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"Tom "Johnny_Sunset" Sherman" <[email hidden]> wrote
Quoted message said:Roger Zoul said:Tom "Johnny_Sunset" Sherman wrote:
:: [...] If you kill-fill someone, you
:: should not comment on them or portions of the postings that are
:: quoted by others.
"Shoulds" are of course reflective of convention and protocol. Isn't
this a free-for-all? %^)
Quoted message said:Besides, kill-filing indicates that the kill-filer wishes to pretend
another poster does not exist,
This is a narrow view of *one* of the reasons someone may choose
to use tools to filter newsgroup content.
Quoted message said:so commenting on someone you have kill-filed is illogical.
Commenting on comments, is just another posting technique,
another bait for response.
Quoted message said:[...] As KK aka nogoslow aka Magilla Gorilla would say, "some
of us like to bark on the Internet".
It's certainly a place for it. Responisbility and concern for the
effects of one's actions on a community can be a civilizing
discretionary force, of course.
Quoted message said:Roger Zoul said:Have you been riding?
Not much, since most days I do not feel that good, and I stopped going to
the doctor since I could not afford $500 - $800/month in medical bills
uncovered by insurance.
Sorry to hear that. Is this acute or chronic condition?
Why is the out-of-pocket so high? Not getting good medical
advice and treatment my cost more in the long run!
Is your coverage through an employment-related plan or private
medical insurance? If the former, your company HR department
may instruct the plan administrator to reevaluate your coverage.
The employer can waive certain requirements or at least sway
interpretation. I had a catch-22-type situation where coverage
for a procedure feel between dental and medical plan for a dependent.
Neither wanted to pay. The medical plan customer service agent
suggested contacting my HR to appeal the interpretation of
"medically necessary". I got partial reimbursement.
If denied coverage or low reimbursement is by private insurance plan,
your state insurance board and/or state attorney general may help
if you are not getting coverage you are entitled to.
If medical insurance isn't working for some providers, some people
have reported success with direct negotiation of reduced fees for
cash payments.
Jon