Comments on: Will your baby be uninsurable? http://trueslant.com/rickungar/2009/10/12/will-your-baby-be-uninsurable/ American health care and political policy - commentary and debate Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:29:13 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rick Ungar http://trueslant.com/rickungar/2009/10/12/will-your-baby-be-uninsurable/comment-page-1/#comment-2090 Rick Ungar Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:11:32 +0000 http://trueslant.com/rickungar/?p=4896#comment-2090 Not sure who is defending insurance companies in these comments? I don't see anyone doing so. Not sure who is defending insurance companies in these comments? I don’t see anyone doing so.

]]> By: Rick Ungar http://trueslant.com/rickungar/2009/10/12/will-your-baby-be-uninsurable/comment-page-1/#comment-2089 Rick Ungar Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:10:29 +0000 http://trueslant.com/rickungar/?p=4896#comment-2089 Absolutely right! Word has it he hadn't even signed up for mother-child Gymboree classes yet! Imagine! Absolutely right! Word has it he hadn’t even signed up for mother-child Gymboree classes yet! Imagine!

]]> By: Rick Ungar http://trueslant.com/rickungar/2009/10/12/will-your-baby-be-uninsurable/comment-page-1/#comment-2088 Rick Ungar Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:09:37 +0000 http://trueslant.com/rickungar/?p=4896#comment-2088 Amanda- someone else raised that question and it is a good one. As I understand the story, the family had an insurance policy and Alex was covered, but they felt it was too expensive so they went looking for another option. That is when they ran into this situation. You would think that Alex's dad would get employee coverage through his work, but it seems this is not the case. Amanda- someone else raised that question and it is a good one. As I understand the story, the family had an insurance policy and Alex was covered, but they felt it was too expensive so they went looking for another option. That is when they ran into this situation. You would think that Alex’s dad would get employee coverage through his work, but it seems this is not the case.

]]> By: April Peveteaux http://trueslant.com/rickungar/2009/10/12/will-your-baby-be-uninsurable/comment-page-1/#comment-2087 April Peveteaux Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:46:23 +0000 http://trueslant.com/rickungar/?p=4896#comment-2087 Why are people defending health insurance companies again? If this isn't an example of skeevy (ahem, that's the technical term) behavior I don't know what is. I hope the next time there is a town hall or President Obama addresses Congress you have people waving pictures of their big ol' babies instead of swastikas and whatever that piece of paper was.(The bill? Their birth certificates?) And yes, your baby is weighed upon birth and every month after that for six months. My babies are both up in the high percentile as we come from very tall people. Luckily my health insurance company did not take umbrage with my extra long infants. Why are people defending health insurance companies again? If this isn’t an example of skeevy (ahem, that’s the technical term) behavior I don’t know what is. I hope the next time there is a town hall or President Obama addresses Congress you have people waving pictures of their big ol’ babies instead of swastikas and whatever that piece of paper was.(The bill? Their birth certificates?)

And yes, your baby is weighed upon birth and every month after that for six months. My babies are both up in the high percentile as we come from very tall people. Luckily my health insurance company did not take umbrage with my extra long infants.

]]> By: Amanda Becker http://trueslant.com/rickungar/2009/10/12/will-your-baby-be-uninsurable/comment-page-1/#comment-2086 Amanda Becker Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:28:51 +0000 http://trueslant.com/rickungar/?p=4896#comment-2086 Was he rejected through work-subsidized insurance? Seems as if his dad is a news anchor it'd be available -- and I've never had to take a physical for work insurance. Scary. And weird. Was he rejected through work-subsidized insurance? Seems as if his dad is a news anchor it’d be available — and I’ve never had to take a physical for work insurance. Scary. And weird.

]]> By: humphreylee http://trueslant.com/rickungar/2009/10/12/will-your-baby-be-uninsurable/comment-page-1/#comment-2085 humphreylee Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:04:56 +0000 http://trueslant.com/rickungar/?p=4896#comment-2085 Pfft. Please. It's easy to tell this so called "Alex" is in this position because he didn't show enough personal responsibility and take care of himself properly. Just another fat, lazy person looking for a handout... *oh sarcasm, glorious sarcasm... Pfft. Please. It’s easy to tell this so called “Alex” is in this position because he didn’t show enough personal responsibility and take care of himself properly. Just another fat, lazy person looking for a handout…

*oh sarcasm, glorious sarcasm…

]]> By: Rick Ungar http://trueslant.com/rickungar/2009/10/12/will-your-baby-be-uninsurable/comment-page-1/#comment-2083 Rick Ungar Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:23:34 +0000 http://trueslant.com/rickungar/?p=4896#comment-2083 Maybe...but can't hit them all. Maybe…but can’t hit them all.

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]]> By: Brian In NYC http://trueslant.com/rickungar/2009/10/12/will-your-baby-be-uninsurable/comment-page-1/#comment-2081 Brian In NYC Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:48:49 +0000 http://trueslant.com/rickungar/?p=4896#comment-2081 Gee I didn't have to get a physical when I switched to a policy of my own from my former employee. Just answered filled out a pretty standard questioner. Also isn't it a bit strange that someone who's a news anchor at a local TV station doesn't have employee provided health care? Isn't that another angle to this story? Gee I didn’t have to get a physical when I switched to a policy of my own from my former employee. Just answered filled out a pretty standard questioner. Also isn’t it a bit strange that someone who’s a news anchor at a local TV station doesn’t have employee provided health care? Isn’t that another angle to this story?

]]> By: Rick Ungar http://trueslant.com/rickungar/2009/10/12/will-your-baby-be-uninsurable/comment-page-1/#comment-2080 Rick Ungar Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:38:41 +0000 http://trueslant.com/rickungar/?p=4896#comment-2080 When you go for a new policy, everyone covered has to take a physical. This, apparently, included the baby. When you go for a new policy, everyone covered has to take a physical. This, apparently, included the baby.

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