Re: NEWS: Co-payments for expensive drugs soar

On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:56:07 -0400, Zomby-Woof@xxxxxxx wrote:

On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:51:56 GMT, Mike Berkowitz
<mkberk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


Traditionally, the idea of insurance was to spread the costs of paying
for the sick.


Supply and demand at work. A simple necessary market correction. Now
we are saying it is OK to die. How long will we allow greed to
influence our healthcare policies?

So are you saying it isn't Ok to die?

I never advocated forcing an individual to die. I suggested that for a
free market scheme to really work insurance companies must be free to
set coverage exclusions in their policies.

An individual who wants to die is off topic.

Like I said, if we go down that road the insurance companies will
eventually find a way to deny coverage to almost everyone: Alcohol,
cigarettes, drugs, no seat belts, no helmet, no money, war veteran,
traveled abroad.... (they will add more as the need arises)

Mike
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