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Let's kill them. Seriously. Like. Gas chambers. Round 'em all up and put them in labor camps in the meantime. Excuse me? I was trying to come up with a comment equally as ridiculous as your own. Seems like I nailed it.

Let's kill them. Seriously. Like. Gas chambers. Round 'em all up and put them in labor camps in the meantime.

Remember this?

Did you know you look like a really creepy bunny when you're not looking directly at the camera? Weird.

Do you think that the ACA is an improvement over the status quo? I'm not asking if you think it is better than single payer (I think that even most people who support the ACA think that single payer would have been a better option if it were politically possible). Is it better than the status quo? If not, why not? And doesn't almost everyone who actually reads about/works with this stuff know about charge masters? No, I believe the ACA was a step in the wrong direction. Now that is not to say there were not positives that have come from the ACA. I feel the fact that this is being addressed so urgently is a positive step. It was a wide-sweeping policy that put band-aids over important issues, and threw in some other amendments and guidelines that don't seem very relevant to the situation at hand. The ACA was meant to appease the masses with promises of insurance, but ignore the giant issue of why insurance is so necessary in the first place. I am all-for widely available insurance in the present financial climate, and the ACA has allowed that to occur to an extent. But will this be helpful when looking at healthcare 10 years down the road? 20 years? I don't think so. Private insurance holds too many cards, and is too profit motivated to be trusted with the future care of America. The ACA catered to insurance companies who clearly lobbied for their position quite well, which is ultimately its biggest flaw. It's a very bizarre document.. If you sit down and read the whole thing it just kind of boggles the mind. The ambiguity behind it is impressive. The Alice in Wonderland of health policy. Does anyone know the statistic of politicians approving it who had actually read the thing? I would imagine it was very low. I don't know. I work in healthcare admin. and half the people I work with didn't know it existed, or at least didn't know the extent of influence it has/the complete lack of rationality there is in its pricing. I think it gets swept under the rug because many executives and legal representatives see the prices displayed as flexible, but the flexibility is only available when a long list of complicated criteria is met. It's tough to navigate for the average citizen. Most of the ones I have seen haven't been updated for years, sometimes decades, with the only adjustments to pricing being inflation raises; medical technology advancements be damned. Complicated procedures from 10 years ago that would take 4-5 physician hours to complete are now being completed in an hour or less with tech available today. Unfortunately, the charge master price in many cases reflect the old procedures. People regard neglected charge masters more as a ghost story than an actual thing, but they are certainly there and are certainly not particularly helpful in this whole struggle.

14,000 for an appendicitis huh? But. But. Wait! The ACA prevents that, right?!?! So this lovely couple could have gotten a nice 'inexpensive' health insurance option through their state exchange with a 3k-and-quickly-rising deductible and unlimited loopholes regarding hospitalization limits and exclusions hidden in their disgusting policies. 14,000 for a surgery! But it was an emergency surgery. Was the hospital in-network? Was the surgeon in-network? Was the anesthesiologist in-network? Did the family have a choice of where to go in such an emergency to prevent excessive costs? What is the insurance mandated cap on this particular procedure? By comparison, what is the Medicaid rate for the procedure (Just so we can laugh at what a joke private insurances are)? What is this plan's hospitalization coverage limit? Is their antibiotic prescription coverage? Secondary surgery coverage? Rehabilitative care coverage? Is there a cap on these in relation to the hospitalization coverage limit? Is rehabilitative care medically necessary for such a procedure? If not, what is the process for proving medical necessity? The Affordable Care Act is great. Insurance is great. Wait. Just kidding. No. It is f'ing not. All the ACA has done is mandated that you buy into these cheap, lying, no-good, rotten, four-flushing, low-life, snake-licking, dirt-eating, inbred, overstuffed, ignorant, blood-sucking, dog-kissing, brainless, dickless, hopeless, heartless, fat-ass, bug-eyed, stiff-legged, spotty-lipped, worm-headed sacks of monkey sh#t that pose as helpful, life-saving organizations to the American populous. Its disgusting, and it is a shame. What did the ACA do to control prices? What did the ACA do to SHACKLE these for-profit monstrosities that are f'ing America in the ass repeatedly? Nothing. It did absolutely nothing. It encouraged this and bent your right over, whether you wanted to or not. How about we quit arguing the merits of a crap system that has discouraged the majority of providers and many citizens alike, and instead focus on addressing the actual problems in healthcare, instead of feeding the money monsters? That'd be super duper. Thanks. Where's the Tylenol?!?! f#*k. Read my post carefully. CAREFULLY. Then get back to me when you realize why your post is completely asinine. Take your time, I'll wait. Understand healthcare economics, CAREFULLY, and get back to me. If hospitals were more transparent (Insurance's fault) than there would be true competition in the market (Insurance's fault) and hospitals wouldn't have to go through such ridiculous measures (Insurance's fault) to ensure their equally ridiculous prices are upheld for all. The insurance company negotiates a rate of 10,000 for an appendectomy procedure. Super. Hypothetically the hospital puts their non-insured price of such a procedure at 8,000. What benefit is there to getting insurance? A whole lot of none. Insurance companies contract with hospitals, pay the big bucks to dictate the pricing they will pay hospitals for procedures, hospitals ensure their nice big book of procedure prices stay well above insurance rates, and here. we. go! Little bit of a vicious cycle huh? Did you even know such a big book of procedure prices exist? Probably not. Most don't. All hospitals have one. Such issues, in nonprofit hospitals, always go back to the insurances involved. The nonprofits can't help but make profit through the insurance payment rates. As for the 9% interest thing, some lawyers are just dicks. Big shocker there, huh?

