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Shanti
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Smokers charged more for health insurance

Smokers and Health Ins

Fair or no?

Posted 2/16/06 6:55 PM
 
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Redhead
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Re: Smokers charged more for health insurance

I AM ALL FOR ANYTHING THAT DETERS SMOKING!


and yes i had to screamChat Icon

Posted 2/16/06 6:56 PM
 

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Re: Smokers charged more for health insurance

I say fair...if you are willing to knowingly risk your health then you should be willing to pay the price. Why should a smoker pay the same as a non smoker? Is that fair

Posted 2/16/06 6:57 PM
 

DjPiLL

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Re: Smokers charged more for health insurance

Yes! If you smoke... you will incur more medical bills on average... thus you are more of a liability to the medical companies... meaning you should pay more.

Posted 2/16/06 7:06 PM
 

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Re: Smokers charged more for health insurance

Makes sense. If you get into an accident your car insurance goes up why shouldn't smokers pay more.

Posted 2/16/06 7:11 PM
 

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Re: Smokers charged more for health insurance

I see where they are coming from but do not like where they can go. Does this mean morbidly obese people will have to pay more until they lose weight? Will women during childbearing years be charged more insurance? These are other examples of potentially higher medical costs to insurance companies that can be applied to a group of people.

Posted 2/16/06 7:11 PM
 

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Re: Smokers charged more for health insurance

Posted by Christine

I see where they are coming from but do not like where they can go. Does this mean morbidly obese people will have to pay more until they lose weight? Will women during childbearing years be charged more insurance? These are other examples of potentially higher medical costs to insurance companies that can be applied to a group of people.



i agree

Posted 2/16/06 7:13 PM
 

Moehick
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Re: Smokers charged more for health insurance

Posted by Christine

I see where they are coming from but do not like where they can go. Does this mean morbidly obese people will have to pay more until they lose weight? Will women during childbearing years be charged more insurance? These are other examples of potentially higher medical costs to insurance companies that can be applied to a group of people.



Morbidly obese people I would say yes...they have many more medical bills....and I mean MORBIDLY not overweight.


Pregnancy is a temporary condition and not something one does to themselves to deteriorate their health like smoking

Posted 2/16/06 7:13 PM
 

Redhead
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Re: Smokers charged more for health insurance

Posted by Moehick

Posted by Christine

I see where they are coming from but do not like where they can go. Does this mean morbidly obese people will have to pay more until they lose weight? Will women during childbearing years be charged more insurance? These are other examples of potentially higher medical costs to insurance companies that can be applied to a group of people.



Morbidly obese people I would say yes...they have many more medical bills....and I mean MORBIDLY not overweight.


Pregnancy is a temporary condition and not something one does to themselves to deteriorate their health like smoking


i agree

Posted 2/16/06 7:15 PM
 

Christine
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Re: Smokers charged more for health insurance

Posted by Moehick

Posted by Christine

I see where they are coming from but do not like where they can go. Does this mean morbidly obese people will have to pay more until they lose weight? Will women during childbearing years be charged more insurance? These are other examples of potentially higher medical costs to insurance companies that can be applied to a group of people.



Morbidly obese people I would say yes...they have many more medical bills....and I mean MORBIDLY not overweight.


Pregnancy is a temporary condition and not something one does to themselves to deteriorate their health like smoking



Pregancy is still a choice that comes with higher medical bills. It's temporary but it can be recurring -- I work with a guy that has 10 or 11 kids. His wife was pg for a very long time.

Posted 2/16/06 7:23 PM
 

skew
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Re: Smokers charged more for health insurance

and they would monitor this how?

Posted 2/16/06 7:26 PM
 

Redhead
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Re: Smokers charged more for health insurance

Posted by Christine


Pregancy is still a choice that comes with higher medical bills. It's temporary but it can be recurring -- I work with a guy that has 10 or 11 kids. His wife was pg for a very long time.


i understand you line of thinking but i just can't see there comparison there....

Cancer treatments, emphazema care etc etc
BLOWS that kinda stuff away IMO

Posted 2/16/06 7:27 PM
 

Shanti
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Re: Smokers charged more for health insurance

I am torn on this one. I am very concerned about the slippery slope but also think that smokers are making a deadly choice.

Posted 2/16/06 7:27 PM
 

Moehick
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Re: Smokers charged more for health insurance

Posted by Christine

Posted by Moehick

Posted by Christine

I see where they are coming from but do not like where they can go. Does this mean morbidly obese people will have to pay more until they lose weight? Will women during childbearing years be charged more insurance? These are other examples of potentially higher medical costs to insurance companies that can be applied to a group of people.



Morbidly obese people I would say yes...they have many more medical bills....and I mean MORBIDLY not overweight.


Pregnancy is a temporary condition and not something one does to themselves to deteriorate their health like smoking



Pregnancy is still a choice that comes with higher medical bills. It's temporary but it can be recurring -- I work with a guy that has 10 or 11 kids. His wife was pg for a very long time.



Maybe so but are you trying to say that someone who smokes cigarettes every day for years is the same as someone getting pregnant and having a baby? Do you think they are equally deteriorating to your health?

Posted 2/16/06 7:28 PM
 

Christine
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Re: Smokers charged more for health insurance

Posted by Redhead

Posted by Christine


Pregancy is still a choice that comes with higher medical bills. It's temporary but it can be recurring -- I work with a guy that has 10 or 11 kids. His wife was pg for a very long time.


i understand you line of thinking but i just can't see there comparison there....

