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To: Pogeu Mahone who wrote (91103)	10/2/2007 12:41:22 PM
From: neolib	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 306849

The hospitals my doctor is at do not let you near them without coverage. The thread you responded to was in the context of pre-existing condition clauses. Your hospital would happily welcome you at the door without insurance if pre-existing condition clauses were illegal, as you could purchase insurance from a vending machine in the lobby with no penalty for having not carried it to date. Of course this won't work, which was the point of the discussion. For some reason, various people didn't understand why it would not work.

To: Pogeu Mahone who wrote (91103)	10/2/2007 12:53:56 PM
From: Think4Yourself	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 306849

Your post was interesting. I would like to point out that most people who overburden our health system also tend to not do the activities you mentioned. People who do those activities tend to be in better health, both physically and psychologically, and tend to have funds. If they go in it is for the rare accident. They are in, get the broken bone set or a few stitches, and they are out. It has been my experience that many of the people who get a lot of medical care they can't pay for, are NOT physically active and actually would not need as much care if they were active. My neice was diagnosed with diabetes as a teenager. She never exercised and was overweight. The doctors told here it was permanent and she was on insulin. What BULLSH#$@! I found some physical activities she enjoyed and started doing them with her regularly. In six months her diabetes "miraculously" disappeared. She believes me instead of the doctors now and continues to stay active. Her diabetes hasn't come back in ten years. A little regular exercise does wonders for your health. It's the people who do nothing and drift through life like flotsam that need lots of medical care.