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Old 01-28-2008, 08:37 AM   #5
Flint
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Originally Posted by ZenGum View Post
Remember how Briana was getting chemo, and needing anti-nausea medication? Insurer got all stingy and would only pay for one (IIRC) dose when she needed more.
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Originally Posted by Undertoad View Post
My friends, I would do anything to get you care if you are denied it.
Refresh my memory, Undertoad. Did you fall all over yourself to pay for the extra medicine Briana needed?

Or is your offer only good when you can make a cheap political point?
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Just because a medical treatment can be offered, it doesn't always mean it should be offered. What we have in our current system are business entities, whose principal interest is the bottom line, deciding when to withhold treatment. In the examples you state here, you have doctors deciding when to withhold treatment. Oh, the horror. Doctors making healthcare decisions. Like no more livers for an alcoholic. Give me a break.
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