doctor's consultation = $46.67

drugs = $89.13

total = $135.80

amount paid = $9.33

4th nose/chest/sinus infection since october, FTL

allergies/rhinits/hay fever 24-7-365, FUCK FUCK FUCK

2/9/2010 12:21:23 PM

WAIT. PEOPLE GET HEALTH CARE AND MOST OF IT PAID FOR WITHOUT OBAMACARE?

2/9/2010 12:26:36 PM

What's your premiums?

2/9/2010 12:28:04 PM

...what are his premiums, you mean.

2/9/2010 12:31:12 PM

I love when people come on here and try to be all bad ass and then post about how feeble their health is.

2/9/2010 12:32:24 PM

^^ Yes, cunt. Exactly.

2/9/2010 12:34:10 PM

who throws around the word "cunt" like that? A 7 year old because it's easy to spell?

2/9/2010 12:35:14 PM

paid for by my job.

but it is something like $35/month ($420/year).

i pay just about $10 every time i go to a doctor, any kind of doctor (including specialists), and almost all meds are covered, as well as surgeries. all hospitals except the top 2 fancy hospitals in the city are included in the coverage. but i could even go to one of those 2, pay cash, and then claim the money back later equivalent to what it would cost in the rest of the hospitals. foreign treatment is also covered. congenital conditions and elective treatments/surgeries not covered. neither is AIDS.

(but remember, i am not in the US, so this has no relevance to hussein!)

2/9/2010 12:36:01 PM

^^ Look, another one.

2/9/2010 12:36:48 PM

You pay 35 a month. Your employer probably pays 65 dollars a month or somewhere around then. I'd rather have a system where you just get paid those wages and you buy your own insurance, and premiums would be a lot less if it were like that anyway.

But I didn't know you're not in the United States, so it might not work like that where you are.

[Edited on February 9, 2010 at 12:38 PM. Reason : ]

2/9/2010 12:37:32 PM

Quote :

"WAIT. PEOPLE GET HEALTH CARE AND MOST OF IT PAID FOR WITHOUT OBAMACARE?"

(he lives in saudi arabia and is college educated)

2/9/2010 12:37:33 PM

Quote :

"You pay 35 a month. "

What the hell, dude.

He just said that his work pays his premiums. Where are you getting that he pays x amount?

2/9/2010 12:42:29 PM

Quote :

"You pay 35 a month."

I pay nothing. My employer pays that, as I said.

I pay just $10 at the clinic/hospital every visit.

If I quit work and go freelance, I could get my own insurance for the same amount (~$400/year).


[Edited on February 9, 2010 at 12:44 PM. Reason : ]

2/9/2010 12:42:33 PM

so how much would medical insurance similar to mine cost in the US?

2/9/2010 12:47:42 PM

We can't answer that for you.

Too many unknowns.

2/9/2010 12:48:40 PM

is being a cunt a pre-existing condition?

2/9/2010 12:50:52 PM

yes, except for male-to-female trannies.

2/9/2010 12:54:10 PM

Quote :

"I'd rather have a system where you just get paid those wages and you buy your own insurance, and premiums would be a lot less if it were like that anyway."

Um, i'm no proponent of socialized medicine, but I don't see how you could think that individual health plans would be cheaper than group plans through an employer, especially those that are self-insured and simply contracts with a large insurance provider to manage the actual system.

2/9/2010 12:55:35 PM

I think this thread is for patting 0EPII1 on the back for having health insurance, not discussing the current health care crisis.

2/9/2010 12:57:44 PM

actually, it is for sympathizing with me for having a super fucked up respiratory system

2/9/2010 12:59:35 PM

isnt saudi arabia hella dry and desert-y?

how the fuck are your sinuses jammed up?


do you just do TONS of cocaine?

2/9/2010 1:02:03 PM

ok in that case, I imagine there are several variables in Saudi Arabia that keep medical costs lower than in the US. I'd suspect that several of those variables have a lot to do with Islamic law on how business is conducted.

I'd be interested to know how things are different over there.

