For those who dislike Michael Moore, are you saying we should do nothing about health insurance co. that..?

Question

that make profits by purposely denying health care?

Answer 1

No, I'm saying we should do something about michael moore. I would classify him as a liemaker, not a filmmaker

Answer 2

Some of you idiots will sign onto any idea that is opposite of what someone like Michael Moore would bring up.

Just for the record. I have been denied health insurance. If you have ever been injured or have had a major health problem, you will not be able to purchase insurance in the united states. I have many stacks of denials to prove this. But I suppose that you won't believe me because I agree with Michael Moore on this issue.

Answer 3

There are 3 big problems with health care that are causing all this mess:

1. Everybody expects someone else to pay for their health care. It might be your employer, your insurer, the local or state gov't, Medicare, etc. This removes the market incentive for people to shop for price and alternatives, like they do for every other product or service they purchase.

2. Tort Reform. There needs to be serious nationwide tort reform for malpractice. People like John Edwards make millions off of the healthcare industry on trumped up charges, and then crusade about how the little guy can't afford health care. Lawsuits drive up prices, malpractice insurance, and add additional tests as defensive medicine.

3. Who says a doctor is the only person that can treat you for everything? There are a great many routine things that can be treated by people with far less training, at far lower cost. Those providers can send on the more difficult cases to the doctor they work with.

The sad thing is, you won't see any politicians proposal's to solve the health care problem, address any of these issues. All will try and shift the cost on to someone else.

Answer 4

I dislike Michael Moore because he's not a true documentary filmmaker; anyone who studies documentary film would know that you have to be objective in your portrayal. Injecting your personal views into a film is an "artistic opinion" not a documentary. I have no respect for someone who tries to represent a work as objective yet manipulates the material to reflect his personal opinion. My disliking for the man has absolutely nothing to do with health insurance.

Answer 5

No, I'm saying that, even when we resolve the problem with the health insurance company, Michael Moore will still be a biased filmmaker with an ability to twist the facts into whatever he wants them to be.

If you get your information from Michael Moore, you'll have a very twisted view of reality. Make your own decisions from your own experience.

Answer 6

No, there are lots of things we can do to improve our health care system, but just not from Michael Moore's twisted point of views.

For example:
(1) Lets be less sue-happy: Don't sue everything in sight, then our insurance rate will drop significant. If everyone sues insurance companies, hospitals, and doctors constantly, all the cost will come back to the policy holders over the years. One may have won the battle, but one certainly loses the war.

(2) Healthy life style: Don't get me wrong. I love steaks (or all sorts of meat)! However, I also like to watch what I eat most of the time, and I also exercise when possible.

(3) Deny health care to illegals: Illegals can go back to their country of origin to receive their health care. The US can provide first-aid and simple care, then deport them back to their home country. Due to lack of insurance, each illegal costs the US tax-payers a minimum of $8000 for his/her time in the hospital. If any human-rights groups have issues about this, perhaps they should pick up the bills themselves instead of redistribute to the US tax-payers.

(4) Most importantly, lets begin to save money for the raining days.

You really can't expect to change any health care system with one policy, let alone with one crappy movie from a twisted mind. It will take years to educate people to use the system properly, instead of abuse it for the personal gain. It will take years to get everything back on track.

Again, Michael Moore and his movie just won't do the trick.

Answer 7

OK, I'll take this one on. I have been selling Health insurance for 3 years, here's my take. Insurance companies are in business to do 2 things. They must pay claims based upon the policies written, but they must also make a profit, or they will go under. Now about "purposely denying claims". Read your policy, understand it and ask questions about it. If you THINK something is covered, call customer service about it. If you have a complaint about a claim not being paid, also call customer service and find out why it's not being paid. I have come across a lot of customers who "assume" they are covered for something when I have specifically told them they are not, or the ones who have a pre-existing condition they have tried to cover up and then try to get a claim paid on it as well.

read your policies, Caveat Emptor ( let the buyer beware)


And yes, I dislike MM.

Answer 8

Anyone who is being denied healthcare by their provider needs to do something about it. We cannot police every insurance comapny and constantly monitor it records.

When I was diagnosed and needed surgery, my provider tried saying that this was a pre-existing condition. I went to my doctor both my OBGYN and my GP and got statements that this was indeed by definition NOT a pre-existing condition. i did not just give up. Of course most companies are going to not want to just pay for everything, we have to stand up and take some responsibility and sometimes that means doing a little leg work. In the end I got my surgery, Insurance covered most of it.

I also let my provider know that by not having the surgery, there would probably be a lengthy sessions of chemo and radiation in the future.

Answer 9

Read the policy,every policy spells out what it will and will not pay for,you want more coverage you buy it.
There is no denying health care,what you buy is up to you.

If the government takes over health care,how many jobs will be lost,ever think of that?

The simplest way to get government paid health care is to simply be able to write it off your taxes.
Both employers and employees would benefit,write off 100% of health expenses,including insurance.

Answer 10

What Moore does and does well is to bring attention to serious subjects.

While the US is the richest,most developed nation on earth it is THE ONLY developed western democracy that does not have universal health care .

There are some 46 MILLION Americans with NO health care plan and another 50 MILLION whose coverage is deemed in-adequate.

For a nation that CLAIMS it is a Christian nation reflecting all the moral/ethical caring of Christ ,is is simply a moral abomination riddled with monumental hypocricy that over one third of US citizens have either NO health care or in-adequate care.

Those that attack Moore are in fact the morally bankrupt hypocrites .

While the US spends trillions on Israel,various wars (Iraq and Afghanistan) and TAX BREAKS FOR THE RICH/AFFLUENT,over one third of Americans have NO BASIC HEALTH CARE .

Where the hell are the Christian fundies?? Why are they not screaming for health care for God's poor and working classes.

Like always,as it was with social securuty,medicare etc.,the elitist conservatives/Republicans will fight health care for all Americans especially the repulsive poor and working classes .

The Moore messages while deliberately controversial are all in essence FACTUAL and those that rail against his message are in fact part of the plutocracy of the US .

Answer 11

No, I am saying that there's no reason to think that Washington won't deny coverage for the same reasons.

Seen pictures of Walter Reed Hospital? Been to a Free Clinic and waited for hours? That's what happens when the government is responsible for health care.