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4 months, 3 weeks ago
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SPRINGFIELD, Ore. - Barbara Wagner has one wish - for more time. " I'm not ready, I'm not ready to die," the Springfield woman said. I've got things I'd still like to do.
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btatman224 months, 3 weeks ago
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This is exactly what happens when your life is at the mercy of the government. The people on the health board must make morally bankrupt decisions based on a finite amount of money being distributed to the masses. Keep your government healthcare. I'm not interested.
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c24delta4 months, 3 weeks ago
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This is very disturbing. It just show that we are all little cash cows and when its cheaper to slaughter the cow that's the route the penny pinching mongers will take. People aren't dollars they are someones loved one.
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GooberK4 months, 3 weeks ago
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my 43 year old friend had health insurance. the doctors said she had 6 months if she stayed in the hospital and got loads of treatments.
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her insurance company said they would only pay for less than HALF.
she didn't want to burden her husband and 2 early teenaged sons.
she died a year ago september.
she was a strong, independent, well-educated woman. probably would have declined the treatments anyway. but she really didn't have the choice. death panel?
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moxxxxxxxxxx4 months, 3 weeks ago
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The insurance corps do this everyday by denying claims refusing to pay for needed medical treatment. They don't call this suicide it's called cost controls and managed care. How many people do you think died becasue insurance corps refused to pay for care? Or would only pay for the cheapest level care that prolonged a persons suffering.
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riverat4 months, 2 weeks ago
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The article said it is rare for companies to help with costs but this one has a program just for that and has helped others before. Google Tarceva-It's there. This shouldn't be an argument; Insurance companies routinely refuse to pay for services. Show us any company that pays for Tarceva.
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