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Re:Amazon, Berkshire, JPMorgan to Create Healthcare Company by everdev on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @11:55AM (#16266827)
Ditched my BlueShield PPO for Kaiser and costs went down dramatically. There's tons of costs to be saved in healthcare and glad to see the private sector making an effort.
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Re:Amazon, Berkshire, JPMorgan to Create Healthcare Company by colmvp on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @12:21PM (#16267032)
I tried applying to Kaiser and they rejected me for having a pre-existing condition which couldn't be helped given that I was born with it.

Good for everyone else, I guess. :/ I ended up moving back home where the government covers my treatments.

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Re:Amazon, Berkshire, JPMorgan to Create Healthcare Company by DrJaws on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @12:30PM (#16267098)
They are a business not an ONG.

US is a shithole country in relation to healthcare systems

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Re:Amazon, Berkshire, JPMorgan to Create Healthcare Company by randyrand on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @05:55PM (#16269874)
Side note, but I really think pre-existing conditions should be covered by welfare, not private corporations who have the requirement of turning a profit.
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Re:Amazon, Berkshire, JPMorgan to Create Healthcare Company by pcurve on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @12:31PM (#16267104)
isn't that illegal now?
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Re:Amazon, Berkshire, JPMorgan to Create Healthcare Company by colmvp on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @01:15PM (#16267480)
The incident happened before the ACA, though insurers have found clever ways around it: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/oct/27/obamac...
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Re:Amazon, Berkshire, JPMorgan to Create Healthcare Company by pcurve on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @08:23PM (#16270597)
the tactic doesn't involve denying coverage though. The poster above said he/she was rejected.
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Re:Amazon, Berkshire, JPMorgan to Create Healthcare Company by everdev on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @12:45PM (#16267230)
That was my understanding as well.
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