Are any parts of the healthcare system in S.A. subsidized by the government?
Physician and other healthcare worker salaries compared with US?
What degree are medical decisions are dictated by insurance companies rather than doctors?
What are the costs of pharmaceuticals vs. the US?
Extra costs of providing healthcare due to overreaching and overly complex legislation?
What are the differences in instances of litigation (malpractice) against healthcare providers?
The costs incurred in practicing defensive medicine to avoid said litigation.
The costs incurred in having lawyers on hospital payrolls to dictate what people can and cannot do based on avoiding litigation.

[Edited on February 9, 2010 at 1:06 PM. Reason : a]

2/9/2010 1:04:01 PM

Quote :

"paid for by my job. "

pretty sure it comes out of your paycheck.



also, you still have some explaining to do int he wonders of the world thread, coward.

2/9/2010 1:06:19 PM

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"isnt saudi arabia hella dry and desert-y? how the fuck are your sinuses jammed up? "

They are hella dry.
Particles dry up and don't clump together.
Bacteria can live on dust particles
Deserts are usually flat.
Deserts have wind.
The wind blows the dust around.
People breath in small particles of dust.
Sinuses get clogged/infected.

2/9/2010 1:08:35 PM

Quote :

"$35/month"

is this normal? I'm paying out the ass compared to this....

2/9/2010 1:09:11 PM

actually its more like the dust inflames the sinuses making them succeptable to household/workplace bacteria and not bacteria flying in on desert sand.

2/9/2010 1:10:31 PM

WHATEVER ALIAS.

2/9/2010 1:15:07 PM

Quote :

"isnt saudi arabia hella dry and desert-y? how the fuck are your sinuses jammed up? do you just do TONS of cocaine?"

Never done coke! Yes, it is a desert, geographically speaking, but it is very humid on the coast. And I live on the coast of the Red Sea (some of the most beautiful coral in the world). I lived inland in another city for 6 months a couple of years back, and it was extremely dry there. My body would itch all day long, my nose would crack up inside and start bleeding... it was terrible. BUT, my body got used to it and after a couple of months, no bleeding nose, and the body itch was minimal. On the coast however, your body never gets used to it, even if you have lived there for more than 2 decades, as I have. Sticky heat + blocked/runny nose all year, extreme FTL. And of course the dust just compounds the nastiness.

Quote :

"pretty sure it comes out of your paycheck."

Nothing comes out of my paycheck. My base salary is X and I get X. Medical insurance and other benefits are on top of my salary.

Quote :

"also, you still have some explaining to do int he wonders of the world thread, coward."

All I gotta say is that the TAJ MAHAL is in INDIA, not Pakistan. As I said there, everybody in the world and their mother knows this, ignoramus.

BobbyDigital, I will have to answer your questions later (the ones I can). Quite an interesting discussion, I must say.


[Edited on February 9, 2010 at 1:19 PM. Reason : ]

2/9/2010 1:17:24 PM

Off topic question:

How many supercars do you have?

2/9/2010 1:18:52 PM

thats not what the conversation was about. myabe if you took your tale out from between your legs and went back to the thread, you would know.

2/9/2010 1:20:34 PM

I do actually have a Ferrari and 2 Lamborghinis!




































Ferrari branded child car seat.
Lamborghini pen.
Lamborghini keychain with pocket watch.

[originals]

2/9/2010 1:20:37 PM

nice.

2/9/2010 1:21:15 PM

^^

i'd be interested in that info. I'm curious to see how another country without socialized medicine has markedly lower healthcare costs than the US. I suspect that much of the extra costs are due to things unique to the U.S. and has a lot to do with legislation and litigation.

2/9/2010 1:22:10 PM

lol supercars

2/9/2010 1:22:16 PM

^^TARP

2/9/2010 1:24:52 PM

change your cabin air filters

2/9/2010 1:25:47 PM

2/9/2010 3:27:04 PM

^^ changed all the filters on all the ACs at home today.

i was thinking of buying an air purifier/sanitizer/ionizer for the house. do they work? 3M and Honeywell make them, so i figure they can't be cons.

i know that Sharper Image's ionizers came under the fire a few years back and Consumer Report said they are useless and a waste of money. but what about reputable brands? anybody have experience with such things?

pls to advise. thanks.

2/9/2010 3:40:03 PM