anyone enlighten me?

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how the heck - Anna

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wood any of we MTs know the answer to that ?. This is board to dispense opinionations, not know it alls.

First of all, was that bit of nastiness really necessary? - Sick Of It~

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It is connected to HCR and so the poster, knowing that there are many here who follow it, might be able to offer up some educated or maybe just informed answers. Chill out.

Secondly, "opinionation" is not a word. As an MT, you should know that.

You're right about that. - Old part-timer

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I respect the intelligence of my fellow MTs (with a few exceptions) and was simply wondering if anyone could offer any insight. I would think that health care reform would have the insurance companies running scared, but it seems to be the opposite.

People should be able to ask a question without - Sick Of It~

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anyone giving them a hard time. This was a legitimate question. "Anna" was out of line here. She should have either just offered a calm, reasonable response, or ignored the question entirely if she did not have any input.

I still disagree - Anna

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Asking MTs to spiculate on why an industry that is completely seperate from ours is doing something is NOT a political subject. You might as well ask people to spiculate on why Ford Motors is now using brake pedal 342 instead of 343. We are MTs and this is a politics board. your question wold be more be more appropriate on a business gossip board or something.

To which I reply - Old part-timer

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You have the right to your opinion which in this case means you have no opinion or insight as to my question. It's rather presumptuous for you assume no one else could possibly have anything to offer.

There are probably those out there who could "spiculate" on why Ford is using brake pedal 342.

which would be a MISuse - AnnaFan

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of a board about POLITICS just as your question was. "Some people" seem to regard this board as their own personal chat board rather than adhering to subject.

I'm willing to bet.... - Old part-timer

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If I had posted this question anywhere else, it would have been moved to the politics board by the moderator.

It pertains to the new health care bill presently under consideration, which I think makes it POLITICAL. And, gee, I don't know, I thought maybe transcriptionists, being in the HEALTH CARE field, might have some insight.

No. It has to do with insurance business - Anna

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motivation and tactics - something that no lay person has any more insight on than a homeless bureacrat. I'm in helth care but you dare not ask me to diagnose your belly pain at your own risk. Ithink you say are old andhav lots of free time. Should get on facebook or somethingif you just want tochat about the weather and soapoperas.

And I think... - Old part-timer

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You have way more time on your hands than most and you could put it to good use by working on your English and typing skills.

That was English???? ROFL.... nm - JTBB

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thnks for your concern. Any political thing - Anna

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you wish tobring up?????? This is politic board we must remebr not insult the person who points out

you are way too insulting for normalcy - and far too ignorant

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How dare you assume that the poster is old and has lots of free time. How unimaginative and bigotted of you.

I deducted it - Anna

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from her name. OLD - elderly PART-TIMER - only works a few hours. And is here on Saturday to boot refusing to concession she was just diddling around with her originel quetion.

I have a quetion for you.... - JTBB

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What country do you live in?

what colour is my skin andwhat do I sleep with? - Anna

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You first.

That isn't what she asked. She asked what country you live in (sm) - Nikki

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because your English and spelling skills are atrocious. I can't think of any MTSO that would hire you unless they off-shored work to you and you lived in another country. Then all your hideous notes would come back to us to clean up or just go out, placing patient care in real jeopardy.

So what country do you live in? And, for that matter, which transcription company employs you? I'd like to know so I never apply to a company that has no pride in its work.

I don't care what the "colour" of your skin is, and I certainly don't want to know "what" you sleep with.

Shocked by your nasty - Anna

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post. I have always admired your civility and informative posts. You and NJ seemed to rise above the insults most days. Another examination of internet dishibition, I guess. I think my day (or at least morning) has been a bit darkened by this unprovoked attack. I will gladly send you a copy of my last qa (100%) if you e-mail me your e-mail address.

I hope you sleep in your pajamas! Haha, It's with WHOM I sleep with - omg

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you "deducted" it? - cj

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good English for sure! are you an MT?

That's relative.... - Old part-timer

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I'm willing to admit I'm no longer in my 20s or 30s, but the "old" refers to how long I've been doing this and the part-time is more than a "few" hours, since I work 30. And I'm here on Saturday because I work on Saturday.

And I'm not even sure what you mean by "refusing to concession she was just diddling around with her originel quetion."

I'm sorry, but your ignorance is showing.

put down your torches GALS - Anna

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Seem an over reaction to a ligit comment about asking political borders to read the mines of exeutives in another field. Ithink you are all very small mind and pettie and it sure reflect more on your personalities than it on my spelling errors due to keyboard disfunc.

