Stepping on the First Amendment

[spursncowboys]

That wasn't the question.

Do you know if the insurers signed away their rights to communicate freely with customers when they agreed to take money from the federal government?

ChumpDumper, was your dream as a kid to be Connie Chung?

[clambake]

could. which i guess could mean increase benefits.

[hope4dopes]

ChumpDumper, was your dream as a kid to be Connie Chung?

Why yes it was, and he is .......at least in a seedy bar on the weekends.

[hope4dopes]

I believe Spurnation meant that insurance companies that are involved with government run programs, such as Medicaid and Medicare, are limited by law in what they can say. If someone knows otherwise, feel free to pipe up.

I once told a lawyer, that it seemed to me that lawyers weren't in the least interesed in the truth. He laughed and said the law isn't about the truth, it's about advocacy.

[boutons_deux]

WH told/ordered the corps to quit lying to seniors.

Does that have ANY legal weight and enforceability in the courts, as a judge's legal gag order does?

[ChumpDumper]

ChumpDumper, was your dream as a kid to be Connie Chung?

No.

Do you know if the insurers signed away their rights to communicate freely with customers when they agreed to take money from the federal government?

micca can't answer this simple question for some reason.

[boutons_deux]

"The government might take enforcement action against insurers"

The govt cutting payouts (more) to care providers is NOT the same as cutting care to care receivers.

Medicare/Medicaid already pays less/has limits for services than private insurers.

Paying less would be one way to force down the cost of Medicare/Medicaid, which the right-wing whiners says is SO expensive. So the govt intends to make it less expensive, and now the whiners whine about that.

All Trashy Politics, All the Time.

... with no constructive/good faith opposition or alternatives.

[nuclearfm]

No.

Do you know if the insurers signed away their rights to communicate freely with customers when they agreed to take money from the federal government?

micca can't answer this simple question for some reason.

I don't know how you figured out his name was micca, but what a goofy ing name. It's a mark of the decline of good male names in this country.

I bet you 10 times out of 10. Tony, Vinny and Joey would beat the out of Dilan, Todd and Micca. Weak names make for weak people.

[hope4dopes]

[QUOTE=nuclearfm;3704212]I don't know how you figured out his name was micca, but what a goofy ing name. It's a mark of the decline of good male names in this country.

I bet you 10 times out of 10. Tony, Vinny and Joey would beat the out of Dilan, Todd and Micca. Weak names make for weak people.[/QUO yeah but dilan could wipe the floor with nuclearfm whatever the that is.

[hope4dopes]

No.

Do you know if the insurers signed away their rights to communicate freely with customers when they agreed to take money from the federal government?

micca can't answer this simple question for some reason.

how's that wig working out for you.

[LnGrrrR]

WH told/ordered the corps to quit lying to seniors.

Does that have ANY legal weight and enforceability in the courts, as a judge's legal gag order does?

If the government is paying for Medicaid/Medicare, it might.

If they're lying about their claims, then it might.

[ChumpDumper]

how's that wig working out for you.

I don't wear a wig.

Do you know if the insurers signed away their rights to communicate freely with customers when they agreed to take money from the federal government?

[hope4dopes]

I don't wear a wig.

Do you know if the insurers signed away their rights to communicate freely with customers when they agreed to take money from the federal government?

grew yours out.........you little cat...meow.

[ChumpDumper]

grew yours out.........you little cat...meow.

Uh, you're kind of going off the rails here. You are really interested in my hair now.

Do you know if the insurers signed away their rights to communicate freely with customers when they agreed to take money from the federal government?

[hope4dopes]

Uh, you're kind of going off the rails here. You are really interested in my hair now.

Do you know if the insurers signed away their rights to communicate freely with customers when they agreed to take money from the federal government?

Going off the rails? the only way to talk to a dumb like you is off the rails connie.

[ChumpDumper]

Going off the rails? the only way to talk to a dumb like you is off the rails connie.

Nah, you could put your fantasies about me aside and just answer the question.

Do you know if the insurers signed away their rights to communicate freely with customers when they agreed to take money from the federal government?

[spursncowboys]

Uh, you're kind of going off the rails here. You are really interested in my hair now.

Do you know if the insurers signed away their rights to communicate freely with customers when they agreed to take money from the federal government?

Does that make it right?

[LnGrrrR]

Does that make it right?

If they're getting paid by a government en y, then I could see a reason why the government might have some control over how they're allowed to communicate, yes.

[jack sommerset]

If they're getting paid by a government en y, then I could see a reason why the government might have some control over how they're allowed to communicate, yes.

The government is the people. These people can say what they want.

[ChumpDumper]

Does that make it right?

It could certainly make all whining about it moot. If you don't believe in the terms of a contract -- don't sign that contract. If you don't believe in contracts -- well, that could be a problem for you.

[ChumpDumper]

The government is the people. These people can say what they want.

Not if they signed away their ability to say anything they want.

[baseline bum]

Well, the Obama administration, true in their authoritarian beliefs, put a halt on the first amendment again:

Insurers Criticize Administration 'Gag Order'

How come I never heard you ing when Bush's DOJ locked Max Hardcore up for producing videos between consenting adults? Where was your pseudo-libertarian ass then?

[hope4dopes]

Yes I agree I mean after all the goverment WANTS the truth to be told.The goverment WANTS transparancy.

[SpurNation]

If they're getting paid by a government en y, then I could see a reason why the government might have some control over how they're allowed to communicate, yes.

Exactly. It doesn't matter if one likes it...it's the law.

Medicaid/Medicare issues are strictly confined by government laws regarding what private insurance providers can say.

However...there is nothing to prove by this bill that states (if passed as is) the participants in the Advantage program WON'T loose out on certain benefits.

That could be a loophole that would continue to allow an insurance company to "WARN" it's customers about. But if the message states it WILL cut benefits...that's a different story.

[hope4dopes]

How come I never heard you ing when Bush's DOJ locked Max Hardcore up for producing videos between consenting adults? Where was your pseudo-libertarian ass then?

Was that the video with Obama's safe school czar kevin jennings in it with this bad drag queen dressed up like connie chung. Yes I mean low grade porn should be put forward in it's proper place in the national debate.