22-year old dies of swine flu because she didn't have insurance

[~PalmTreeGurl~ 154]

yah, I do dumb things too like when I do get sick and hardly go to the doctor its usually at the last minute when I should have went a long time ago bcz it got worse. I hate going into doctors offices, they stink, they take forever to call your name, they take your temp and blood pressure then make you wait forever, and still charge an arm and a leg to fix a small issue. I have accumulated 120 sick hours for the year bcz I hardly go to a doctors office when I am sick.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

... and still charge an arm and a leg to fix a small issue.

I thought you have insurance.

[~PalmTreeGurl~ 154]

... and still charge an arm and a leg to fix a small issue.

I thought you have insurance.

sure do, and that doesnt mean I still dont have to pay for things... still doesnt make it all that affordable... doesnt insurance generally cover what they "deem fit" to cover? and make certain things out of pocket, or still have to meet a high deductible if you want to even afford insurance???

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

... and still charge an arm and a leg to fix a small issue.

I thought you have insurance.

sure do, and that doesnt mean I still dont have to pay for things... still doesnt make it all that affordable... doesnt insurance generally cover what they "deem fit" to cover? and make certain things out of pocket, or still have to meet a high deductible if you want to even afford insurance???

Sounds to me like you have bad insurance. Bet they make you pay a pretty penny in premiums for it, though.

[~PalmTreeGurl~ 154]

BCBS of Illinois $51.50 bi-weekly with a $350 deductible with a $250 health care credit.

[rebeccajo 14]

BCBS of Illinois $51.50 bi-weekly with a $350 deductible with a $250 health care credit.

Individual coverage or employee and spouse?

PS - Hope you don't ever need to use your mental health benefits from WalMart cause guess what - you don't have any!

Edited September 27, 2009 by rebeccajo

[Ban Hammer 14,569]

Poor girl.

Graduated college and working 2 jobs, neither of which provided insurance?

You know, you save a sinking ship by letting those who can't pull their own weight go overboard.

i guess she too should have chosen a different job.

[rebeccajo 14]

Poor girl.

Graduated college and working 2 jobs, neither of which provided insurance?

You know, you save a sinking ship by letting those who can't pull their own weight go overboard.

i guess she too should have chosen a different job.

Or joined the military!

[Gary and Alla 3,696]

Poor girl.

Graduated college and working 2 jobs, neither of which provided insurance?

You know, you save a sinking ship by letting those who can't pull their own weight go overboard.

She obviously wasn't working any real jobs...not too bright for a double major.

Ever heard of Darwinism? A 22 year old with a college degree and two jobs that doesn't know you can get treated at any emergency room in America without health insurance and without ever having to pay deserves the Darwin award. illegal aliens know this instinctively.

I much prepfer that we all chip in and pat as needed, when needed than to have the government level the playing field by making MY medical treatment no better than this girl's

hmmm just bcz people have insurance doesnt mean they go to the doctor everytime something happens or does it? Lets say I got the flu and choose not to go to the doctor bcz I try to save money live better and use all the things I said in the previous post... having insurance doesnt mean that a person is going to go to the doctor and that if they do they are saved from the swine flu or any other virus spread about.

Good points, but you are arguing with messengers of Obama. They do not care about truth and logic. Even if you best them, you have accomplished nothing. You accomplish nothing when you have bested a fool.

[NickD 203]

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Body Weight in kg

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Recommended Dose

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Number of Tamiflu

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1

>15 kg to 23 kg

>33 lbs to 51 lbs

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2

>40 kg

>88 lbs

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3

Tamiflu Overdose

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Surprised there are even medications for the swine flu, when I get the flu, just told to stay in bed and drink plenty of liquids, not good to fight the fever, that helps to kill the virus. A lot depends on the person's immune system, if poor, you are screwed. Like all prescription drugs, the side effects can be worse than the cure, again person dependent. Watch your temperature, above 104*F can be dangerous in other ways, still like aspirin, but they say that can killl you.

Believe I have caught just about every communicable virus when I had kids in school, that became history as my kids grew up. Wife's co-worker is going through that with her kid in day care.

Practically every county has a county health department that is free for these communicable diseases if you don't have the cash, that's what we pay taxes for. So don't blame the lack of insurance in this case, ignorance is more like it.

[Krikit 1,166]

Some of the posts in here are unbelievable. Very sad.

[KarenCee 3]

Some of the posts in here are unbelievable. Very sad.

either that or extremely sarcastic...either way still quite sad.

[Nessa 23]

Poor girl.

Graduated college and working 2 jobs, neither of which provided insurance?

You know, you save a sinking ship by letting those who can't pull their own weight go overboard.

maybe she was a stripper and a call girl

[natty bumppo 297]

Poor girl.

Graduated college and working 2 jobs, neither of which provided insurance?

You know, you save a sinking ship by letting those who can't pull their own weight go overboard.

i guess she too should have chosen a different job.

like be an illegal?

[mawilson 2,133]

You said you don't go either for a flu.

Who does that? It's flu, not bubonic plague.