Open Thread March 10 2024 Medicare Advantage Care Denials Affect Patients
As UnitedHealth Medicare Advantage Care racks up unprecedented profits, the people it insures battle for care.
Open Thread February 29 2024 “The Republican Party is dying as Trump and his supporters take it over . . .” Angry Bear
Here at Valhalla we’re dealing with apparently when someone who’s been disabled for 40 years turns 65 they’re no longer disabled, the insurance they’ve had all this time is canceled, and we’re paying bills we haven’t had to pay before … and I’m not sure how long we can
Ten Bears
Something is in error or wrong with that statement. You can be on Medicare and Medicaid too.
The primary remains the same; the secondary, the state, insurance was canceled. We’re six months into an appeal and the bills are starting to roll in. That’s the reality of it. There may be an error but I don’t see where it’s at my end, we’ve done everything they’ve asked, they don’t even answer the phone
Ten Bears:
Are you talking about OHP? If so, go and visit them face to face. If you are talking about Medicare advantage or the Medicare Supplemental, go to the Oregon Insurance Division. Document stuff in paper and certified mail. Get to the newspapers too. Embarrass the crap out of them. You got to be livid by now. I would be.
Amid Criticism, Britt Seeks to Defend Her Misleading Border Comments
NY Times – March 10
Katie Britt, a Republican senator from Alabama, suggested on Fox News that viewers should have parsed her wording to determine that a sex-trafficking case she referred to wasn’t recent.
Britt Tells Misleading Border Story in State of the Union Response
NY TRimes – March 9
The Alabama senator used a story about sex trafficking to criticize the Biden administration’s border policies. But the events occurred in Mexico years ago.
China’s Exports Are Surging. Get Ready for the Global Backlash
NY Times – bright & early
Increasing overseas sales of manufactured goods are helping China’s economy and creating employment, but countries from Europe to South Asia may lose jobs.
Putin warns Russia ready to use nuclear weapons if threatened
AP News – just in
(But, not to worry, Joe Biden won’t let that happen.)
‘Mutual assured destruction’ is still the name of the game.
Mutual assured destruction – Wikipedia
“Under MAD, each side has enough nuclear weaponry to destroy the other side. Either side, if attacked for any reason by the other, would retaliate with equal or greater force. The expected result is an immediate, irreversible escalation of hostilities resulting in both combatants’ mutual, total, and assured destruction.” …
“Although the Cold War ended in the early 1990s, the MAD doctrine continues to be applied.” …
Oil Fields Release Far More Methane Than Thought, Study Finds
NY Times – about 4 hours ago
In parts of New Mexico, more than 9 percent of all natural gas produced goes into the atmosphere, where it acts as a powerful greenhouse gas.
US oil and gas system emissions from nearly one million aerial site measurements | Nature