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Im going through some new-hire benefit paperwork and am realizing just how out of touch with the insurance/business aspect of medicine I really am. Question for anyone that would know (Corey?), when looking at my Health Insurance options what the hell is the difference between "Domestic Network" and "McLaren Health Advantage Network". Im confused because Ill be working at McLaren Greater Lansing, which I would imagine is included in the "Health Advantage Network" but I dont see why it wouldnt be considered domestic for me. Not that any of this shit really matters, Ive been to a doctor once (broken wrist from football) since my childhood immunizations.

Nevermind, I figured dem shits out.

Sofa king confusing.

my approach when it comes to health coverage was worst case scenario how much money am I out. Then I picked the plan that was very minimal, haha.

Glad I could help.

Need anything let me know, I won't charge you unlike Dave.

whats this "health benefits" you speak of? I just go to the docs, get checked out, and go home.. oh and its free. .. sure we get taxed a ridiculous amount but meh

nick wrote:whats this "health benefits" you speak of? I just go to the docs, get checked out, and go home.. oh and its free. .. sure we get taxed a ridiculous amount but meh

It ain't free.

nick wrote:whats this "health benefits" you speak of? I just go to the docs, get checked out, and go home.. oh and its free. .. sure we get taxed a ridiculous amount but meh

yeah to a 50% tax rate....

yipppeeeee

Our VP of Revenue Management gave a presenation yesterday, pretty crazy stuff. The US spends something like more than twice as much than basically most or all other developed nations per person on healthcare, and we're not necessarily better at it than these other countries.

I think he used China or Japan as an example. In the US, we spends $4500 per year per person on healthcare. In Japan, they spend $1500, and yet our life expectancy is 78 and in Japan it's 81.

Weasel's fault!

shel311 wrote:Our VP of Revenue Management gave a presenation yesterday, pretty crazy stuff. The US spends something like more than twice as much than basically most or all other developed nations per person on healthcare, and we're not necessarily better at it than these other countries.

I think he used China or Japan as an example. In the US, we spends $4500 per year per person on healthcare. In Japan, they spend $1500, and yet our life expectancy is 78 and in Japan it's 81.

Weasel's fault!

ya who didnt see that? America is the king of fast food and bad habits lol.

nick wrote:

shel311 wrote:Our VP of Revenue Management gave a presenation yesterday, pretty crazy stuff. The US spends something like more than twice as much than basically most or all other developed nations per person on healthcare, and we're not necessarily better at it than these other countries.

I think he used China or Japan as an example. In the US, we spends $4500 per year per person on healthcare. In Japan, they spend $1500, and yet our life expectancy is 78 and in Japan it's 81.

Weasel's fault!

ya who didnt see that? America is the king of fast food and bad habits lol.

Says Nick as he puffs a doobie while eating All Dressed Chips with a 64oz Coke chaser.

LetsGoPeay wrote:

nick wrote:

shel311 wrote:Our VP of Revenue Management gave a presenation yesterday, pretty crazy stuff. The US spends something like more than twice as much than basically most or all other developed nations per person on healthcare, and we're not necessarily better at it than these other countries.

I think he used China or Japan as an example. In the US, we spends $4500 per year per person on healthcare. In Japan, they spend $1500, and yet our life expectancy is 78 and in Japan it's 81.

Weasel's fault!

ya who didnt see that? America is the king of fast food and bad habits lol.

Says Nick as he puffs a doobie while eating All Dressed Chips with a 64oz Coke chaser.

Beat me to it.

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/overwt.htm


Percent of adults age 20 years and over who are obese: 35.9% (2009-2010)
Percent of adults age 20 years and over who are overweight (and not obese): 33.3% (2009-2010)

combined = 69.2% !!!!! 7/10 american adults are overweight

Source: Health, United States, 2011, table 69 Adobe PDF file [PDF - 9.8 MB]

Percent of adolescents age 12-19 years who are obese: 18.4% (2009-2010)
Percent of children age 6-11 years who are obese: 18.0% (2009-2010)
Percent of children age 2-5 years who are obese: 12.1% (2009-2010)


cannot believe you wondered why Americans spend more on health insurance and shit than Japanese

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLRQvK2-iqQ[/youtube]

Carlin's American no? ..

The doctor is confused by health insurance... is that irony or have we gotten to the point where everyone is confused by health insurance?

nick wrote:

shel311 wrote:Our VP of Revenue Management gave a presenation yesterday, pretty crazy stuff. The US spends something like more than twice as much than basically most or all other developed nations per person on healthcare, and we're not necessarily better at it than these other countries.

I think he used China or Japan as an example. In the US, we spends $4500 per year per person on healthcare. In Japan, they spend $1500, and yet our life expectancy is 78 and in Japan it's 81.

Weasel's fault!

ya who didnt see that? America is the king of fast food and bad habits lol.

it's due to fraud more than anything else