A very informed and politically charged friend of mine posted and article from this website . . .
http://healthcareforamericanow.org/ and then posted this comment :
Republicans in Congress are continuing to call for the repeal of the health care law. They want to take away the new rights and protections we all have. Repeal would mean it's OK for insurance companies to dump you when you're sick and deny you the care you've paid for.
And then I replied:
Texas has an Insurance Commission, their website is http://www.tdi.state.tx.us/
If you have problems, questions, concerns, need to file a complaint...visit this website. I have had problems with health, auto and home insurance providers and have had 100% resolution by going through the proper channels. Often times, just a threat to call the commission will clear things up immediately.
Problems with Public Utilities? (Water, Phone, Cable, Gas, Electricity) Call the TXPUC, Teaxs Public Utilities Commssion. Again, just a threat to call will solve the problem.Theese commissions regulate these industries, here in Texas. The number of complaints DIRECTLY Effect their (the industries) bottom lines. Too many complaints and their application to raise rates is denied. Too many complaints and the State will deny their reapplication to do business in our State.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS!
Do NOT give the Federal Government your Rights. You can affect more change locally (STATE), than you can on a Federal level.
Sorry (name removed) ...I DO NOT want the FEDERAL Government making decisions for me.
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Now, I FIRMLY believe that our Federal Government and MOST of our local government is as corrupt, as corrupt can get. It's all about the power and the misuse of power. Our government thinks of us as sheep and that it is their right (God Given Right) to fleece us at EVERY opportunity.
We have given them the power. On a whole we are uninformed, uninterested and ignorant.
Wake up folks! Get involved, you need to pay attention. YOU are being robbed and you are helping the theives load up the truck!
You also need to understand...insurance companies are in business to make money, not help you out in times of trouble. They are NOT charities, BUT there are "watchdog" organizations that are in place and DO work. But, it is up to YOU to be informed, you have to stand up for yourselves.
Here's one...have you ever received a collection notice for a debt that was not yours?
File a complaint with the Post Master General (FEDERAL) and The Attorney General's Office in your state and the state from which the bill was mailed. It is a FEDERAL OFFENSE to mail fraudulent debt collection notices. It's called MAIL FRAUD. All of this can be done ONLINE.
OK, I stepping down from my soap box... nope I got more!
Doctors and Healthcare Workers.
I changed doctors several years ago because mine was retiring. So I set up several appointment with doctors that friends and family memebers had referred me too.
I called these referrals to up appointments.
I explained to the appointment setter that I would like to schedule an appointment to meet the doctor, ask some questions, get the general feel for his/her style of patient interaction. I needed to know if I would be comfortable with this new doctor. I needed to know if I could be confident that I was getting the best care for me, from this particular doctor and his/her staff.
So anyway, I start dialing for new doctor, a General Practictioner, a GP.
The first appointment setter immediately says "We don't do that" . . . . . OK.
The second says "Sure, No problem. Just stop by when it's convenient, ask for me. I'll walk you through the office, answer your question and the let you speak with the doctor".
...and mostly, that's how it goes for the next four doctors on my list.
So, I "drop in" on the five doctors. One has an uncomfortable feel when I walk in. I sit a "spell", listen to those waiting in the office, and decide...NOPE. Two down.
Another has a decidely, over all RUDE staff. More interested in talking about last night at the bar than assissting those who need care. Three down.
Number Four never looked me in the eye.
Number Five was never available and a I ended up speaking with a new associate, who had just moved to Texas from Quebec. JACKPOT!
Not even on my list! He and his wife, both GP's, have no love for insurance companies, don't prescribe meds unless you need them, don't push new expensive drugs if the old $4 generic works just as well! KaChing! They ALWAYS review your electronic file, in front of you, before they ask "what's been going on with you since your last visit?" They look you in the eye...ALWAYS! They always ask what over the counter meds you have taken, any job changes, personal changes.
So see, you can be informed and choose a doctor you like, one you trust. If you have questions ask. A good doctor will answer, a bad one won't. FIND a new doctor!
Have a complaint? Need information on a doctor? Call the AMA or visit their website http://www.ama-assn.org/ for Dentist http://www.ada.org/ .
Go LEARN something today!
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