Of what value are "free health screenings" to people w/o insurance?

[Freeper]

Duer 157099  Donating Member  (1000+ posts)  Journal  Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Thu Dec-16-10 04:35 PM
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Of what value are "free health screenings" to people w/o insurance?
   
I often see these things, communities have a special day where they offer such free clinics, cancer screenings, mammograms, diabetes, etc.

But if people already are so low-income that they cannot even afford to get a screen, what happens if they discover they actually have a problem?

So they offer a free cancer screening and tell you that you have cancer, what then?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x22805

Only at DU would they bitch about a freebie not being enough.

Crazy Dave  Donating Member  (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Thu Dec-16-10 04:49 PM
Response to Reply #10
14. The dirty little secret no one talks about is...
   
Sure, they have to accept your pre-existing condition but you won't pay the same premium as a healthy person. It's going to be like auto insurance to well...protect the insurance companies of course. If you are high risk it will be mandated that you pay higher premiums and deductibles. Or pay a fine under the new laws.

Wow that is just insane if you are going to cost the insurance company a shit ton of money, you have to pay more.
 

subterranean  (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Thu Dec-16-10 06:52 PM
Response to Reply #30
32. Don't most insurance companies raise rates every year?
   
Edited on Thu Dec-16-10 06:58 PM by subterranean
How much of that 30% increase can honestly be attributed to the health care law, most of which doesn't kick in until 2014? No one ever promised that insurance companies would never raise premiums again after the bill was passed. You should expect another rate increase next year too, and the year after that.

What is the basis for your claim that most of the representatives who voted for HCR never read the bill? That seems to be a prevalent myth in right-wing world. They may not have read every single word, but surely they read at least a summary of the content prepared by their staffs. Much of the bill was available to read for months before it was passed.

I do agree that Obama misled us (okay, lied) about the public option. He said repeatedly, before he changed his mind, that a public option was necessary to keep insurance companies "honest" and force them to exercise restraint in jacking up premiums. Unfortunately, it appears he was right about that.

No shit he lied.

[Mike220]

I'm predicting a bobbo the hobo sighting any moment...

Did you know she was homeless?

[Freeper]

I'm predicting a bobbo the hobo sighting any moment...

Did you know she was homeless?

Is she? I would think she would have mentioned it at least once.
 

[Mike220]

Is she? I would think she would have mentioned it at least once.
 

Apparently. She does a good job of keeping it quiet though.

[Freeper]

Apparently. She does a good job of keeping it quiet though.

Just like John Kerry, I mean who would have known he was in Viet Nam?
 

[ConservativeMobster]

Duer 157099  Donating Member  (1000+ posts)  Journal  Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Thu Dec-16-10 04:35 PM
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Of what value are "free health screenings" to people w/o insurance?
  
I often see these things, communities have a special day where they offer such free clinics, cancer screenings, mammograms, diabetes, etc.

But if people already are so low-income that they cannot even afford to get a screen, what happens if they discover they actually have a problem?

So they offer a free cancer screening and tell you that you have cancer, what then?



Lemme see. If you get a cancer diagnosis and you don't have private health insurance there is a social worker at your nearby hospital to sign you up for Medicaid.  And if you are deemed disabled due to said condition, you qualify for Medicare. Next question.

[Mike220]

Just like John Kerry, I mean who would have known he was in Viet Nam?
 

Wait, what? Frankenstein was in Vietnam?

I did not know that.

[Freeper]

Wait, what? Frankenstein was in Vietnam?

I did not know that.

Some reporter had to dig up that information. 

[Mike220]

Some reporter had to dig up that information. 

Next you'll tell me he tried to influence the peace process.

[Freeper]

Next you'll tell me he tried to influence the peace process.

I dunno maybe wikileaks will have that info.

[ColonialMarine0431]

Wait, what? Frankenstein was in Vietnam?

I did not know that.

He went under his alias:

PFC Herman Munster

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfeBkj5tWyY[/youtube]

[BlueStateSaint]

Wait, what? Frankenstein was in Vietnam?

I did not know that.

No, no.  It was Lerch who was in 'Nam.

[true_blood]

He went under his alias:
PFC Herman Munster
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfeBkj5tWyY[/youtube]

That was awesome. H5!
John Kerry the fake.

[GOBUCKS]

Lemme get this straight. Are you saying DUmmy bobbolink was in Viet Nam? Was she on one of those swift boats with TomInTib? Is it possible that "TomInTib" is Kerry's screen name at the DUmp?

[diesel driver]

Wait, what? Frankenstein was in Vietnam?

I did not know that.

Frankenstein?

I thought it was Lurch Adams.

[md11hydmec]

Bobo Homeless?????

[NHSparky]

Why have free screenings?

Oh, hell, what was that expression...ounce of prevention, pound of cure, shit like that?

[AllosaursRus]

Next you'll tell me he tried to influence the peace process.

and threw someone else's medals over the White House fence!!! It's seared, seared I tell ya, in his mindless corpse!

[ColonialMarine0431]

Duer 157099  Donating Member  (1000+ posts)  Journal  Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Thu Dec-16-10 04:35 PM
Original message
Of what value are "free health screenings" to people w/o insurance?
   
I often see these things, communities have a special day where they offer such free clinics, cancer screenings, mammograms, diabetes, etc.

But if people already are so low-income that they cannot even afford to get a screen, what happens if they discover they actually have a problem?

So they offer a free cancer screening and tell you that you have cancer, what then?

Didn't you get the memo? The Republicans all want you to die quickly.

"Republicans want you to die quickly"
-Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.)

[thundley4]

Well, DUmmies. Look at it this way, those free screening let you know that you're going to die soon, so you need to get your affairs in order.  Finish up those last bags of Cheetos and smoke that last bag of dope so the government doesn't take what you'd leave to your heirs.

[AllosaursRus]

Well, DUmmies. Look at it this way, those free screening let you know that you're going to die soon, so you need to get your affairs in order.  Finish up those last bags of Cheetos and smoke that last bag of dope so the government doesn't take what you'd leave to your heirs.

Oh, and ya might wanna delete all that kiddie porn offin' yer antique Mac so as not to get Junior arrested when the FBI does a forensic on yer 'puter wonderin' how the hell ya survived this long milkin' the system without gettin' caught!!!