14,000 for an appendicitis huh? But. But. Wait! The ACA prevents that, right?!?! So this lovely couple could have gotten a nice 'inexpensive' health insurance option through their state exchange with a 3k-and-quickly-rising deductible and unlimited loopholes regarding hospitalization limits and exclusions hidden in their disgusting policies. 14,000 for a surgery! But it was an emergency surgery. Was the hospital in-network? Was the surgeon in-network? Was the anesthesiologist in-network? Did the family have a choice of where to go in such an emergency to prevent excessive costs? What is the insurance mandated cap on this particular procedure? By comparison, what is the Medicaid rate for the procedure (Just so we can laugh at what a joke private insurances are)? What is this plan's hospitalization coverage limit? Is their antibiotic prescription coverage? Secondary surgery coverage? Rehabilitative care coverage? Is there a cap on these in relation to the hospitalization coverage limit? Is rehabilitative care medically necessary for such a procedure? If not, what is the process for proving medical necessity? Let's be real here; if you buy a cheap insurance policy, one that a family of that socioeconomic status could comfortably afford, that surgery is costing more than it should regardless. Much, much, much more. The Affordable Care Act is great. Insurance is great. Wait. Just kidding. No. It is f'ing not. All the ACA has done is mandated that you buy into these cheap, lying, no-good, rotten, four-flushing, low-life, snake-licking, dirt-eating, inbred, overstuffed, ignorant, blood-sucking, dog-kissing, brainless, dickless, hopeless, heartless, fat-ass, bug-eyed, stiff-legged, spotty-lipped, worm-headed sacks of monkey sh#t that pose as helpful, life-saving organizations to the American populous. Its disgusting, and it is a shame. What did the ACA do to control prices? What did the ACA do to SHACKLE these for-profit monstrosities that are f'ing America in the ass repeatedly? Nothing. It did absolutely nothing. It encouraged this and bent your right over, whether you wanted to or not. How about we quit arguing the merits of a crap system that has discouraged the majority of providers and many citizens alike, and instead focus on addressing the actual problems in healthcare, instead of feeding the money monsters? That'd be super duper. Thanks. Where's the Tylenol?!?! f#*k.

If I had to do one cartoon character... yep. Not even close.

He told them they could all kiss his ass out the f'ing door.

I don't want your Obama handouts.

You made the correct diagnosis, now what is the cure! THE ONLY PRESCRIPTION IS MORE COWBELL

That's still 1 point less than 70. #progress.

Probably similar to Boromir. I think his pride will be his undoing, and he will eventually get pinned with a bunch of arrows by an Orc. That's just my take though. Could be wrong.

Unless your opinion is incredibly dumb. Then it's okay.

Uh. If it's so easy, why don't unranked crappy schools rattle off upset wins all the time? Oregon State did it a bit too consistently to be considered a fluke... Little bit more to that soup than just broth if ya get what I'm sayin'. 8 top 25 wins in the past 8 years? They were known as giant killers for a reason.

BELEIMA PLEASE COME HERE WE WANT YOU

Born in Wallace, Idaho. About 20 miles east of me. If I go and burn it down, he goes away right? Like a ghost spirit or something? Right?

What if they announce at 2:00 am? I better stay up. Just in case.

Would a fraud post a picture of his Championship Trophy? 1389910501-tressel.jpg I think not sir. I think not. ITS HIM ITS THE TRESSEL MMMM wood for sure.