tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205062574335758725.post9106427559094590995..comments2024-02-12T02:21:59.971-08:00Comments on Critter's Crap: What Happened to the NON in NON-Profit?Jerry Critterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205062574335758725.post-45573082744124459592012-12-19T03:36:28.159-08:002012-12-19T03:36:28.159-08:00Actually no matter if someone doesn't be aware...Actually no matter if someone doesn't be aware of afterward its up to other users that they will assist, so here it happens.<br /><i>Also visit my site</i> ... <b><a href="http://acidstomachremedies.com/Why-Does-Gastric-Acid-Reflux-Occur-.php" rel="nofollow">when does acid reflux occur</a></b>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205062574335758725.post-54527723031796393942011-10-19T04:28:14.884-07:002011-10-19T04:28:14.884-07:00Thank you, thats very interesting information. I n...Thank you, thats very interesting information. I need to share with my friends.independent insurance agencyhttp://www.billparsonsagency.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205062574335758725.post-58294948951190324192011-07-11T08:58:52.459-07:002011-07-11T08:58:52.459-07:00And what are these sweetheart deals of which you s...And what are these sweetheart deals of which you speak?Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205062574335758725.post-62132702581737476482011-07-11T08:44:02.969-07:002011-07-11T08:44:02.969-07:00Jerry said: "States have the right to set the...Jerry said: "States have the right to set the standards for companies that do business in the state."<br /><br />Standards? When states have special sweetheart deals with giant branches of Blue Cross and Blue Shield, these "standards" have nothing to do with protecting consumers, and everything to do with corruption and denying consumer choice.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205062574335758725.post-33768143095117119822011-06-30T14:13:46.308-07:002011-06-30T14:13:46.308-07:00States have the right to set the standards for com...States have the right to set the standards for companies that do business in the state. My understanding is that any insurance company meeting those standards can do business in the given state.<br /><br />I see nothing wrong with that.Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205062574335758725.post-4629034476419181822011-06-30T14:09:23.458-07:002011-06-30T14:09:23.458-07:00There are thousands of insurance companies, Jerry....There are thousands of insurance companies, Jerry. As it currently stands, these companies are prohibited from commerce across certain state lines. We're stuck with what we're stuck with in many instances.......Of course companies compete. Our facility just got rid of Connecticare and switched to Oxford (better coverage at a better price).Will "take no prisoners" Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315659209094683602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205062574335758725.post-4708193028059630752011-06-28T19:43:43.799-07:002011-06-28T19:43:43.799-07:00It takes two or more to compete. The fact that th...It takes two or more to compete. The fact that there is not competition is not due to the lack of companies. It is because the companies CHOOSE not to compete. Non-profits have an advantage. They choose not to exercise it.Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205062574335758725.post-89818269051988744682011-06-28T16:31:32.760-07:002011-06-28T16:31:32.760-07:00The sad reality, Jerry, is that we DON'T have ...The sad reality, Jerry, is that we DON'T have competition. Most states have it rigged so you can only buy from a couple of companies; monopolies (within those states) that the government protects. I wish that we DID have more choices out there.Will "take no prisoners" Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315659209094683602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205062574335758725.post-79296357110206914682011-06-28T14:27:07.901-07:002011-06-28T14:27:07.901-07:00I have long advocated getting rid of all these pro...I have long advocated getting rid of all these profiteering leeches and adopting a Canadian-style government-run plan. These insurance companies are greedy criminals.Jack Jodellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12465017098355576489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205062574335758725.post-86262275069056917392011-06-27T23:06:49.643-07:002011-06-27T23:06:49.643-07:00"...they should lose their non-profit status...."...they should lose their non-profit status."<br /><br />You would think so, BUT... <br /><br />This also calls into question the whole idea of competition in the health care insurance market. Rather than using their non-profit status to offer insurance at a lower price, they use it to make more "profits" by charging comparable rates to for-profit companies.<br /><br />Of course, health insurance companies are exempt from federal anti-trust laws!<br /><br />I smell collusion.Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205062574335758725.post-31616046427929218582011-06-27T21:19:25.868-07:002011-06-27T21:19:25.868-07:00It sounds (unless I'm missing something here) ...It sounds (unless I'm missing something here) like a no-brainer to me that they should lose their non-profit status. At the very, VERY, least, we have a hell of an oxymoron at work.Will "take no prisoners" Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315659209094683602noreply@blogger.com