Lola at the Coffee House

Yes, I don't generally think insurers should have a direct stake in the outcomes of medical treatment--that goes beyond the limits of their concern, as a business, and they realistically have little control over the outcome of medical treatment for a particular patient. What difference should it make to the insurer if some patients survive cancer with a particular treatment, but others do not? Their obligation is to simply pay for the treatment if it's part of their contractual obligation to the patient.

Insurers can reasonably require that a particular test or treatment be justified, by the health care provider, in terms of the patient's condition or diagnosis, to help curb unnecessary procedures, or duplicate procedures, and the government insurers, like Medicare, do have limits that help to contain costs.

I don't want my insurance carriers going beyond their contractual obligation to me. I don't want them interfering with my medical decisions, or my choices, and I don't want them invading my privacy more than is absolutely necessary.

an insurance company, with its retrieval fo funds on top of premiums (co pays, etc) sure as hell don't want either

1dead clients
2 healed clients

You are wrong, vastly wrong, re the many people I have known in medicine. Your pickshit burrowing for scullduggery misses the good stuff.

Most of us didn't spend millions of hours to get off on opportunities with patients and their needs.

I like the ones where a company will send a dollar bill seeking my advice. Initially Id write back that if Id invoice them itd be at a rate of x times minutes in an hour , per hour

I like the ones where a company will send a dollar bill seeking my advice. Initially Id write back that if Id invoice them itd be at a rate of x times minutes in an hour , per hour

Right now, my health needs are craving some food. And, although I'm no longer much of a red meat eater, tonight I think I'd like some prime rib--very rare.

And, of course, I'll bring home a doggy bag for the puppy.

wow! firefly, that looks amazing.

I could deal with something like that. Not sure about the green thing by the wine glass. I'll just have a nice chunk of very rare prime rib and a glass of Baco Noir.

I've had 18 hours of dance class over the past three days. I may need a piece of chocolate later if I don't fall asleep.

ehBeth, I am starting to worrywart.

What are you doing?

we had barbecued St Louiee swine ribs and corn on the cob. It is officially rib cookin season.

For dessert, a cold strawberry pie with whipped cream.

The first corn on the cob is being shipped from South Carolina and it was elicious.

Get the price at market a dozen ears for 2 bucks.

That would be broccoli.

Wassau, dear, I've got to get my engine going this morning. I'd like a blueberry muffin and some COFFEE.

I agree with you about coffee, it is an addiction.

Wassau, how about a shot of espresso? Ah, now I'm functional. Thank you.

Black Bacon wine, they say bacon goes with everything

Here's some news that's a real appetite killer


And, in the same vein:


Sounds like it's safer for your health to stay in the toilet.

Sheeez, I feel exhausted just reading that ....!!!

Sleep in, after having a bubble bath!!

Oh, look, look, look, more bacteria fear.

What sort of toilet seats are you talking about ff?

That's such a man's loo isn't it

IDK, how far do we go, so many people carry these germ wipes thingies around here, every time they touch something, wipe.

None of that surprises me, ff. I've never understood why toilet seats get such bad press. They keep telling you to wash your hands after going to the bathroom; nobody suggests you scrub up after using the barbie. Not logical, imo.

I wash my hands forty dozen times a day because my dog is always with me and touches my hands constantly.