Does insurance determine the # of conditions?

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Billy6
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Does insurance determine the # of conditions?

Post by Billy6 » Thu Apr 02, 2009 7:59 am

I had to go to Apria to pick up a mask part, and while waiting the lady in front of me had all the diseases the planet has to offer. She made sure all of us waiting knew she had, on top of her obvious weight problem, an apnea problem, an irritable bowel problem, a carpal tunnel wrist condition, and a TMJ dental and jaw disease. I'm wondering if she would have all of those conditions if she had only catastrophic insurance?

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Re: Does insurance determine the # of conditions?

Post by LinkC » Thu Apr 02, 2009 8:23 am

If she DIDN't have them, she'd probably have a job...

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Re: Does insurance determine the # of conditions?

Post by ww » Thu Apr 02, 2009 8:57 am

Billy6 wrote:I had to go to Apria to pick up a mask part, and while waiting the lady in front of me had all the diseases the planet has to offer. She made sure all of us waiting knew she had, on top of her obvious weight problem, an apnea problem, an irritable bowel problem, a carpal tunnel wrist condition, and a TMJ dental and jaw disease. I'm wondering if she would have all of those conditions if she had only catastrophic insurance?
She was probably also older than you. The mummies taken from the Great Pyramids were found to be suffering from many diseases even with no insurance!

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