[NPInfo] RE: [ACC-Circle] Insurance Coverage

[Havens, Shelby]

Dave:

Big Pharma is partly to blame in this mess, with their billion dollar
annual profits. We can't totally blame the physicians, although they are
in bed with the pharmaceutical companies to a large extent.

One of my friends just got some reasonably-priced health insurance from
AARP. She is 56. It might be worth checking out. Perhaps it is cheaper
than Blue Cross/Blue Shield.

Best Regards,

Shelby Havens, ARNP

        

-----Original Message-----
From: npinfo-bounces at nurse.net [mailto:npinfo-bounces at nurse.net] On
Behalf Of David Mittman
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 3:52 PM
To: NP Info
Cc: acc-circle at listserve.com
Subject: Re: [NPInfo] RE: [ACC-Circle] Insurance Coverage

I am personally paying $1,200 a month for Horizon BC/BS which covers  
little. RXs are reimbursed at 50%. Psych is honestly not covered I am  
on Lipitor and Prevacid.
Wife on meds also. So how does $20,000 a year sound as a minimum  
payment for the RIGHT to minimum coverage and we are pretty much  
healthy.
Unbelieveable.
Dave

On Feb 25, 2008, at 3:29 PM, Havens, Shelby wrote:

> Well, obviously the physician and his wife are not running a  
> charitable
> organization. Our free enterprise system (capitalism) allows for  
> people
> to practice their professions, earn a living, and make a profit.
> However, in health care, it is time for the United States to provide
> some basic level of health care services to all of our citizens. And
> probably to non-citizen residents as well.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Shelby Havens, ARNP
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: npinfo-bounces at nurse.net [mailto:npinfo-bounces at nurse.net] On
> Behalf Of Linda Marie De Zago
> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 1:15 PM
> To: acc-circle at listserve.com; 'NP Info'
> Subject: [NPInfo] RE: [ACC-Circle] Insurance Coverage
>
> Had to add my two cents.
>
> After I was "let go" from my IM practice, Dr. X had a conversation  
> with
> the
> staff. He said that he was running a business. One of the MAs said, "I
> thought we were providing health care". Neither he nor his wife (the
> office
> manager) commented.
>
> Linda
>
>
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> That is the problem....we treat health care as a business instead of a
> service.
>
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