tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012499708688254847.post1991389923597678882..comments2024-02-19T21:16:14.878-08:00Comments on Prozac Monologues: Souls in the Hands of a Tender God -- AgainWilla Goodfellowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05816752444634576606noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012499708688254847.post-15231473283986063012011-07-26T08:18:12.858-07:002011-07-26T08:18:12.858-07:00Since Rush pays more, he can ask for more. I susp...Since Rush pays more, he can ask for more. I suspect an insurance company might have questioned some of his charges.<br /><br />Meanwhile in reality, it's not two-tiered; it's three. Rush's experience is a tiny minority of US health care. He got whatever he wanted because price was no object. The second tier varies widely, but is mostly about negotiations between providers and insurers about what will be provided and what will be reimbursed. Then the third tier -- and I have lived this terrifying reality. If you don't have insurance because you can't afford it, you get charged Rush's prices. So then you go to the "no-health-care" system.Willa Goodfellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05816752444634576606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012499708688254847.post-10742342536568151032011-07-21T20:08:15.639-07:002011-07-21T20:08:15.639-07:00Rush Limbaugh pays full price at the hospital; ins...Rush Limbaugh pays full price at the hospital; insurance companies have contracts that allow them to pay much lower prices. Why the two-tiered system? The price should be the same no matter who is paying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012499708688254847.post-79994232009132388212011-07-21T14:35:08.318-07:002011-07-21T14:35:08.318-07:00Cash, that MUCH cash really is a different health ...Cash, that MUCH cash really is a different health care system.Willa Goodfellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05816752444634576606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012499708688254847.post-72200149668559766802011-07-21T07:45:56.434-07:002011-07-21T07:45:56.434-07:00Rush Limbaugh doesn't have health insurance! H...Rush Limbaugh doesn't have health insurance! He is self pay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com