Insurance for routine healthcare makes no sense in a rational marketplace; the reason it is done is because of the tax code.

Or put more succinctly, she’s a Democrat.

But seriously, is there any reason whatsoever to believe she actually exists? My bet is that she’s Lucy Ramirez’s sister, or a “composite.” And if she does exist, is there any reason to think she’s here legally?

I refuse to give the slightest credence to any agitprop stories unless the proffered facts and dramatis personae are thoroughly proven to exist.

This policy saves a lot of time.

On the other hand, Soria seems to have other medical problems, a caretaker, etc. It is possible that her individual medical problems would necessitate her extractions to be performed in a hospital, as she claims, in which case, $20 grand would not be unreasonable.

In my own experience, “Dental Insurance” is an utter scam. It covers cleaning and “catastrophic” problems most of the time (i.e., getting a tooth knocked out). It’s exceptionally rare that it actually covers any kind of non-accidental issue. And I’ll bet any policy that does is a lot more expensive than a standard DI policy.

I’m still working. But for the summer I am off duty and now back in Iowa after 10 days in Montana working in the garden, growing food for the table and before too long the canning jar. And I’m honing my marksmanship skills once a week. I can still put a 5 shot group at 100 yards in the center ring with my Mauser. I reload 38, 357, and 8MM. Retirement is for me just another phase of working. 😉

“Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action.”

George Washington

The country doctor rambles….

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw9dZNdOKV4

And the funny thing is, those who won their day, don’t retire. Isn’t that what you see.

Retirement. Don’t accept it. It’s a lie. Meant to tell you that you cannot contribute as you age. What a fucking lie. When all the wisdom and talent and craft has been refined, and then, to say: No way.

Well: Bull shit.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-ray_microtomography

I guess you need to come to Southern Cal and I’ll set you up for an MRI or even CRT. Our office gets overcharged all the time on MRI’s because we obtain services for clients on a lien basis which are more expensive because the provider doesn’t get paid until we win our case. Still, MRI’s on this basis cost, at most, $1500. I’ll pdf you the bills to prove it. My last guy had two of them before his epidurals. (Don’t waste your time on epi’s. Go straight to surgery. Especially if you’re older. They doing great microsurgery. Then, of course, control the inflammation through diet and exercise therapy. I do hope you have experienced the end of painful illness and/or injury.)

http://www.spine-health.com/video/microdiscectomy-surgery-video-a-spine-surgeon-explains-procedure

Now, as for the $150 claim, that was given to me by my chiropractor. There are a lot of machines down here not being fully used. You go in with cash and say here it is and I need an MRI. That $150 represents money right there, right then, free of paperwork. Someone will take it. States vary greatly. California is liberal in this area and that is an exception. Oregon is liberal. Washington not. I’ve talked with chiropractors and orthopedic surgeons, directors and workers at MRI units trying to find the best deal. I have a “subluxation” probably better defined as a 3mm bulge of C4 and C5 and with stress it triggers horrendous sinus headaches so damn bad I sometimes bang my head against the wall. Nothing makes it go away.

So, anyway, pain brings research and clarity.

Am I right on this ?Don Carlos.

But I live in Suthern Cal, the land of Aisan dentists, one on every corner. They’ll do needed work cheeep.

I found a puller in four hours, being heavily motivated to do so. He pulled and I paid: 85 dollar. I wrote a letter of thanks and began to floss and brush jess sa little more.

New book out from Scalia in which he reports he’s none too fond of Wickard v Filburn. Might think of overtarnin the whole damned commerce clause presumption.