POTUS 45: 28 - Yo Memo So Stupid, Donald Renamed it "Eric"

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

Look at France.

France has one of the better health systems in the world

[ericredaxe]

Where do all of you people work, on a farm? Your employer's insurance co should be negotiating lower rates for doctor's visits and we're given a certain amount of money by the corporation that's put into our HSA.
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My wife works for the hospital. Our deductible is very high (Although in truth I don’t mind that as we are generally pretty healthy and I’d guess in most years our payout for visits is less than what the higher premium would be for a smaller deductible.

Who is given money for their HSA? The only funds we have in there is what we choose to put in in pre-tax dollars.

[joecct]

France has one of the better health systems in the world

I know. That's why I want to look at it.

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

My wife works for the hospital. Our deductible is very high (Although in truth I don’t mind that as we are generally pretty healthy and I’d guess in most years our payout for visits is less than what the higher premium would be for a smaller deductible.

Who is given money for their HSA? The only funds we have in there is what we choose to put in in pre-tax dollars.

I think my employer puts like $500 in if I max out

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

I know. That's why I want to look at it.

I like how they strike the balance between private and public sector. Many have a copayment which I think is good as long as it’s affordable.

[dxmnkd316]

Re: POTUS 45: 28 - Yo Memo So Stupid, Donald Renamed it "Eric"

We get $600 straight up annually in our HSA

[Jimjamesak]

Who has good benefits these days? Seems like most are high deductible - I basically don’t get medical care because I don’t want to shell out $450 to chat with a doc for a few minutes

I do, but we fight our azz off every contract negotiation to keep them.

[The Sicatoka]

Re: POTUS 45: 28 - Yo Memo So Stupid, Donald Renamed it "Eric"

Part of the health insurance* problem in the US is that it became an "employee benefit" and not something that you were personally responsible for.

Discuss.


*The second problem is there: insurance is not care; care is not insurance. Let's use the right term in the right context.

[unofan]

Part of the health insurance* problem in the US is that it became an "employee benefit" and not something that you were personally responsible for.

Discuss.

Attaching "personal responsibility" to something that is, more often than not, beyond our own control, is asinine.

Yeah, I sure wasn't responsible when my genetics caused my eyesight to be poor. And fark those irresponsible cancer patients.

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

Attaching "personal responsibility" to something that is, more often than not, beyond our own control, is asinine.

Yeah, I sure wasn't responsible when my genetics caused my eyesight to be poor. And fark those irresponsible cancer patients.

Illustrates my point perfectly.
I agree it shouldn’t be provided by employers. It also shouldn’t be personal responsibility.

[jerphisch]

Re: POTUS 45: 28 - Yo Memo So Stupid, Donald Renamed it "Eric"

I get $1,500 per year in my HSA from my new employer, old one gave nothing in the HSA but cost of medical was about $1,000/yr less.

[The Sicatoka]

Re: POTUS 45: 28 - Yo Memo So Stupid, Donald Renamed it "Eric"

Attaching "personal responsibility" to something that is, more often than not, beyond our own control, is asinine.

Yeah, I sure wasn't responsible when my genetics caused my eyesight to be poor. And fark those irresponsible cancer patients.

News flash: Life isn't fair.

The "beyond our own control" is a questionable criteria: I can't control a drunk driver from wiping out my car.
Should we have universal auto insurance because car accidents are "beyond our own control"?

Now, for my completely heartless statement:
Some cancer patients, well, frankly, I don't pity self-inflicted wounds. Keep suckin' down cancer sticks and then act surprised.

And the person with the "bad genetic draw"? Please don't challenge me on that. I carry ΔF508 and R117H (7T). I've been very lucky ... so far.

[jerphisch]

Re: POTUS 45: 28 - Yo Memo So Stupid, Donald Renamed it "Eric"

And the latest FBI texts include 'wants to know everything we're doing.'

Oops. It seems your boy can't tell the difference between a bombshell and his ***.

[unofan]

Re: POTUS 45: 28 - Yo Memo So Stupid, Donald Renamed it "Eric"

Should we have universal auto insurance because car accidents are "beyond our own control"?

We do. It's mandatory to carry liability insurance for being on the road in every state and country I've ever been in.

[unofan]

Re: POTUS 45: 28 - Yo Memo So Stupid, Donald Renamed it "Eric"

News flash: Life isn't fair.

So that excuses you being a selfish dickwad along with the rest of your Republican...err...Fark Independent(tm) crew?