[Diabetes-talk] Final "No"!

[Mike Freeman]

It's all about profit. Morals never enters into the situation. And in other countries, guess who pays; everyone pays via a government tax. People don't want to do that in this country. also, you should understand that this is what it means to be a minority i.e. a blind person in this country.

Mike Freeman


> On Sep 15, 2016, at 07:38, Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> But when it comes to drugs and medical treatment, profit shouldn't be the
> priority. A patients health should be the priority. In this country, many
> drug costs have gone up 200% all the way up to 500% just because a company
> wants to make money. Many are finding that insurance will no longer approve
> certain medications because of this, or will only pay a small percentage,
> leaving individuals to pay heavily out of pocket. Test strips and insulin
> are two medications that have seen an increase as much as 200% inflation in
> costs, and all so a company can make a profit. It's hurting a lot of
> diabetics. This is a growing problem in this country, and as of now, nothing
> is being done about it. Everything our government insist on regulating, and
> yet these companies are allowed to rack up cost, hurting patients, all for
> profit's sake.
> 
> Bridgit
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Joy Stigile via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2016 11:12 PM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Joy Stigile <joystigile at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Final "No"!
> 
> Hi Mark,
> 
> Just remember an insurance company is there to make a profit just as much as
> our favorite stores!
> 
> Warmly, Joy
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Mark Tardif via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2016 6:19 PM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Mark Tardif <markspark at roadrunner.com>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Final "No"!
> 
> I'm sorry for my last post, but it really does bother me that the purpose of
> insurance companies seems to be to deny, deny, deny, and the bean counters