insurance

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I feel for the poster several down whose wife is scheduled for a CT scan without knowing what the doctor is looking for. Recently I've been wondering about the barrage of tests and findings I've been subjected to as I get older, and what feels more like the upselling you get at TGIFridays...

So, once again, my silly sister is going a wee-bit Truther. She thinks Silverstein's $7 billion insurance policy on the WTC, just a few months before 9-11, is evidence of an "inside job", and that Silverstein got off like a bandit with all the insurance money and Liberty Bonds. from what I...

Our health insurance is up for renewal and I noticed Acupuncture, had been added in to the more expensive options and Chiropractic, which was already on the high end plans, was now covered by the lowest cost plan. Acupuncture--10% (Up to $50/visi 50% (up to $25/visit) Chiropractic $10 co-pay...

I am trying to determine what kind of research has been done on what treatment actually works for "autism spectrum disorders". The State of Washington (and other states nationwide) are receiving a media/net-roots blitz urging the passage of bills requiring insurance carriers provide up to...

I'm never in this section of the forum, but I have a question that maybe those here can help with. Here's my situation. I have ALS. It's a terminal disease, with an indeterminate life span. I am married, with young kids. I live in Pennsylvania. I work for the federal government. I have...

Auto insurance companies have been slowly eroding away our coverages lately. It seems they think they can get away with this because our culture likes to give attorney's a bad name. Ridiculing is an art form from name callers. Well, we are beginning to see some real bad stuff happen to all of...

I recently asked my insurance provider why they made/offered/supported homeopathic remedies available from a discount pharmacy company. In their response, they claim they do not endorse any products, that the outside vendor is accredited, talk to your physician, don't blame us, etc. Would...

How is it that insurance companies can claim "Act of God" (or Act of Nature) and be free of paying out to the insured? After all, isn't the unexpected what one is taking out insurance for?

http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-9/1199339132240620.xml&coll=1 On the afternoon of Oct. 20, 2004, Hardy, then 14, was in the back seat of a stolen Subaru Im prezza that was being driven by Hamza Abdul-Matin, 16, with Al quan Edwards, 24, in the front passenger seat...

A "pet issue" of mine is tort reform and the related issues of insurance reform and liability. A lot of people don't realize just how deeply our messed up system of insurance, liability, and lawsuits affects our culture. I want to give a personal demonstration of one more way in which these...

Though I find the entire video very interesting, I'd just like to point out a two minute part of it. I haven't seen this brought up here yet, that's why I post the new thread. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6708190071483512003 -- fast forward to 54:00 or watch the entire thing, I...

Here in Yorkshire we had some very bad flooding-I wasn't affected,but a friend was. Are Insurance companies still trotting out the "act of God" excuse for not paying out on floods etc.(natural disasters?). I don't know how literal they take this but I would want their proof of God before...

It's time to put the Larry Silverstein nonsense to rest. Everyone keeps saying he profited from the demolition of WTC 7, right? From 911research: http://911research.wtc7.net/wtc/background/owners.html#ref8 Wow, $500 million huh? That's a lot of money. I wonder what he did with that money? Oh...

My health insurance comes from my husband's emloyer, which happens to be a Progressively run County Government. They have a sliding scale based on your participation with a "health program". They contract an outside company that gives you a health evaluation. They don't just ask for the...

I've had a question bouncing around in my head for some time now. I know, a bit like a BB in a five-gallon bucket! One of the things the loons toss out is that the WTC's were not up to code, contained asbestos that had to be removed, and that there was going to be huge expenses in bringing...

A question: If Larry Silverstein is such a poor innocent victim of 9/11, could someone explain why he is using 9/11 as an excuse to scam his insurance company and claim that 9/11 was 2 separate events because it was 2 planes, and therefore claim double the money? He really is exploiting the...

Does anybody have a link to a breakdown of the insurance figures for WTC? i.e. how much each individual building was insured for? cheers

This is a great story, I think (apart from the poor grammar that implies the insurance company are worried about the virginity of their own staff!) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/5105946.stm I just felt I had to share it with you all. :D

I kind of enjoy listening to Rush. He used to p!ss me off, but I typically only get to listen to him at 10-15 minutes a time anymore, over rare off-campus lunch hours. So I kind of get a kick out of him now, because I can forget about him for long periods of time afterward. Today he was...

I would think the completely frozen squirrel falling out of the tree would have a flag or two. Let's quote: Oh yeah. It was that cold that a squirrel was flash frozen then fell with enough force to puncture through laminated safety glass... The potato behind the brake pedal is my favorite...

"Triathlon competitors are to be insured for £1m in case they are injured by the Loch Ness monster." According to the BBC All I can say is that I'm impressed by an insurance company not only getting free advertising but also geting people to pay them for it.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – A new study – the largest to date of public attitudes about genetic discrimination – finds that 40 percent of people already undergoing genetic testing are worried that participation might affect their future insurance coverage. "This study supports the view that...

I was recently looking for new health insurance but the plans I was sent contained homeopathy and other woo-woo options that, frankly, got me a bit annoyed, so I sent this email (a bit blunt and not too well written, but I was miffed): I expected little or no response but got this...

In a recent TV ad, Candidate Kerry discusses medical coverage in the United States and says he thinks medical coverage for all Americans should be a right. I assume he means 'right' in a constitutionally or legally guaranteed sense. I disagree, but what do you think? Does it even matter to...