Can you tell me how an insurance company is _better_ than the HMO you speak
of? Sure, you may choose your doctor, but the insurance company will decide
what care you need, how many days you'll be able to stay in the hospital, etc.
THEN, they'll inundate you with forms, paperwork, stalling, and double-talk,
in the hope that you'll just give up and pay the bill yourself. I had Kaiser
for over 20 years with NO complaints. I'd still have them if my present
employer offered them. Instead, I fight the insurance company on every claim.
The so-called HMOs that you're complaining about are NOT Health MAINTENANCE
Organizations in ANY sense of the word - they're just insurance companies in
HMOs clothing.
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Lewis - K7LVO - Medford - Valley of the Rogue - OR
The Forty - 1940 Chevy Pickup - One Owner
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Sunday, January 30, 2000, 8:35:02 PM, ADvent wrote:
> Those HMO's, I hate them. Profit before patients for sure. I am living on
> disability and I can't work at all or loose my insurance. So much for work
> incentive, huh? Try finding a dr that speaks good english or likes Napco's. Or
> anything older than 2 years. Fat chance of that.
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