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Having insurance 'going to be like Christmas'
Posted: 6:16 p.m. yesterday
Updated: 7:00 p.m. yesterday
http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/7281166/
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Uninsured Triangle residents said Monday that they eagerly await the overhaul of the nation's health care system.
"It's just going to be like Christmas," said DeCarlo Flythe, who lost health coverage for his family when he was laid off almost three years ago. "It's going to be great. You know, no worries (about) the bills. We are going to go ahead and pay our co-pay and be alright."
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Job losses left many people uninsured
Flythe, a diabetic, said he checked into buying a policy for his family, but he couldn't afford it. He recently landed another job, but the new benefits haven't kicked in yet.
"I worry day to day, honestly," he said. "I pray to make sure my child or my wife don't' get sick because, if they go to the hospital, we are looking at a couple of thousand (dollars in bills)."
Flythe was among the patients Monday at the Walltown Clinic, a joint program of Duke University and Lincoln Community Health Center that serves the low-income neighborhoods near Duke's campus. The clinic serves 3,000 to 4,000 patients a year – 80 percent don't have health insurance – and charges co-pays based on what patients can afford.
"People will come in and say, 'I suddenly don't have a job. I've lost my insurance. Can you help me?'" said Kaity Granda, a physician's assistant at the clinic.
Norman Rucker said he hasn't had health insurance in almost 10 years because his employers haven't offered it.
"I'm not a person who gets sick a lot, so I didn't think I'd need any medicine," said Rucker, who racked up about $100,000 in hospital bills over that period by going to the emergency room whenever he needed care. "I'm trying to pay them off. Collection agencies call me all the time."
Rucker's wife has insurance, but the couple couldn't afford to put him on the policy. Now, he's excited he may also have coverage because of health care reform.
"It'll make the world better. It'll make us all better, actually," he said.
Reporter: Erin Hartness
Photographer: Pete James
Web Editor: Matthew Burns
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make up your mind
yesterday you said this bill would mean that no one would get health care:
I know a doctor who I asked about this plan and you know what his answer to me was?
"Stay as healthy as you can and avoid the need for any medical care, because you wont be able to get eventually".
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make up your mind
yesterday you said this bill would mean that no one would get health care:
You are going to have restricted care, rationing, and wait lines. Ask Shoot or Kaje. Care delayed is care denied.
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333386,
would you have sex with Peggy? yes or no?
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333386,
would you have sex with Peggy? yes or no?
It depends on what the legs and ass look like.
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You are going to have restricted care, rationing, and wait lines. Ask Shoot or Kaje. Care delayed is care denied.
care denied?
you mean like the millions of Americans who don't even have the choice to buy health insurance due to pre-existing conditions, prohibitive premiums, or simply having their claims for care rejected (while they continue to pay premiums)
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care denied?
you mean like the millions of Americans who don't even have the choice to buy health insurance due to pre-existing conditions, prohibitive premiums, or simply having their claims for care rejected (while they continue to pay premiums)
Just remember that when you need something and now have to wait or cant get something despite the fact that you have been paying all along.
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Just remember that when you need something and now have to wait or cant get something despite the fact that you have been paying all along.
the last time I needed healthcare was 2008 in for outpatient surgery for basal cell carcinoma
I'm have a PPO with a large deductible and when I called around to find a surgeon (after getting diagnosed by a dermatologist) the receptionist assumed I had an HMO and told me the next appointment was in 2 months. When I told her I had a PPO (i.e. they knew I was probably going to wind up paying the entire expense out of my own pocket) somehow they suddenly had an opening in 2 days.
Of course, I paid the entire expense out of my own pocket while continuing to pay my monthly premiums.
My insurance company didn't pay one cent of the cost
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the last time I needed healthcare was 2008 in for outpatient surgery for basal cell carcinoma
I'm have a PPO with a large deductible and when I called around to find a surgeon (after getting diagnosed by a dermatologist) the receptionist assumed I had an HMO and told me the next appointment was in 2 months. When I told her I had a PPO (i.e. they knew I was probably going to wind up paying the entire expense out of my own pocket) somehow they suddenly had an opening in 2 days.
Of course, I paid the entire expense out of my own pocket while continuing to pay my monthly premiums.
My insurance company didn't pay one cent of the cost
Ok. Do you think that situation would change now with ObamaCare?
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Ok. Do you think that situation would change now with ObamaCare?
no I don't
I think it will remain exactly the same
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no I don't
I think it will remain exactly the same
Yet, CA, like my state of NY, will have higher taxes due to millions pushed on to medicade.
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Yet, CA, like my state of NY, will have higher taxes due to millions pushed on to medicade.
If that does happen I doubt you or I will even notice it
my primary concern at the moment is that the state has enough money to pay me the tax refund I'm owed
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You are going to have restricted care, rationing, and wait lines. Ask Shoot or Kaje. Care delayed is care denied.
You should be worried about that since you have a 40 inch waist line.
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You should be worried about that since you have a 40 inch waist line.
36. BTW - post a pic of yourself and lets compare.
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36. BTW - post a pic of yourself and lets compare.
can you see your penoris with that monstrous waist??
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can you see your penoris with that monstrous waist??
Hey dishit I posted a few recent pics in another thread when TA called me out. Look it up.
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Hey dishit I posted a few recent pics in another thread when TA called me out. Look it up.
to much work..the only picture i saw, which i assumed was you, was with the m-16 riffle.
