Health “Insurance Jive”: Do you speak insurance?
June 3rd, 2009 | by Rick |CourageCampaign asked:
Based on the true story of Patsy Bates, this TV ad is for anyone who has had their health insurance denied, dropped or delayed. On the eve of a national day of protest against health insurance corporations (June 18, 2008), Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo joins a number of patients outside an insurance industry convention in San Francisco, to unveil a new television advertising campaign targeting the insurers and their denial of care. The ad launches Thursday, June 19, as thousands …
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15 Responses to “Health “Insurance Jive”: Do you speak insurance?”
By BERT on Jun 4, 2009 | Reply
LOUIE
No, to be a member of certain health insurers, it is mandated that you WAIVE THE RIGHT to the judicial process. (aka Kaiser Permanente) People are so DESPERATE for health care that often they have no choice (well… I guess they COULD choose to die early) but to sign such asinine agreements. This should be ILLEGAL. It’s blackmail in my opinion. And I am still shocked the the US government allows such a criminal waiving of rights. Shame Shame Shame!
By JEROME on Jun 5, 2009 | Reply
SPENCER
Ban the hate; vote “NO!” on Prop 8!!
By ERICH on Jun 6, 2009 | Reply
EDWARD
See, this is what happens when you vote Republican, and if you go to Canada or Japan, they don’t face anything like this, because they are covered by the government. That’s why I trying to call for universal health care. Even if you are covered, the insurance companies have a lot of power. In other words, they have the right to terminate your coverage and it’s legal. This is what I mean by being denied health care. Health insurance companies care about money, not the patients and the sick.
By NICKOLAS on Jun 8, 2009 | Reply
MARION
BUT WAIT! You can always fight the insurance company in court! Of course having a deadly disease can tend to distract one from a time consuming court battle. And of course you’ll desperately need your life savings for early treatment since the for-profit insurance company just decided its profits are more important than your life, so coming up with the funds to hire a lawyer to go against the insurance company’s tam of attorneys will be hard. At least vote against the Republicans before you die.
By SHANE on Jun 9, 2009 | Reply
DUNCAN
Shorter Insurance Exec:
Even though you’ve paid thousands and thousands of dollars each year in premiums and are on your deathbed - don’t think for a minute that it doesn’t mean we still can’t ***** you over royally.
vanderleun:
I am aware of all insurance traditions.
By LEE on Jun 12, 2009 | Reply
ULYSSES
“Cutty say he can’t hang.”
By JOE on Jun 14, 2009 | Reply
CLINTON
This is what you get when you vote republican.
By VINCENT on Jun 14, 2009 | Reply
ALPHONSE
Thank you for sharing this video and to BETH BRODERICK! Our family can totally relate to it!
By EVERETT on Jun 14, 2009 | Reply
JASPER
“This fowl racken’ me to the bone. Tight me!”
LOL! God damned fucking corporate criminals, every one of them Republican piles of treasonous ****.
By TERRENCE on Jun 16, 2009 | Reply
EFREN
Congratulations to Beth and Shaun Kadlec. Shaun wrote, directed and produced this ad in a matter of a few days.
By COY on Jun 17, 2009 | Reply
CHESTER
Terrific ad!
By EMMETT on Jun 20, 2009 | Reply
ADOLPH
Hal - get your facts straight before posting. Beth Broderick was Zelda not Hilda. Caroline Rhea portrayed Hilda.
By DELMAR on Jun 20, 2009 | Reply
CYRUS
I like the use of Beth Broderick, aka Hilda Spellman, as the doctor. She has a great voice.
By SIMON on Jun 22, 2009 | Reply
SHERMAN
This ad is right on target, they’ve got all this legal mumbo jumbo no one can understand when you’re filling out their numerous forms. Its all used to deny you care when you need it most.
By NATHAN on Jun 25, 2009 | Reply
AHMAD
Clever use of the “I speak jive” bit from Airplane!