tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post8738918343261597124..comments2023-10-23T11:24:13.532-04:00Comments on Diabetes Update: Health Care and CandidatesJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-90657212589292357622008-01-19T11:43:00.000-05:002008-01-19T11:43:00.000-05:00I am 58 years old. I was diagnosed 16 years ago w...I am 58 years old. I was diagnosed 16 years ago with Type 1 (1.5?) diabetes. Right now I have coverage through my spouse's employer plan. I am absolutely terrified something will happen to him or his job. We know several people that wanted to retire and could not, due to need for medical insurance. At least some of this problem is due to medical insurance as a profit based industry. The Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-13626963024089408902008-01-13T21:39:00.000-05:002008-01-13T21:39:00.000-05:00I think that part of the problem is that Americans...I think that part of the problem is that Americans are easily fooled by the "communist" or "socialist" boogeyman rhetoric that comes up whenever a single-payer or similar system is suggested. Too many of us live under the myth that we have the world's greatest healthcare system, when in fact all we have is the world's most expensive healthcare system. We have to be smarter when it comes to Verlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00601542248548414705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-68777972545227097422008-01-09T07:25:00.000-05:002008-01-09T07:25:00.000-05:00This is a great blog and I have recommended it to ...This is a great blog and I have recommended it to all my diabetic friends. I do not have diabetes but I do have insulin resistance. I work for a large university and have "good" health insurance, but I have watched my benefits shrink and my coinsurance and copays rise every year. I have found lifestyle changes have made a huge impact on my health and I see the doctor much less often<BR/><BR/>Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16655747133135789559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-45188421272788439402008-01-08T12:11:00.000-05:002008-01-08T12:11:00.000-05:00Jenny,We're going through the insurance search for...Jenny,<BR/>We're going through the insurance search for my husband. Our COBRA coverage is going to stop at the end of this month (January). Bob has been calling around - looking for health insurance. We had no idea that he could be uninsurable.<BR/><BR/>Many agents said their company would not insure. Looks like we may be able to get coverage from AARP and United Health Care. We know that we Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-34457618884902934532008-01-07T22:30:00.000-05:002008-01-07T22:30:00.000-05:00Hi, JennyI love your blog and have learned so much...Hi, Jenny<BR/><BR/>I love your blog and have learned so much since becoming diabetic 2 years ago. Whereas there are thousands of web pages with excellent information available to us, your site provides it in a way that's easy to understand. In a sea of confusion, yours is an oasis for the newcomer or the veteran. Thank you!<BR/><BR/>In regard to your friend with MS, I wonder if either of these Karynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17865446349211338327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-45751310425896306482008-01-07T18:09:00.000-05:002008-01-07T18:09:00.000-05:00A truly great post! I too am among the uninsured b...A truly great post! I too am among the uninsured being denied for taking a certain medication for infertility - a medication I paid for out of pocket anyway. It is really disgusting to see these insurance companies play games with peoples health.E Melanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07954364009385391625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-30191340999566993052008-01-07T16:26:00.000-05:002008-01-07T16:26:00.000-05:00You also raise some interesting points which are s...You also raise some interesting points which are seldom discussed regarding healthcare, namely the fact that we do not currently have the right to dispute any information which may be in our healthcare records, such as your friend who had one doctor recommend that she needed a hysterectomy, which other doctor's determined was not a medical necessity in her case. Regardless, today she is not Scott Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03286529314567223617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-6166808412167077052008-01-07T15:29:00.000-05:002008-01-07T15:29:00.000-05:00I used to work in the payroll department for a maj...I used to work in the payroll department for a major insurer. Here's what I saw......I saw an insurance company crying poverty while paying out millions of dollars in annual bonuses each year whether they had a good or bad year...it didn't matter. Large parties for employees each year, subsidized lunches and company store, dry cleaning service, free specially catered meals at every meeting(The Old Man and His Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09005513596375360905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-43729891345649856112008-01-07T14:53:00.000-05:002008-01-07T14:53:00.000-05:00All of this about insurance is absolutely true. My...All of this about insurance is absolutely true. My moniker on the MSNBC Health blogs is "uninsurable" -- for all the reasons you state. I lost my job in 2004 and thought I could do OK as a freelancer, as I had done in the mid-1990s. What I hadn't reckoned on was not being able to buy health insurance, at any cost. I could not even get coverage for my 16-year old son -- again, the dreaded "Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com