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to much work..the only picture i saw, which i assumed was you, was with the m-16 riffle.
Wrong again. Remington 870
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Wrong again. Remington 870
So it was you? i know jack shit about riffles and guns in general
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So it was you? i know jack shit about riffles and guns in general
http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=293815.0
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http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=293815.0
Ok, if that is you i'll admit i was wrong... ;D
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36. BTW - post a pic of yourself and lets compare.
You're a young guy why so fat?
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You're a young guy why so fat?
::) ::)
Did you go to the other thread?
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::) ::)
Did you go to the other thread?
Bro you said more than a few times you were bald and kept your head shaved. In that pic, you have hair.
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Bro you said more than a few times you were bald and kept your head shaved. In that pic, you have hair.
maybe he wears wigs when he takes pics?
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Bro you said more than a few times you were bald and kept your head shaved. In that pic, you have hair.
I had a hat on backwards if i remember.
I posted picks of a shows I did too.
Until and less you other guys man up and post pics, you dont have shit to say to me.
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Hey dishit I posted a few recent pics in another thread when TA called me out. Look it up.
333 did you notice you have a little bald spot happening?
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333 did you notice you have a little bald spot happening?
Ha ha. no, I never knew that was happening! Damn thanks for pointing that out.
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I had a hat on backwards if i remember.
I posted picks of a shows I did too.
Until and less you other guys man up and post pics, you dont have shit to say to me.
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Ha ha. you trotting out that one again? HH6 triwed to verify your info remember?
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Ha ha. you trotting out that one again? HH6 triwed to verify your info remember?
Rush stealing my info again!
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it would be great if you could start your own thread about your combat stories...i would love to hear about fort dixon, panama, desert storm, etc
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it would be great if you could start your own thread about your combat stories...i would love to hear about fort dixon, panama, desert storm, etc
Yeah so would the rest of us. ::) ::) ::)
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Yeah so would the rest of us. ::) ::) ::)
as opposed to your great threads... :o
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as opposed to your great threads... :o
Wait till my next one Nicky. you will shit a brick.
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I had a hat on backwards if i remember.
I posted picks of a shows I did too.
Until and less you other guys man up and post pics, you dont have shit to say to me.
Sorry bro. That ain't a cap or hat. That's hair.
If you want to see me, I already extended you an invitation to come down visit. Ain't nothing for me to hide. Except my guns or your grubby thieving guido paws will be trying steal 'em.
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Sorry bro. That ain't a cap or hat. That's hair.
If you want to see me, I already extended you an invitation to come down visit. Ain't nothing for me to hide. Except my guns or your grubby thieving guido paws will be trying steal 'em.
I dont do G4P, sorry Lurker. Got hit up straw or Chad for that.
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I dont do G4P, sorry Lurker. Got hit up straw or Chad for that.
How about that dude with the hair in that photo?
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How about that dude with the hair in that photo?
Do you want me to post pics of shows I did?
Or do you want to keep making a fool of yourself?
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You claim you have been bald for a long time.
You post a "recent" pic of someone that has hair on their head.
I ask about it and you say it was a hat.
Next poster comments on your bald spot and you say "Ha ha. no, I never knew that was happening! Damn thanks for pointing that out." Which the bald spot should not be visible to anyone if you were indeed wearing a hat like you claimed. And certainly not visible if you were indeed bald like you claimed as well.
I ask about it again and your only come back involves a gay reference?
Somehow this constitutes of ME making a fool of myself? Ummmm.... ok. ::) Whatever fantasy land you live in.
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You claim you have been bald for a long time.
You post a "recent" pic of someone that has hair on their head.
I ask about it and you say it was a hat.
Next poster comments on your bald spot and you say "Ha ha. no, I never knew that was happening! Damn thanks for pointing that out." Which the bald spot should not be visible to anyone if you were indeed wearing a hat like you claimed. And certainly not visible if you were indeed bald like you claimed as well.
I ask about it again and your only come back involves a gay reference?
Somehow this constitutes of ME making a fool of myself? Ummmm.... ok. ::) Whatever fantasy land you live in.
the picture is kind of blurry. However, upon close inspection it appears he's wearing a hat..However, the hat doesn't cover a bald spot on his head.
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Maybe it is a backwards sunvisor. ::)
Guidos are known for that.
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Maybe it is a backwards sunvisor. ::)
Guidos are known for that.
i think he's wearing a hat..It's covering his bald spot for the most part..i cold be wrong though..
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I can vouch for 333386 being a big bald bad mofo. That's him.
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He's got a nice tattoo on his back which indicates which political party he supports.
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He's got a nice tattoo on his back which indicates which political party he supports.
WTF?? LOL!
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Ha ha. you trotting out that one again? HH6 triwed to verify your info remember?
Mid 90's at MacDill AFB. One hell of a ride! :D
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Ha ha. you trotting out that one again? HH6 triwed to verify your info remember?
Too bad its me kid. ;) Unlike the midget picture of 'yourself'
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He's got a nice tattoo on his back which indicates which political party he supports.
post a pic of yourself and lets compare schmuck.
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post a pic of yourself and lets compare schmuck.
i didn't make fun of your physique..just your political affiliation, being affiliated with the flotsam party.
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post a pic of yourself and lets compare schmuck.
Who says thats YOU? You're full of shit midget.