08-16-2016, 01:25 AM
(08-15-2016, 10:28 PM)djam Wrote: What I'm saying it the VA didnt come through with their benefits, as they havent for many others, and SS is nothing basically. So yeah he had to sell of some stuff because his medical bills were more than everything would cover. Sadly its like this for a lot of people. The VA and SS have been the least help of all honestly. Without the investments he made himself he would be completely screwed. What part of that do you not understand?
So he didn't plan and invest enough for his future.
The medical bills are from companies trying to make a profit. The insurance companies aren't covering all his bills because they are trying to make a profit. The pharmaceutical companies are overcharging for his medicines because they are trying to make a profit. The insurance companies negotiate reduced rates from drug companies and in turn the drug companies get a more favorable tier to reduce their competitors in order to make a profit. The insurance companies hire administrative personnel to reduce or delay reimbursement to the medical providers in order to increase profits. The medical providers hire billers and coders to increase reimbursement. The big medical centers negotiate with the health insurance companies for better reimbursement rates, the insurance companies agreed if the medical center agrees to not accept policies from a competitor so they increase profits. The insurance companies do the same but in reverse; the insurance company promises the med center other providers will be out of network so they will have a higher volume of patients if the med center will reduce their charges in order to increase profits.
I guess none of that is related to capitalists and capitalism?
