04-16-2010, 07:48 AM
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It hasn't been discussed because it's not restricted to gays only. Often when I was in the hospital I had to lie and say Matt was married to me so he can make decisions on my behalf and be considered as "immediate family" for visitation.
I can't get on his health care policy because we are not married. This issue goes beyond gay rights and I've said that all along when we talk about insurance reform and gay rights in the same topic in the past.
It's all insurance companies. Insurance reform is what we need because although what he "extended" for the gays, will still exclude straight, unmarried couples.
Insurance companies do not want to have gay's given the same privileges because they would have to include unmarried single couples as well. Some states do allow provisions for this. Here in NJ, if we were a gay couple, insurance will allow me to be on his insurance, but his boss has to allow non-gay couples (which he won't) onto the plan. By allowing gays and non-married couples into their plans, that increases the chance of them having to pay out more for whatever and in turn yield lower profits.
Fuckers are not insurance companies but more like casinos who stack the deck in their favor.
Now, why hospitals do this I have no idea. It makes no sense unless there is some kind of tie to insurance companies that we (I) don't know about.
I can't get on his health care policy because we are not married. This issue goes beyond gay rights and I've said that all along when we talk about insurance reform and gay rights in the same topic in the past.
It's all insurance companies. Insurance reform is what we need because although what he "extended" for the gays, will still exclude straight, unmarried couples.
Insurance companies do not want to have gay's given the same privileges because they would have to include unmarried single couples as well. Some states do allow provisions for this. Here in NJ, if we were a gay couple, insurance will allow me to be on his insurance, but his boss has to allow non-gay couples (which he won't) onto the plan. By allowing gays and non-married couples into their plans, that increases the chance of them having to pay out more for whatever and in turn yield lower profits.
Fuckers are not insurance companies but more like casinos who stack the deck in their favor.
Now, why hospitals do this I have no idea. It makes no sense unless there is some kind of tie to insurance companies that we (I) don't know about.
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