Steely Dan Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 ETA: THIS IS NOT A SCAM. CHECK OUT POST #12. IT'S NOT MEANT TO BE HARSH TOWARD YOU JUST TOWARD THOSE WHO TRY TO KEEP PEOPLE AWAY BY BEING COMPLETE IDIOTS!! This is an email I got from the LIVESTRONG Organization; I had a pre-existing condition Dear Jonathan, Denied Lance was denied insurance when he needed it most. Sign the petition and tell Congress that no one else should be. Today is LIVESTRONG Day. Thirteen years ago today, my doctor told me I had advanced testicular cancer. What most people don’t know is that at the time, I didn’t have health insurance. In the following weeks, I received letter after letter from the insurance company refusing to pay for my treatment. I was fighting for my life—but also for the coverage that I desperately needed. The legislation currently being debated in Congress is not just words on a page—for many cancer survivors, it’s a matter of life and death. Now, as this debate enters crunch time, I need your help to ensure that what happened to me doesn't happen to any other American: http://www.livestrongaction.org/campaigns/healthcare'>http://www.livestrongaction.org/campaigns/healthcare'>http://www.livestrongaction.org/campaigns/healthcare No matter what side of the healthcare debate you're on, I believe we can all agree on two things: No American should be denied health insurance coverage because of pre-existing conditions. No American should lose their insurance due to changes in health or employment. Will you sign the LIVESTRONG Action petition to make sure any legislation includes these two critically important reforms? We’ll deliver these to Capitol Hill this month as the debate reaches its climax and make sure our voices are heard in the debate: http://www.livestrongaction.org/campaigns/healthcare When I received my diagnosis, I was between cycling contracts. My new insurer used the diagnosis as a reason to deny coverage after the new contract was signed. Fortunately, one of my sponsors intervened. At their insistence, I was added to their insurance company and was able to continue my life-saving treatment. If my sponsor, a powerful company, had not gone to bat for me, I may not have made it. I was lucky. We can't rely on luck to ensure coverage and treatment for the millions of Americans affected by cancer. Some cannot get coverage because they've already been diagnosed. Others get calls from their insurance companies saying they have been dropped. It happens all the time—and it's unacceptable. Every year on LIVESTRONG Day, we come together to take action for a world without cancer. In the U.S., a critical step is to make sure cancer survivors can get and keep their health insurance. It has been 13 years since my diagnosis, but in some ways, not much has changed. No person should have to worry about health insurance while battling cancer. That so many do is an outrage, and we must speak out. Please sign the petition and forward it along to your friends and family: http://www.livestrongaction.org/campaigns/healthcare LIVESTRONG, Lance and the LIVESTRONG Action Team P.S. Don’t forget today is LIVESTRONG Day. There are more than 1,100 events taking place to raise awareness about cancer all over the world. View our interactive map to see events in your area: http://www.livestrongaction.org/map It'll take less than 15 seconds to sign the petition. Here's more from this article; LIVESTRONG is putting cancer on the national agenda for 24 hours on Oct. 2 with its LIVESTRONG Action petition to the United States Congress to support health care reform. The petition demands that any health care reform bill include the following principles: -- No American should be denied health insurance coverage because of pre- existing conditions. -- No American should lose their insurance when they fall ill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Dan Posted October 3, 2009 Author Share Posted October 3, 2009 bump. I hope the two votes for no are just jokes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 Signed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Dan Posted October 3, 2009 Author Share Posted October 3, 2009 Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WellDressed Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 Damn man, I've never seen anyone SO DESPERATE for attention in all of my 40 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UConn James Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 Just an observation.... but if he didn't have health insurance, why would he get "letter after letter from the insurance company" that they wouldn't pay? Why would an insurance company send denial letters to someone who isn't a client? Lance Armstrong's foundation is LIVESTRONG. Not Livestrongaction. To my knowledge, Lance has not injected himself or his organization into the political debate about insurance. He and the organization has always stayed politically benign, focusing intently on the science/medicine/inspiration side. This reeks of yet another email forwarding campaign with mis-appropriated statements to further their own divergent cause or, more likely, it's a spammer gathering email addresses. It's bad enough that this stuff has a life on the email forward circuit. Shouldn't be posting this fraud here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 Will Bill Gates send me $100 if I sign the petition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortured Soul Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 Just an observation.... but if he didn't have health insurance, why would he get "letter after letter from the insurance company" that they wouldn't