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Originally Posted by Hedons
I can relate to what you're saying...
A friend of mine got into an automobile accident last week.
He was uninsured.
The next day he called several insurance companies to get insurance to cover the accident.
They all told him to take a hike; said the damage was pre-existing and that if he purchased insurance that his accident would not be covered.
He too was outraged that they would deny him service for "preexisting conditions" and that the insurance company could cherrypick who they cover. 
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If this is a true story, I'd imagine your friend would be far more outraged at his inability to have affordable coverage in the first place which put him into the position he finds himself in now.
If this is some sort of straw man (again) I'm, like Verk, surprised with you.
Capitalism in the private sector says that these healthcare companies are supposed to make as much money for their shareholders as possible. That's their job. To run their companies as efficiently as possible and to have as little expense as possible.
This model is completely wrong for a service involving human lives. my health to private insurance companies is nothing more than a COMMODITY. That is wrong wrong wrong. And its proven itself wrong.
anyway, I hope this was a true story (in terms of you, not your friend) and you just have a "weak" pre-existing-condition story to express the point.
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Originally Posted by The Rev
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