Comments on: Health care – Commodity or social service? http://livingwithmcl.com/2006/10/20/health-care-commodity-or-social-service/ The ramblings of a mantle cell lymphoma survivor Mon, 21 May 2012 14:12:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Becky http://livingwithmcl.com/2006/10/20/health-care-commodity-or-social-service/comment-page-1/#comment-669 Becky Sat, 21 Oct 2006 16:24:48 +0000 http://livingwithmcl.com/index.php/2006/10/20/health-care-commodity-or-social-service/#comment-669 It needs to be distributed according to our medical needs. I thought I had great auto insurance until I had to use it. It's the same with medical. Well actually, I always had great medical insurance until HMO's came along. But the majority of people think they have great benefits and will continue to do so until they need to use it. My neighbor is 25 years old, bought his own insurance while in college, (how responsible) grew some tumors, he had them removed, and now his insurance carrier (who authorized the procedure) is stating it was a pre-existing condition and isn't going to pay the $75,000. It's just a sad realization. But if he were an axe murderer in prison, we would pick up the tab. It needs to be distributed according to our medical needs. I thought I had great auto insurance until I had to use it.

It’s the same with medical. Well actually, I always had great medical insurance until HMO’s came along. But the majority of people think they have great benefits and will continue to do so until they need to use it.

My neighbor is 25 years old, bought his own insurance while in college, (how responsible) grew some tumors, he had them removed, and now his insurance carrier (who authorized the procedure) is stating it was a pre-existing condition and isn’t going to pay the $75,000.

It’s just a sad realization. But if he were an axe murderer in prison, we would pick up the tab.

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