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Bozita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 07:58 PM Original message |
State House Democrats promote bill to penalize insurance companies that deny legitimate claims |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
1. Rec'd. This should be the law throughout the country.nt |
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DUlover2909 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 10:32 PM Response to Reply #1 |
20. I agree! K&R |
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Towlie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 08:03 PM Response to Original message |
2. Fines? I wonder how much of those fines will be forwarded to the victims. |
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RC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 08:07 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. That is what need to be done, prison. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 09:17 PM Response to Reply #2 |
15. These insurance execs need to share a cell with Madoff |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-14-09 04:20 AM Response to Reply #2 |
34. Or the victim's survivors. |
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aikanae (165 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-14-09 04:52 AM Response to Reply #2 |
35. Denying someone of medical care is a violent crime |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
3. Rec. n/t |
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pleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 08:06 PM Response to Original message |
4. This should have been done years ago. |
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santamargarita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 08:18 PM Response to Original message |
6. Am I smelling bait n' switch? |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 09:07 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. Are you? |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 08:21 PM Response to Original message |
7. Excellent. Perhaps the war has begun. |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 08:29 PM Response to Original message |
8. odds of passage, pretty much zero |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 09:09 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. STATE house, not HOUSE house. |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 09:18 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. d'oh! |
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The Stranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 08:34 PM Response to Original message |
9. Why not grant anyone injured or damaged a cause of action against the insurer? |
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AlbertCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 09:53 PM Response to Reply #9 |
19. I know! Insurance insurance! |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:33 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. LOL! I love it! |
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Faygo Kid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 08:43 PM Response to Original message |
10. This is why we must have a public plan. Grateful that Cliff Taylor is off the MI Supreme Court. |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 09:06 PM Response to Original message |
11. Michigan? Ah. |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 09:13 PM Response to Original message |
14. MI continues to impress. |
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Mr. Sparkle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
16. $1 million, meh, try $1 billion ... |
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DUlover2909 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 10:35 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. A million dollars is NOT a drop in the bucket in their eyes. |
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Mr. Sparkle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-15-09 04:28 PM Response to Reply #21 |
43. I think you may have misunderstood my post, and that we are actually in agreement. |
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unapatriciated (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 09:35 PM Response to Original message |
18. This is a good start... |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
22. This is very important |
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KT2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:32 PM Response to Original message |
23. Hope this passes and |
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quidam56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-13-09 11:58 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. In TN & VA, it's called "high quality" health care... |
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Monica1335 (1 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-14-09 04:59 AM Response to Reply #23 |
37. No joke... |
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lk9550 (51 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-14-09 12:19 AM Response to Original message |
26. Greedy Bastards |
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Piewhacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-14-09 12:31 AM Response to Original message |
27. LONG OVERDUE. About flippin time. |
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Just-plain-Kathy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-14-09 12:40 AM Response to Original message |
28. It's times like this which makes me proud to be a democrat. ..n/t |
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wantoutnow (148 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-14-09 01:05 AM Response to Original message |
29. Well thats not fair to those honorable companies |
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Piewhacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-14-09 01:56 AM Response to Reply #29 |
31. They can still make a profit. Glad for them to make a profit.... |
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wantoutnow (148 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-14-09 02:18 AM Response to Reply #31 |
32. I agree |
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Piewhacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-14-09 01:04 PM Response to Reply #32 |
39. OMG, a question! A real question. Oh, goodie... |
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aikanae (165 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-14-09 04:56 AM Response to Reply #29 |
36. You have to find an honorable one first |
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tinrobot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-14-09 01:11 AM Response to Original message |
30. Let's make this a Federal law. |
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cabluedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-14-09 03:56 AM Response to Original message |
33. Smoke and mirrors. Send the bastards to prison if you want change. nt |
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primavera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-15-09 05:27 PM Response to Reply #33 |
44. Oh, if only we could! |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-14-09 06:11 AM Response to Original message |
38. I've got it. Let's make the ins. co execs go through whatever the denied patient had to go through. |
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OwnedByFerrets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-14-09 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
40. Fuck that, just make it illegal with a penalty of jail time. |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-14-09 07:06 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. I agree... setting a price tag on a crime won't stop those with lots of cash |
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Wednesdays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-14-09 02:06 PM Response to Original message |
41. K&R |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-15-09 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
45. Indeed, bring on the tort law, that will slap these weasels into line. |
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