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Originally Posted by Boomer
May I clarify — what is happening now is the case that is about to be heard has the goal of completely dismantling the protection that says insurance companies cannot deny coverage based on pre-existing conditions.
This is not about people wanting a free ride.
This is about people who want to be able to buy “a ticket to ride.” ‘Buy’ is the operative word.
We are a nation of amnesiacs. There was a time when people who were trying to buy insurance on the open market — before the pre-existing conditions protection — either could not find coverage — or if they did find it, but needed to use it, they faced loophole after loophole.
We are very close to going back to that but people are not paying attention. The case is circling to land.
There are a lot of hardworking people who stand to lose healthcare coverage — when all they want is to be able to buy decent, affordable health insurance.
At this point, Me, Me, Me and mine have what we need. But I dare to care about those who do not. It is not fair to penalize people for pre-existing conditions by making healthcare practically unavailable to them. In fact, to do that is just plain cruel.
Cassandra Boomer
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It isn't that people are uncaring. Somebody has to pay for all medical procedures. It is based on graphs and numerical formulas. Insurance is based on paying in and paying out and has to have money "in" to pay "out". It isn't about the haves or have nots and has nothing really to do with our moral responsibility. It is numbers.
You cannot get blood out of a turnip. You know that. You are from Ohio.
Using software that computes a predetermined algorithm, insurance underwriters gauge the risk that you may file a claim against your policy. These algorithms are based on key indicators about you and then measured against a data set to weigh risk.