pay? Why would an insurance company send denial letters to someone who isn't a client? Lance Armstrong's foundation is LIVESTRONG. Not Livestrongaction. To my knowledge, Lance has not injected himself or his organization into the political debate about insurance. He and the organization has always stayed politically benign, focusing intently on the science/medicine/inspiration side. This reeks of yet another email forwarding campaign with mis-appropriated statements to further their own divergent cause or, more likely, it's a spammer gathering email addresses. It's bad enough that this stuff has a life on the email forward circuit. Shouldn't be posting this fraud here. It is Lance's organization. See the bottom: http://www.livestrongaction.org/content/gl...ment-end-cancer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Dan Posted October 4, 2009 Author Share Posted October 4, 2009 Bump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 I think if you didn't give your opinion of what people are that vote no, you'd probably get more responses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WellDressed Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 CI, all the way to the bank!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Dan Posted October 4, 2009 Author Share Posted October 4, 2009 bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UConn James Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 It is Lance's organization. See the bottom: http://www.livestrongaction.org/content/gl...ment-end-cancer Seriously, you're trusting the site in question because of some words on the site in question? Yep, those Nigerian 419ers are legit. Ask them, they'll tell you. Any real LIVESTRONG site wouldn't have writers so stupid as to make a claim that Lance had no health insurance AND got letters rejecting claims from said insurers. That's fallacious on its face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 I would think some insurance company would give him coverage in exchange for being a spokesman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Dan Posted October 4, 2009 Author Share Posted October 4, 2009 I would think some insurance company would give him coverage in exchange for being a spokesman. Please read the thing before making comments. If it wasn't for one of his new sponsors twisting arms he wouldn't have had his bills paid. This is in the original post. When I received my diagnosis, I was between cycling contracts. My new insurer used the diagnosis as a reason to deny coverage after the new contract was signed. Fortunately, one of my sponsors intervened. At their insistence, I was added to their insurance company and was able to continue my life-saving treatment. If my sponsor, a powerful company, had not gone to bat for me, I may not have made it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 So how's the poll going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magox Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Thanks for that, I needed a good laugh after the ass kicking we just had. God Steely, what happened? 19 "self centered jerk faces" and only 5 people who "care". You would of probably of had a better response if you hadn't of worded it the way you did. I really do thank you for that though Steely, good stuff. Oh and you probably should never consider a career in campaigning. Just sayin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Dan Posted October 4, 2009 Author Share Posted October 4, 2009 Thanks for that, I needed a good laugh after the ass kicking we just had. God Steely, what happened? 19 "self centered jerk faces" and only 5 people who "care". You would of probably of had a better response if you hadn't of worded it the way you did. I really do thank you for that though Steely, good stuff. Oh and you probably should never consider a career in campaigning. Just sayin I know a lot of it is so-called joking but I didn't think people would be so callous to actually vote that way instead of voting at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magox Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Obviously a lot of people when given the choice of defending cancer patients vs. insurance companies feel the insurance companies need their support more. It's not surprising that a lot of people here think about themselves a lot more than others. They have to live with themselves. I can look myself in the mirror every morning without feeling my life is creating a lot of problems for others. I in fact live to help others. I can't rectify people's political beliefs with their religious beliefs. That's for them to do. It's because people are smart enough to know that this is politically motivated, and the way you worded it was retarded, of course hardly any one wanted to support it, and also you just made it even more political with the part I bolded up above, and the funniest part is you seem surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Dan Posted October 4, 2009 Author Share Posted October 4, 2009 Thanks for that, I needed a good laugh after the ass kicking we just had. God Steely, what happened? 19 "self centered jerk faces" and only 5 people who "care". You would of probably of had a better response if you hadn't of worded it the way you did. I really do thank you for that though Steely, good stuff. Oh and you probably should never consider a career in campaigning. Just sayin I know a lot of it is so-called joking but I didn't think people would be so callous to actually vote that way instead of voting at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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