Cancer treatments, emphazema care etc etc
BLOWS that kinda stuff away IMO



I understand there's a differnce, I am just saying that instituting a policy like that opens doors we dont want open, at least I don't want them open.

Posted 2/16/06 7:31 PM
 

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Re: Smokers charged more for health insurance

Posted by Redhead

I AM ALL FOR ANYTHING THAT DETERS SMOKING!


and yes i had to screamChat Icon



COMPLETELY AGREE!!!

Posted 2/16/06 7:32 PM
 

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Posted by DMcK

I am torn on this one. I am very concerned about the slippery slope but also think that smokers are making a deadly choice.



I agree. It still surprises me when insurance companies pay for c-sections that are medically unnecessary or epidurals when natural childbirth is an option.

Posted 2/16/06 8:23 PM
 

Christine
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Re: Smokers charged more for health insurance

Posted by Moehick

Posted by Christine


Pregnancy is still a choice that comes with higher medical bills. It's temporary but it can be recurring -- I work with a guy that has 10 or 11 kids. His wife was pg for a very long time.



Maybe so but are you trying to say that someone who smokes cigarettes every day for years is the same as someone getting pregnant and having a baby? Do you think they are equally deteriorating to your health?



No, of course I don't think they have the same effect on long term health.

I am just saying that an identifiable group of people can become pregnat and therefore could one day be subject to being charged higher premiums because of that.

Posted 2/16/06 8:26 PM
 

dm24angel
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Re: Smokers charged more for health insurance

yes I think its fair, and Im a smoker

If we are choosing to hurt ourselves in the long run, we should pay more. I say this because I see what happens when people who knowingly increase their risks of bad health due to the health care organizations...

Do you know that most hospitals and health insurers as well dont ever make profits? a smoker is seen twice as much in a dr's office then a hospital. The hospital loses money and the insurance is paying out wayyy too much when the insured is paying little...

Posted 2/16/06 8:52 PM
 

Moehick
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Re: Smokers charged more for health insurance

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Posted by Moehick

Posted by Christine


Pregnancy is still a choice that comes with higher medical bills. It's temporary but it can be recurring -- I work with a guy that has 10 or 11 kids. His wife was pg for a very long time.



Maybe so but are you trying to say that someone who smokes cigarettes every day for years is the same as someone getting pregnant and having a baby? Do you think they are equally deteriorating to your health?



No, of course I don't think they have the same effect on long term health.

I am just saying that an identifiable group of people can become pregnat and therefore could one day be subject to being charged higher premiums because of that.




True but I think the costs of treating a lifelong smoker far outweigh the cost of a 2, 3 even 10 births

Posted 2/16/06 8:58 PM
 

DjPiLL

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Re: Smokers charged more for health insurance

I'll rant for a second here.....


I think its pretty sad that anybody can put healthcare for a chain smoker... and healthcare for somebody procreating the planet... in the same category. Chat Icon


Posted 2/16/06 9:00 PM
 

Moehick
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Re: Smokers charged more for health insurance

Posted by DjPiLL

I'll rant for a second here.....


I think its pretty sad that anybody can put healthcare for a chain smoker... and healthcare for somebody procreating the planet... in the same category. Chat Icon





Rant awayChat Icon

Posted 2/16/06 9:02 PM
 

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Posted by DjPiLL
I'll rant for a second here.....

I think its pretty sad that anybody can put healthcare for a chain smoker... and healthcare for somebody procreating the planet... in the same category. Chat Icon




It sure is - I just won't put it past an insurance company that won't cover birth control but will cover Viagra.

Posted 2/16/06 9:04 PM
 

dm24angel
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Re: Smokers charged more for health insurance

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Posted by Christine

Posted by Moehick

Posted by Christine


Pregnancy is still a choice that comes with higher medical bills. It's temporary but it can be recurring -- I work with a guy that has 10 or 11 kids. His wife was pg for a very long time.



Maybe so but are you trying to say that someone who smokes cigarettes every day for years is the same as someone getting pregnant and having a baby? Do you think they are equally deteriorating to your health?



No, of course I don't think they have the same effect on long term health.

I am just saying that an identifiable group of people can become pregnat and therefore could one day be subject to being charged higher premiums because of that.




True but I think the costs of treating a lifelong smoker far outweigh the cost of a 2, 3 even 10 births



this is interesting, because they have noted ( in health insuarance) that people who have multiple pregnancies are more costly then the average breast cancer patient( a very agressive cancer obviously)

The average charge by dr's and hospitals for ONE pregnancy is $75, 000 ....With complications as minimum as 10 extra dr visits or 2 extra hospital days, the cost goes to $100, 000.

We have a group we insure that employs hissidic( sp?) jews...they often have multiple children due to their relgion. 80% of the members have met their 2 million dollar lieftime insurance maxium JUST for having children.

a family of 6 will cost an insurance company 5 times as much as a cancer patient.

And Research shows that smokers actually go to the DR less then non smokers...

BUT I still think smokers should pay more..its a choice

Posted 2/16/06 9:05 PM
 

DjPiLL

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Re: Smokers charged more for health insurance

Posted by nrthshgrl

It sure is - I just won't put it past an insurance company that won't cover birth control but will cover Viagra.




Yes... but Viagra is used to procreate the planet. Chat Icon Chat Icon Chat Icon Birth control is used to achieve the opposite effect.



Ok RANT OVER.

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Posted 2/16/06 9:06 PM
 
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