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Old 09-21-2009, 10:09 AM
 
Location: Londonderry, NH
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Visvaldis -
if you were not careful the glasses could have been clouded by minute scratches from wiping them dry or a very dusty environment. Or, worse, like what happened to me, you own internal lenses could have become clouded with cataracts. Fortunately both can be cured.

PS the $1200 glasses may have had small diamonds in the frame holding the $50 lenses.
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Old 09-21-2009, 10:10 AM
 
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Don't jubilate yet! My prescription glasses (at Dr Bizers) cost me $183. In less than two years the lenses became cloudy. Looking through them everything appears as if in a thick fog. $183 for nothing.
and this is the fault of Healthcare Insurance companies because....???...????
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Old 09-21-2009, 10:14 AM
 
Location: Blankity-blank!
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Visvaldis -
if you were not careful the glasses could have been clouded by minute scratches from wiping them dry or a very dusty environment. Or, worse, like what happened to me, you own internal lenses could have become clouded with cataracts. Fortunately both can be cured.

PS the $1200 glasses may have had small diamonds in the frame holding the $50 lenses.
I see better without the foggy glasses. I lived in Germany for many years. In 1979, in Germany, I bought prescription glasses that cost the equivalent of $30. The lenses are still clear and I wear these when driving at night. My deduction, the $183 glasses from Dr Bizers are vastly overpriced and certainly inferior.
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Old 09-21-2009, 10:14 AM
 
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Visvaldis -
if you were not careful the glasses could have been clouded by minute scratches from wiping them dry or a very dusty environment. Or, worse, like what happened to me, you own internal lenses could have become clouded with cataracts. Fortunately both can be cured.

PS the $1200 glasses may have had small diamonds in the frame holding the $50 lenses.
…small diamonds put there nefariously by evil Insurance executives bent on making 3.4% profits on people and thus controlling the worlds resources so they can further blind people with foggy eyeglasses!

NOW we understand why we must all join with The Obama and save the world from 3.4% profitmakers!

(insert evil laugh here)
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Old 09-21-2009, 10:20 AM
 
Location: Michigan
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Could it be that now the insurance industry has put on a kind and sympathetic mask? Oh, poor us, we barely profit enough to stay in business!
But they were able to give the "Blue Dog" Dems plenty in campaign funds.................and give to Reps too.

It's always party time in Washington...
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Old 09-21-2009, 10:23 AM
 
Location: The ends DO NOT justify the means!!!
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Just as the trial lawyers were able to fund those who deny that tort reform should be part of any bill. They all take money...
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Old 09-21-2009, 10:24 AM
 
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Look at his comments about doctors removing kids tonsils for more profit and amputating diabetes patients feet to make more profit. Outrageous comments in the least form a lawyer.Talk about rethoric from the top.
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Old 09-21-2009, 10:26 AM
 
Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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Health Care Plans Overview: Industry Center - Yahoo! Finance



How outrageous! Profits of a little more than 3%!

This cannot stand!

I guess obama can't really demonize those Americans who are happy with their HC - about 85%.

He's got to find someone to demonize and target as the "enemy".

Never thought I'd see a US President so bent on targeting and demonizing those entities that are an integral part of US growth.

Oh please.. give me a break....

Did you forget about the $700K a DAY that the insurance industry was throwing at defeating reform.

Lets look at CEO salaries.

2007 United Health Care CEO made $124M in total compensation.

Sure.. the profit margins may be "smaller" but those profit margins are EXTREMELY misleading!!

profits.bmp (image)

THis is a blog.. but shows that insurance makes a 3.3% profit margin and is ranked #86 in the free market..

But again.. that is misleading.. when you factor in the overpaid CEO's etc..

Here's another one from USNews in 2005
Why Health Insurers Make Lousy Villains - Rick Newman (usnews.com)

So how again did Obama lie
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Old 09-21-2009, 10:32 AM
 
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Default So what?

- it's not a very interesting number.

The interesting question is: Where does the premium money actually go? Are funds primarily allocated to patients who need treatment, or to those who specialize in finding faults in paperwork to rescind coverage? How much goes to marketing? How much to lobby against healthcare legislation? How much to defend against lawsuits from those who thought they were covered?

In other words, it would be rather interesting to see a breakdown of the operating expenses and the intake vs. payout scale. With the CEO of United Healthcare making in the neighborhood of $750 million per year, I can't help having a feeling that perhaps the administrative overhead could be slimmed down quite a bit.

Run the damn things as non-profits, regulate the everloving out of them and tell their CEOs that they'll have to make do with just one Gulfstream.
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Old 09-21-2009, 10:43 AM
 
Location: The ends DO NOT justify the means!!!
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I was just looking through the highest ranking CEO compensations for the past five years to see just who these CEO were. It was not until number 53 that Cigna's CEO was found. And Cigna is number 5 on the list of largest Healthcare insurance companies.

If you want to see who the real big players are look at the top 52. It should amaze you how well the Resident and Godvernment has helped them out.
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