Health Care Outrage

Are you paying outrageous premiums for health care insurance?  Have a pre-existing condition and can't get coverage?  Well....you may want to take a closer look into what drives the high cost of the United States health care providers.

CEOs and their greed:

Famous health care provider United Health Group's CEO Stephen Hemsley, had a 198% increase in compensation last year.  Reportedly collecting $102 million in compensation.
In fact, when you mail in your monthly premiums, keep in mind, that United Health Care reported profits at an astounding 1.2 billion dollars.
Investigating into the matter has shown, that Stephen Hemsley was earning $102,000 per hour.
Other greedy piggies on the list include Richard Bracken CEO of the largest hospital chain in the United States, earning almost 9 million; Eli Lilly pharmaceutical CEO John Lechleiter earned $20.9 million and Pfizer's CEO Jeff kindler earned $14.8 million.
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That costs what?!?!?!?!

CEOs aren't the only ones making money!  Here is a closer look at what your next hospital stay could entail.
Reports on one patient's bill, included a charge of $140 for one tylenol pill.  Another bill included a $1000 toothbrush, a $52 pair of latex gloves, alcohol prep swabs at $23 each and tongue depressors at $25 each.
Besides overcharges, reports state that there is a error of over a trillion dollars a year on individual hospital bills, and insurance companies pay without even questioning billing!

If hospitals and the insurance companies aren't conspiring best friends, I'll eat my boots!
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You are too costly to insure!!

Pre-existing conditions can be a huge burden for many american families (including my own).  Besides the huge cost of providing private insurance for your family, pre-existing conditions, can keep the insurance companies from giving you coverage you need to avoid catastrophic debt.
After diligently paying your premiums every month, you may find that your insurance has found a loop to avoid payment.  A closer look into what qualifies as pre-existing condition, may astound you.

If you have had one C-section, you are more than likely to have another, and the insurance companies know this too.
If you had a domestic violence occurrence, you could end up with another abusive relationship, and the insurance companies know this too.
Headaches, asthma, allergies, being too thin and generally being a female make for health coverage denial.

In fact, 129 million Americans have pre-existing conditions and could be denied health coverage.  Only 8,000 uninsured Americans with pre-existing conditions, have gotten new coverage.
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Great and Powerful Drug Companies!!

Since 1995, drug companies have tripled their efforts in their advertising campaigns.  Every channel you surf, you'll see a drug commercial from Zoloft to Viagra.
Drug companies have spent $2.5 billion on advertisements, to persuade us we need their dope.
Due to incentives and pressure from the drug companies, doctors across the United States are eager to scribble on their pads whatever the patient names off the commercials.
In fact, only the United States and New Zealand, allow drug maker's commercials to air in their countries.

With $397 billion dollars spent in the United States on prescription drugs in 2010, drug companies know who to market their products to.  If you have an ache, they have a cure, but your side effects could include: difficulty breathing, heart attack, bone loss, stroke, diarrhea, intestinal bleeding, muscle pain, skin rash and possibly death.