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bunkerbuster1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 05:39 AM Original message |
27 insurance premium DECREASE in Texas? Anyone know where Linder's pulled this number? |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 05:47 AM Response to Original message |
1. the only way i could see premiums decreasing is if the plan was changed to a high |
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bunkerbuster1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 05:54 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. But he's claiming premiums ALL decreased... |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 05:59 AM Response to Original message |
3. It's called Washington D.C. math |
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bunkerbuster1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 06:02 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. While I figure that's the calculus, I'd like to see the source, or what's spreading it |
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bunkerbuster1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 06:03 AM Response to Original message |
5. And a sidebar--any Texans know why their pain/suffering caps withstood constitutional muster,... |
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angstlessk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 06:10 AM Response to Original message |
6. perhaps he is refering ONLY to mal practice insurance...which goes to show you |
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bunkerbuster1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 06:17 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. He sure didn't imply that, as the news account was written. |
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lynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 06:28 AM Response to Original message |
8. It's MALPRACTICE INSURANCE that has reduced in premium, not Health Ins. - |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 09:21 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Sources for such are the Health insurance/health care industry. |
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bunkerbuster1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 09:35 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Thanks for this--while it's not a specific source, I do believe... |
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iamjoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 07:43 AM Response to Original message |
9. FINE- Let's Have Tort Reform |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 09:33 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. It's propaganda. If we had national health care, most damages for torts disappear. |
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bunkerbuster1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 09:41 AM Response to Reply #13 |
18. That really isn't emphasized enough. a LOT of lawsuits are just people trying to pay med. bills. n/t |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 09:46 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. And it's the main basis for juries awarding damages in such cases. |
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iamjoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 12:23 PM Response to Reply #13 |
23. That's Kind of Where I Was Going |
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bunkerbuster1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 09:38 AM Response to Reply #9 |
15. That's always been pretty much my take. |
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RamblingRose (403 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 07:43 AM Response to Original message |
10. My lovely congress POS rep! n/t |
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bunkerbuster1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 09:39 AM Response to Reply #10 |
16. Mine too. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 08:50 AM Response to Original message |
11. Tort Reform is a scam. Tort claims are a drop in the bucket of health care. |
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bunkerbuster1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 09:40 AM Response to Reply #11 |
17. I know, I know. I just want the source of his "27 percent" figure. |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 10:35 AM Response to Reply #17 |
21. It really reads to me as if he were speaking of malpractice premiums |
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susanr516 (823 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 11:20 AM Response to Reply #17 |
22. He is talking about doctors' malpractice premiums |
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bunkerbuster1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-23-09 05:29 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Thank you for tracking this down |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 09:51 AM Response to Original message |
20. Socialized Medicine is Civilized Medicine. The WEST agrees. |
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