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In hindsight, "In the beginning, God created..." was a bad AI prompt.
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Nick Brown
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Nick Brown
@nwbvt
Software Engineer from North Carolina
Cary, NC Katılım Ağustos 2011
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@Hotaru99 @RJC4500 @vivek_1052 Then you will be complaining about the unaccountable oversight board.
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@nwbvt @RJC4500 @vivek_1052 We need to do away with health insurance entirely. Universal healthcare, with a third party oversight board that people can report suspicious prescription activity or dangerous situations to.
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@nwbvt @salop_cabbie @3YearLetterman @buffys Well I was just telling you the truth, the USA isnt the oldest country
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@Bestproeverfor1 @salop_cabbie @3YearLetterman @buffys That you are arguing about that a youth football coaching legend and registered notary said on the Internet.
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@NoseAint @Karn338331 @vivek_1052 Again, coming up with a medical diagnosis is different from reading one.
But if you don't like your state's licensing procedures, get your state lawmakers to improve it.
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@nwbvt @Karn338331 @vivek_1052 yeah, insurance agent licensed but not medically licensed. if an insurance agent tells you they are medically licensed, the exam is solely about insurance policies. I even took a practice test to be sure. it’s all about insurance and understanding POLICIES
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@ZwaagPaul @jhrujld @DanielCarias_ @vivek_1052 Most of health care costs go to providers, in particular for labor like doctors and nurses. The notion that it is administration costs that drive up healthcare costs is a myth.
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@nwbvt @jhrujld @DanielCarias_ @vivek_1052 The US spends so much on administration that its a fair question if its even worth it.
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@nwbvt @salop_cabbie @3YearLetterman @buffys And how tf does that constitute America being better? Appalachians were a part of Pangea and they are only 250-200 million years old
It existed way before the constitution was signed and before even the Roman Empire, the British empire had existed from the 16th century up until
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@NoseAint @Karn338331 @vivek_1052 I'm sorry but you are wrong. They are licensed by the state and are required to pass an exam.
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@nwbvt @Karn338331 @vivek_1052 what medical training do insurance agents get to understand medical procedures? i can answer that (cus i doubt you can) NONE. They are prohibited from giving advice because they have no medical knowledge to understand what actually needs to be done for the patient.
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@reissecupalt @vivek_1052 You really don't have anything interesting to say, do you?
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@nwbvt @vivek_1052 One of the checks against getting live saving surgeries too apparently
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@jesss1205 @vivek_1052 No, they do it for the money. Not for the fun of it.
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@nwbvt @vivek_1052 Yes it is. The amount of people able to pay doctors to lie cannot be a deterring factor. Most doctors don’t commit medical malpractice for the fun of it. What are you talking about?
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@nwbvt @Karn338331 @vivek_1052 they are not medically trained, they are trained SOLEY on insurance so they have the same basic understanding of medical procedures and treatments as a normal person off the streets.
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@reissecupalt @vivek_1052 Insurance companies are absolutely one of the checks against doctors over prescribing.
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@nwbvt @vivek_1052 That's not for an insurance company to decide
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@NoseAint @Karn338331 @vivek_1052 Being able to give a diagnosis is a different skill than being able to understand one.
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@nwbvt @Karn338331 @vivek_1052 YOU are the one who is ill informed. Insurance companies hire INSURANCE AGENTS those insurance agents are just that. They know about health insurance procedures, regulations and coverage details. Insurance agents can i give medical advice or a diagnosis cus they’re not trained to
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@ZwaagPaul @jhrujld @DanielCarias_ @vivek_1052 Profit motives aren't inherently bad. But they have to be checked by other forces. In the case of provider's motive to recommend procedures and medications, that check is the payor being able to reject the procedure.
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@nwbvt @jhrujld @DanielCarias_ @vivek_1052 Insurance has a profit motive to deny treatments.
Are you in favor of universal healthcare?
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@shayrad21 @vivek_1052 Doctors recommend unnecessary procedures all the time. There absolutely needs to be someone doing a cost benefit analysis.
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@nwbvt @vivek_1052 The point is if you need a surgery, the doctor isn’t going to tell you you need to get cut open without due cause. Insurance shouldn’t be able to say no to that
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@TheEconomist Well, yeah, that's what happens when you approach the maximum score for a particular measure.
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A ranking of 193 countries shows that human development is stalling almost everywhere economist.com/graphic-detail…
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@schlopsoil And if you are assuming there is no such thing as a corrupt doctor and insurance companies will simply eat their losses and go bankrupt, you aren't seriously approaching the problem.
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@schlopsoil If your solution is "insurance companies must always go with what the doctor says" as the person I was responding to suggested, that would enrich corrupt doctors at the expense of everyone else who purchases health insurance that has that corruption priced in.
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Doctors over prescribe or prescribe unnecessary drugs because they get kickbacks from drug manufacturers, as highlighted by the OxyContin case. That is a separate issue
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@RJC4500 @vivek_1052 Why do they face consequences for over prescribing drugs? Hint, they wouldn't exist if insurance companies automatically signed off on everything a doctor prescribed.
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@IonaItalia Oh, I know, I've missed pieces of metal sticking out of my date's face myself.
But again, that's because I liked her face enough to overlook it.
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@nwbvt I don't wear a nose ring anymore. But I'm serious in saying that they didn't notice. It surprised me too!
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When I first had my nose pierced, I wore a ring. My then boyfriend and multiple male friends did not notice. I asked them, "See anything different about me?" and they screwed up their eyes and said things like, "Did you get your hair cut? Do something to your eyebrows?"
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@IonaItalia I'm sure some are, it's seems you've missed that many men notice and don't comment. This means they find you attractive enough without makeup.
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