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Old 01-12-2015, 10:57 PM
 
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I still have my old policy, so no. I do know somebody who got their first 2015 paycheck, their rate skyrocketed. Another keeps getting thrown into Medicaid, I don't know what to do about that. Fudge on your salary, I guess.
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Old 01-12-2015, 10:58 PM
 
Location: Portland, Oregon
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Well, minimum requirements might mean maternity benefits or children's' dental, which he may not even need.
And? There are plenty of things in minimum requirements that you might not personally need.
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Old 01-12-2015, 10:59 PM
 
Location: San Antonio Texas
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Breeders? You mean women? Why should we be charging women more for insurance just because they areborn with a vagina?
That is a VOLUNTARY condition. It's not something like cancer which is entirely out of ones control. If people want maternity coverage, they should purchase it as a rider and not expect everyone else to pay for their little darling.
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Old 01-12-2015, 11:04 PM
 
Location: Portland, Oregon
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That is a VOLUNTARY condition. It's not something like cancer which is entirely out of ones control. If people want maternity coverage, they should purchase it as a rider and not expect everyone else to pay for their little darling.
Insurance should not be decided on gender unless the insurance of the man's also went up when the woman got pregnant.
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Old 01-12-2015, 11:05 PM
 
Location: San Antonio Texas
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Because it costs more to insure women. For one, pregnancies cost more. Plus women live longer which means they will receive more care over the length of life than men.
Exactly. Actuariallly speaking, it costs more to cover women's health needs than men's. Yet you never hear the whining Dems complain about discriminatory pricing for men's healthcare. With auto insurance, young men are charged more because it has been proved that they get in more accidents. Why don't we ever do the same in healthcare and charge women for their ACTUAL costs?
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Old 01-12-2015, 11:06 PM
 
Location: San Antonio Texas
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Insurance should not be decided on gender unless the insurance of the man's also went up when the woman got pregnant.
I'm a gay man. What do I care about that?
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Old 01-12-2015, 11:07 PM
 
Location: Lost in Texas
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Insurance should not be decided on gender unless the insurance of the man's also went up when the woman got pregnant.
I am sterile. Why should I have to pay for your little bundle of joy?
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Old 01-12-2015, 11:07 PM
 
Location: Portland, Oregon
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Exactly. Actuariallly speaking, it costs more to cover women's health needs than men's. Yet you never hear the whining Dems complain about discriminatory pricing for men's healthcare. With auto insurance, young men are charged more because it has been proved that they get in more accidents. Why don't we ever do the same in healthcare and charge women for their ACTUAL costs?
Men get charged more with car insurance because of their behavior, not because they have a penis.
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Old 01-12-2015, 11:08 PM
 
Location: Portland, Oregon
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I am sterile. Why should I have to pay for your little bundle of joy?
Why should I have to pay for any procedure you need to have? Hate to break it to you, but insurance has never been where we get to select every single line item that it does and doesn't cover.
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Old 01-12-2015, 11:10 PM
 
Location: Portland, Oregon
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I'm a gay man. What do I care about that?
What does your sexual orientation have to do with anything? It is just health insurance.
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