Our mails crossed! Let me read your reference. Thanks!

I know. I'm in risk management and insurance.

:)

I wasn't famiiar with self-funded health coverage. I learned something new. Thanks!

Yes and that's a result of:
1. Lack of proper sex education
2. Natalism
3. Refusal to believe there are and have always been humans who don't want to reproduce.
4. Refusal to believe there are and have always been humans who are horrible parents--including people who want to reproduce.
5. Weak access to preventive resources
6. Weak access to prenatal care
7. Generations of changes regarding the purposes behind sexuality and reproduction/childbearing.
8. Generations of hypocrisy of practically being begged and forced to reproduce but not being taught shit about what to do with the children. The people who practically begged and coerced people to reproduce are suddenly preoccupied and unable to assist; and when people seek assistance they are told "you shouldn't have children if you aren't prepared." Well, no shit, but when people were busy begging and coercing people to have children, they say "you have to have children" and "don't worry you'll never truly be ready...no amount of planning can prepare you." Stop telling people that and then acting shocked that there are 7 billion people in this struggling world and hundreds of thousands of children in every country who are abused and abandoned. What else can we expect when humans act like ants laying eggs to build ant mounds.

Sometimes I have to google some of the isms you mention, but keep it coming. I learn a lot.

Googlism :eek:

It's the worst of all isms. I never even give any other search engines a chance.

THIS!!!

SIRs generally apply to larger companies in regard to property and casualty, but with health insurance, it varies.

Yes, Hobby Lobby might be only talking about certain types of BC, but if the SC rules in favor of them, what is to stop them from changing their policy to exclude BC because they can? Heck, Jehovah's Witnesses do not believe in receiving blood transfusions-could a Jehovah's Witness business owner exclude covering blood transfusions?

I read an interesting comment elsewhere regarding Hobby Lobby- in essence the commenter said that she found it disturbing that Hobby Lobby buys products made in China-a country with government provided abortions, and heavily restricted religious freedoms. Sooooo... they really don't have a problem with religious freedom when it comes to their bottom line.

^^^On that tip, I honestly had never heard of Hobby Lobby until all this insurance kerfuffle. No publicity is bad publicity.

Boom.

Why not require male employees to be circumcised? Why not refuse coverage for vasectomies? Why not decide to stop paying for diabetes medication because you can totally pray that away...if you want it enough.

This who thing is beyond infuriating to me. Which set of religious rules are we going to follow? The CEO? The Board Pres? The store manager? The franchise owner? Which rules of the religion are we going to follow- because let's be real, it is next to impossible to follow each and every one?

And are we going to have to follow a new set of religious guidelines each and every time the religious figurehead changes? "Hey guys, I know we were following the Southern Baptist guidelines, but we've got a new CEO, so here's his new religious guidelines. So no more hormonal birth control, and no blood transfusions. Oh, and someone needs to scrub the bathroom."

What kind of notice will I be given as an applicant when I am job hunting?
"Hi Phoenix NewHire, just so you know, we're Pastafarians, so you can't have this procedure, this procedure, or that medication."

Signs on the door? Posters in the breakroom a'la federal employment law posters?

I don't normally go here on a public forum...but think about the traditional structure of a corporation. Who is at the top? Rich (typically white) men. To me, this feels like protecting privilege, and further subjugation of women, women who are mothers, and poor people. To me, it's perpetuating the "we're at the top, we know what's best, you are always going to be under us, so don't worry about a thing, we know best" *paternal head pat*.

Perhaps only vasectomies and Viagra for married men. Let's see how far that would get!

I think we all agree that there are too many 'what if' questions that will arise if this passes.

What if the CEO is a Scientologist? Or someone who didn't believe in vaccinations for children? Or a holistic healer?

It's been mentioned a few times here that if the "Insurance Figurehead" changes, what happens then? Does insurance coverage change? Are new things covered and other things excluded? Will each of these cases have to be brought to court?

How many exceptions can be made?

And 33, although I had heard of Hobby Lobby before, I don't know that I've ever seen one. And I don't really care to now.

The insurance I had for many years as an employee of a Catholic hospital didn't cover vasectomies, and the insurance I have now with my (secular, non-Catholic) company also does not cover vasectomies.


I haven't heard of an employer/insurer saying the employee/insured can't have a procedure or medication. The issue is who will pay for it. There is a huge difference.

New hires should always be given information regarding company benefits, and that information should include notice of insurance limitations so that the applicant or new hire knows exactly what will be covered.

My son has terrible asthma, and also had a heart condition requiring open heart surgery when he was 3. Because of this, he can't use an Albuterol inhaler. Well, our insurance only covers Albuterol. So, his inhaler that he uses every single day twice a day to keep him alive is 100% out of pocket. I pay A LOT in premiums, and the regular medications my family needs are not covered. Insurance has limitations, whether you work for Hobby Lobby or not.

So irishpipes, don't you wish you could choose any insurance you wanted so you didn't have those limitations imposed on you by your employer's choice of health insurance?

Applicants should be given information regarding company benefits, not new hires. They need to know before they accept a job.

But as far as your son's inhaler goes, any insurance will pay if your son's doctor gets on the phone with them and fights for it. You need to insist on that. Medications that are not on the formulary can be covered if there are no alternatives and the doctor provides medical proof of that. My gastro has buggered them relentlessly until they paid.