From: gray asphalt on

"The moderator" <no_spam_(a)no_mail.com> wrote in message
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> "gray asphalt" <dontwrite(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
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>> "The moderator" <no_spam_(a)no_mail.com> wrote in message
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>>> "gray asphalt" <dontwrite(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
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>>>> Are you saying that you doubt that insurance companies
>>>> intentionally deny legitimate claims, with the outcome
>>>> of death and delayed treatment causing permanent injury?
>>>>
>>>> Did you see the Dr. who testified before congress that did
>>>> exactly that and was promoted because she was considered
>>>> a company man? She admitted to murder on CSPAN, imo.
>>>
>>> No, I am saying if lawyers are recruiting victims, do you think they are
>>> doing it to help the victims or increase the overall settlement? The
>>> lawyers are getting a percentage. The more people the higher their
>>> take. Do you think the lawyers are investigating every victim's claim?
>>
>> It occurs to me that anyone wanting to give poor care
>> to the elderly to save money will be quite happy to
>> disable lawyers to the point where they, nursing homes,
>> hospitals, doctors will not be held accountable for
>> their mistakes and their decisions to end life earlier
>> than it needs to be ... especially insurance companies
>> who have to pay for very expensive end of life procedures.
>
> Why would that occur to you? That has nothing to do with tort reform.

Lack of accountability (being sued) allows for
poor care, no? Maybe I'm missing something.
Fail to give end of life treatment, patient dies,
no insurance pay out. HIPPA keeps the records
from becomming public. Coverup.


From: gray asphalt on

"Jack Hollis" <xsleeper(a)aol.com> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 1 Oct 2009 00:03:45 -0700, "gray asphalt"
> <dontwrite(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>It occurs to me that anyone wanting to give poor care
>>to the elderly to save money will be quite happy to
>>disable lawyers to the point where they, nursing homes,
>>hospitals, doctors will not be held accountable for
>>their mistakes and their decisions to end life earlier
>>than it needs to be ... especially insurance companies
>>who have to pay for very expensive end of life procedures.
>
> Actually, by the time most people have gotten to these very expensive
> end life procedures, they're on Medicare.

Good point. I'll have to think about that one. : -`


From: gray asphalt on

"Jack Hollis" <xsleeper(a)aol.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:57:16 -0700 (PDT), Dinosaur_Sr
> <frostback2002(a)att.net> wrote:
>
>>Movies are all fake. The people in them are acting. You know this.
>>Again, how real the basis of the libretto is...well that is
>>debatable..you and Jack Hollis see it differently, for example. Not
>>much sense in basing your perception of reality on movies.
>
> The movie is, for the most part, factual. Of course, the one thing
> that is missing (in the movie and in real life) is any evidence that
> PG&E had anything to do with the medical problems of the people.

Except the verdict.


From: assimilate on

On 7-Oct-2009, "gray asphalt" <dontwrite(a)gmail.com> wrote:

> Don't retirees suffer when places like Lehman Bros
> and others collapse? I should research maybe. It seems
> like one of the strategies of crooks is to get money from
> sources like this ...

And your point is? If "people will suffer" if x happens is a valid reason,
then almost anything could be justified.

--
bill-o
From: assimilate on

On 8-Oct-2009, Horvath(a)net.net wrote:

> Who says? Correct me if I'm wrong, (and I'm seldom wrong,) but *some*
> investments involve risk. Some are a sure bet.

if you believe so you are a fool; and a fool and his money......

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bill-o