It was an nasty and uncalled for comment about - Colleen

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a legitimate question. Reminds me of a quote-wish I knew who said it first, but it is something that you should tell yourself the next time that someone posts a question and you don't have an answer for them: "It is better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt" In other words, the next time you have something nasty to say about something as small as this person's honest question, just ignore it.

regarding yur elderliness - Anna

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One can only go with the information you choose to present. Maybe middle-aged would be more apporpition.

Just for kicks.... - Old part-timer

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I'd like to see just one coherent, correctly worded and spelled post from you. Do you think you could do that? I'm just curious and I'm really not buying the malfunctioning keyboard.

Why? - aNNA

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You are just badgering me. Admit your post regarding ins company motives was not really purulent to Politics and then I iwll let you go in piece to harangatang some other person who dares to make a statement showing your foolish.

Love it! - Old part-timer

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Well, at least your subject title was spelled correctly. And I'm sure you ARE "purulent to politics" because there is no way you are a transcriptionist. At least not in the US.

don't be prudent - Anna

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You have prove your a bully. But maybe you prove that sevral posts ago time. Why do you continue. Comes the point of diminishing returns.

You seem to forget - Old part-timer

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You started insulting me first.

So please, get off this board and try doing something more useful with your time.

Sorry. - Anna

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Last word is mine. I did not insult you - just questioned the suitability of your insurance company post. Bye. I'm gone. No come-backs.

If it means that much to you... - Old part-timer

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Go ahead, have the last word.

Honesty, I do not think this person is for real - Colleen

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I think we have someone who is deliberately distroying the English language to get a rise out of us for whatever twisted reason. Can't imagine someone pursuing this for this long or attempting to use "longish" words so poorly in a public forum if they really had this poor a grasp on the language or the keyboard. Not sure why, but I think this person is pulling our legs.

"apporpition." What language is that? - ???

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Porpoisegese. - a guess

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wow! What was that? lol! Is this a case of "soon to be disappeared Anna?" - wow

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if it is so, then the moderator will put it on the GAB/CHAT board, chill out, Anna - duh?

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Please note: - JTBB

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The subject of this board is POLITICS. If you look to the left of your screen you will notice several other subjects that may be of interest to you-- I would suggest the "gab board." That being said, you should be aware that people often have other concerns and knowledge of subjects other than their work, which is the case on this board.

If you look down this board you will see many opinionations and spiculations about politics. Perhaps you are in the wrong place?

Just To Be Blabbing?nm - JMG

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JMG Just My Guess.

Anna. Your English is - frightening

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just my humble opinionation. Can't spiculate as to how you wood learn to speak so poorly.

Attack bags run amouk - Anna

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on this board.I thought we discussed political?

amok...sm - Please go away

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Seems to me that the OP advanced a question relating to healthcare reform - a current issue of political interest - and you were the one who unleashed an attack.

Go away. And don't name-call.

attack bug - Anna

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whose ask you? Don't think you are bold enough totell me to go away. Maybe you and Old should privately E-mail your astoop observations about insurance company innard workigs.

That would be astute observations - and inner workings

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Anna, you are kidding us, right? "Whose ask you?" ROFLMAO! - need a dictionary?

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I would discuss political issues but your posts are very - see message

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confusing as I cannot figure out what you are trying to say. Don't know if you are purposely misspelling words or trying to be funny, but it does not put you in a serious light, hence I don't even open your posts because I don't know what you are saying or what point you are trying to make.

Okay with me. - Anna

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Thanks for your critique.

Anna, WE MTs are "English Language Specialists" - are you????????

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Going out on a limb - NJ

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This is pure conjecture from someone with little confidence in the integrity of big insurance companies. Please take that into consideration.

One possibility would be that they fear the public option which is not yet dead. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe the public option in its current form would be offered to those who already have insurance. It would, however, be very competitive and therefore those currently without insurance would very probably end up covered by the public option.

A push by insurance companies right now might be to lock in customers before the public option hits the market.

It also might be much simpler than that. While some insurance company profits rose dramatically last year, those profits would be lowered by reform. Maybe they are scrambling for a bigger chunk of the market in anticipation of lower profits to come.

Either way, shop carefully. Let them fight over you! Good luck.

NJ

Nice assessment -- - -- to NJ

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Hope your response didn't get lost in the hub-bub above. I think your response is interesting and sensible. (Which is typical of you!)

thanks for your input, NJ - ♥

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