Comments on: Dance, little sick monkey, dance http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2006/03/06/dance-little-sick-monkey-dance/ I might have been born yesterday, sir, but I stayed up all night. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:58:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Tom http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2006/03/06/dance-little-sick-monkey-dance/#comment-34 Tom Tue, 14 Mar 2006 14:27:25 +0000 http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2006/03/06/dance-little-sick-monkey-dance/#comment-34 I watched some of this last night and it's not as bad as it could be. I don't think any of the procedures people want would ever be denied, it would just involved a fairly ridiculous amount of red tape. Probably in exchange for the television rights, the network agrees to pay for the procedure, or the difference between whatever is left to be paid for the procedure after insurance pays. They're definitely exploiting them at some level. The thing that is slightly funny for me is that patients have a right to change their mind at any moment with regard to their HIPAA privacy rights, so one of these families would be completely within their rights to declare one hour before broadcast that they don't want their protected health information revealed. And no contract can be written that limits that right. I watched some of this last night and it’s not as bad as it could be. I don’t think any of the procedures people want would ever be denied, it would just involved a fairly ridiculous amount of red tape. Probably in exchange for the television rights, the network agrees to pay for the procedure, or the difference between whatever is left to be paid for the procedure after insurance pays. They’re definitely exploiting them at some level.

The thing that is slightly funny for me is that patients have a right to change their mind at any moment with regard to their HIPAA privacy rights, so one of these families would be completely within their rights to declare one hour before broadcast that they don’t want their protected health information revealed. And no contract can be written that limits that right.

]]> By: Steve http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2006/03/06/dance-little-sick-monkey-dance/#comment-27 Steve Mon, 13 Mar 2006 06:14:52 +0000 http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2006/03/06/dance-little-sick-monkey-dance/#comment-27 God bless America? God bless America?

]]> By: Tom http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2006/03/06/dance-little-sick-monkey-dance/#comment-22 Tom Fri, 10 Mar 2006 22:48:40 +0000 http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2006/03/06/dance-little-sick-monkey-dance/#comment-22 These people are my job. Except I've always worked in states where the services of, say, a cardio-thoracic surgeon, would not be denied for any reason unless we're talking the insertion of a Lee Majors style heart-that-will-keep-beating-even-after-you're-dead. Cosmetic surgery, on the other hand, you need to be dragging at least 350 extra grams in your boob for us to pay for a reduction, so the lady with 250 grams is out of luck, even though I've seen her pictures, and I hear you babe. Though in England the minimum is like, 700 grams or something. So we're better than them. These people are my job. Except I’ve always worked in states where the services of, say, a cardio-thoracic surgeon, would not be denied for any reason unless we’re talking the insertion of a Lee Majors style heart-that-will-keep-beating-even-after-you’re-dead.

Cosmetic surgery, on the other hand, you need to be dragging at least 350 extra grams in your boob for us to pay for a reduction, so the lady with 250 grams is out of luck, even though I’ve seen her pictures, and I hear you babe.

Though in England the minimum is like, 700 grams or something. So we’re better than them.

]]> By: Graham http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2006/03/06/dance-little-sick-monkey-dance/#comment-21 Graham Fri, 10 Mar 2006 03:51:10 +0000 http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2006/03/06/dance-little-sick-monkey-dance/#comment-21 This is very simple. They have no more chances. They need ABC to pay for their medical treatment. Never mind that 400 other people like them aren't on TV. Think of how lucky they are. You are all so selfish. This is very simple. They have no more chances. They need ABC to pay for their medical treatment. Never mind that 400 other people like them aren’t on TV. Think of how lucky they are. You are all so selfish.

]]> By: Nicole http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2006/03/06/dance-little-sick-monkey-dance/#comment-9 Nicole Mon, 06 Mar 2006 18:12:32 +0000 http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2006/03/06/dance-little-sick-monkey-dance/#comment-9 It is the worst of television as far as I am concerned. Even though I think someone would argue that they're getting help because of the tv show blah blah, the problem is that it is preying on human weakness in the worst way possible. It is the worst of television as far as I am concerned. Even though I think someone would argue that they’re getting help because of the tv show blah blah, the problem is that it is preying on human weakness in the worst way possible.

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