Has she been honest about health insurance?
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Re: Has she been honest about health insurance?
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I personally think that health insurance is a bit of a scam, however I know that I'm biased since my country has a public healthcare system. The idea that you should have to pay for healthcare at all is so awful for me, since it creates a financial disparity between how people get help when they're sick. Health insurance companies pocket so much money per year just from people getting ill and suffering - to me it seems awful that someone could make a profit out of people suffering like that, without really helping them. For example, health insurance companies profited hugely off the recent global pandemic. Also, many health insurance claims get turned down, which in my opinion is really immoral. I'm not sure that portraying health insurance in a positive light is being honest about their true nature - profiting off a broken, corrupted system.Sushan wrote: ↑31 May 2021, 23:51 Do you feel the same as the author about health insurance? Have you had benefits because you had an insurance or had difficulties because you did not have an insurance? Has the author been honest or is she trying to market the insurance companies (she has dedicated three chapters of her book to talk about health insurance.)?
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If the system is good and the policies are okay I believe that it is better to have an insurance. But does that mean that the poor one will be left off in an emergency to be fend for himself? Because even the insurances care for those who pay them, unless they do it for charity, you should be able to afford that to get the service in return. What will happen to the right of the poor to be healthy?Buk Nerd wrote: ↑01 Jun 2021, 11:07 I’m with the author on this. In Nigeria, good health insurance can be the difference between getting quality healthcare when you need it and being left to fend for yourself in the middle of an emergency. This is not to say the system is perfect, but most times it's better to have it.
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I too think that the book gives a basic description about what to look at when choosing your health insurance plan and the importance of having a insurance plan over not having one. But I think this is only a guide and it is up to the reader to do his own research depending on what is mentioned in this book. Though the author has said that it is important to have a health insurance, it is the duty of the reader to consider it again, weigh the pros and cons and make the right choice.sssns wrote: ↑01 Jun 2021, 12:43 I think the book explores health insurance options that could guide clients or patients. Likewise, seeing the business side of the industry gives a different perspective. The information from these various angles is helpful in weighing the pros and cons of what they are offering.
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In my country, medical bills can be astronomically high. Our context is awash with stories of thousands of people who died because they couldn't raise the money for one surgery or treatment or the other. Most people have to rely on the good will of others or some kind of crowdfunding. I think having a good health insurance plan will mitigate this problem significantly. People need to be educated in this regard, even though insurance doesn't carry the same weight of benefits in all countries where it's available.Sushan wrote: ↑31 May 2021, 23:51(Location 145 in Kindle version of the book)...my topic was the importance of having access to some form of health insurance – whether you’re in the United States or elsewhere. Part of this book delves into insurance, and I am experiencing firsthand the importance of having catastrophic health insurance. I’m also a huge proponent of Health Savings Account (HSA) plans.
Do you feel the same as the author about health insurance? Have you had benefits because you had an insurance or had difficulties because you did not have an insurance? Has the author been honest or is she trying to market the insurance companies (she has dedicated three chapters of her book to talk about health insurance.)?
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It is good to hear a first hand experience. You got lucky enough to have them settle your bills. But would have they agreed for an unlimited settlement of your bills? What might have happened if your bills exceeded the limit that they allow per person? Was tthere no possibility at all for your healthcare system to provide those services for free?El_limitless wrote: ↑01 Jun 2021, 12:46 Yeah, the author was honest about health insurance. I've personally benefited from health insurance. My medical bills were beyond my financial reach, and health insurance steeped in to offset the bills.
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Therefore I agree that having health insurance regardless of what the cost of healthcare is in other countries which don't have a social health care system is of particular importance.
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