Ron78

CNN correspondent and respected attorney Alan Dershowitz. Conspiracy theorists owned... "I don't see any evidence of collusion, do you?" "No" Owned...

I saw Cop Land for the first time yesterday. Really not a very good movie, but man it had an all-star cast.

You should watch the Generations and First Contact movies before watching Voyager. There is some context in First Contact that becomes relevant in later seasons of Voyager.

This show bears no resemblance to other incarnations of the show, and that is not appealing. It really looks awful. CBS expects people to subscribe to their service just to watch this show?

I saw this movie Dangal (2016) last night. It is entirely in Hindi but has English subtitles. Fantastic movie based on a true story about an Indian national wrestling champion who trained his daughters to be wrestlers. Very much worth seeing (especially if you ever wrestled).

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 2016 It was a solid Star Wars flic. Really enjoyed it. Much better than The Force Awakens. It filled in some plot holes of some of the original Star Wars films.

Increased deductibles under Obamacare is not news. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/obamacare-deductibles-deliver-hefty-sticker-shock/ Sure, your Affordable Care Act is working famously.

Yes. Deductibles and copays have existed for a long time, and now they have spiked as a direct result of Obamacare. Yes. Non-payment has existed for a very long time too, but now there is more patient liability, so there is even more not being paid. Not everyone has coverage because many younger, healthier people are choosing to pay the tax penalty instead of for coverage. I don't have data for you, but I believe people will ultimately fall where their political loyalties lie anyway. Also, it's reality that the Trump administration is going to change health care regardless of what people hash out in this thread.

In a nutshell, it has significantly increased the percentage that patients owe of allowed reimbursement amounts. For example, subscriber deductibles, copays, or coinsurances are often higher than what they were before Obamacare. So, insurance companies are not paying as much of their allowed amounts as they were prior to Obamacare, and patients are not paying all of the high patient liabilities assessed by the insurance companies either. This results in hospitals sending more of their patient liability to bad debt, which is often either negotiated down or simply goes unpaid.

First hand experience. I work in the financial sector of the Health Care industry. Obamacare is costing hospitals a good chunk of money because of the way it has changed reimbursement. That was a substantive response. :eyes roll:

Hospitals are taking a hit due to Obamacare. Since health insurance companies are assessing greater patient deductibles, the insurance companies are themselves paying out less of their allowed amounts, and patients are not paying what they owe. So, hospitals are eating loses all across the country. The Affordable Care Act is a bust and needs to be repealed.