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Bristol Palin's insurance dilemma.

Mischka

Mischka

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I wonder if Bristol Palin will birth her child out of wedlock? Right now she is on her parents' health insurance. If she marries her 18 year-old high school drop-out boyfriend, her insurance options are not as rosy. Medicaid? Expensive private insurance? Will she find a job in the last months of her pregnancy that (a) offers full insurance and (b) won't treat it as a pre-existing condition? (Of course, this assumes her parents' insurance would drop her once she is married, but I believe that's a standard clause in most insurance policies.)

I'm curious to see how this plays out, especially in light of the political parties' respective stances on health insurance. Just watch her fiance get accepted into the minors and they move to Canada for him to play in a bush league, and she takes advantage of their socialized medicine...
 
I think it's funny who all is coming back to this silly little porn board to talk about politics. ;)

Hope you're doing well, Mischka.
 
Good question.

I don't think most insurance will pay for a child's pregnancy regardless of marriage.
 
I'm sure they're going to pay for it out of pocket to avoid any further questions of this sort, since they can definately afford it.

EvelynTreemont said:
Or we could, yunno, focus on something important.
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Because health insurance and teenage pregnancy's not important?
 
naughtycakes said:
I'm sure they're going to pay for it out of pocket to avoid any further questions of this sort, since they can definately afford it.



Because health insurance and teenage pregnancy's not important?
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We both know that isn't why this is being dealt with.

The ISSUE of health insurance and the ISSUE of single parenthood are very important however talking about Bristol Palin here isn't to discuss and ISSUE. Why bring her up, instead of the legions of young mothers who live in far worse circumstances?

I understand people don't like Palin, and that's great, but are we talking about her and her family to bring an issue to light or because it is convenient to discredit her and thereby lend credit to a side we may find preferable?
 
EvelynTreemont said:
We both know that isn't why this is being dealt with.

The ISSUE of health insurance and the ISSUE of single parenthood are very important however talking about Bristol Palin here isn't to discuss and ISSUE. Why bring her up, instead of the legions of young mothers who live in far worse circumstances?

I understand people don't like Palin, and that's great, but are we talking about her and her family to bring an issue to light or because it is convenient to discredit her and thereby lend credit to a side we may find preferable?
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Like it or not, she sets an example.
 
naughtycakes said:
I'm sure they're going to pay for it out of pocket to avoid any further questions of this sort, since they can definately afford it.
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Which would just further emphasize the difference between the average unwed teenage mother and the offspring of the politically connected. Edwards' mistress had a plush pad paid for by his supporters; wouldn't be surprised if a similar arrangement happens here.
 
EvelynTreemont said:
The ISSUE of health insurance and the ISSUE of single parenthood are very important however talking about Bristol Palin here isn't to discuss and ISSUE. Why bring her up, instead of the legions of young mothers who live in far worse circumstances?
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Did you even read my first post? The legion of young mothers who live in far worse circumstances is exactly my point. Bristol Palin provides the counterpoint. How her well-publicized pregnancy is dealt with can be sharply contrasted with the limited options available to the masses, and by extension, how the two major political parties would deal with the issue of teenage pregnancy.
 
It's really quite simple. They'll find an obstetrician who's interested in becoming Surgeon General and willing to work for free.
 
EvelynTreemont said:
We both know that isn't why this is being dealt with.

The ISSUE of health insurance and the ISSUE of single parenthood are very important however talking about Bristol Palin here isn't to discuss and ISSUE. Why bring her up, instead of the legions of young mothers who live in far worse circumstances?

I understand people don't like Palin, and that's great, but are we talking about her and her family to bring an issue to light or because it is convenient to discredit her and thereby lend credit to a side we may find preferable?
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Bristol Palin is the perfect example of the kind of results you get by clinging to ideology and teaching abstinance-only sex education.

It's also the perfect foil to highlight the plight of MOST single, teenage mothers who don't have the support or financial backing of well-off parents.

And, fuck, how hypocritical can you get? I love the way Palin repeatedly praised her daughter's "Choice" while advocating against a woman's right to choose.

Mischka said:
Which would just further emphasize the difference between the average unwed teenage mother and the offspring of the politically connected. Edwards' mistress had a plush pad paid for by his supporters; wouldn't be surprised if a similar arrangement happens here.
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Exactly.
 
Bristol Palin is an adult.

She can get her own insurance, married or not; or Luke or Troy or Chad or whatever the guy's name is can get it with her if they are married when the blessed moment arrives.
 
Thank you, red_rose and Karen Kraft. I've been happily swamped with my new role of mother, and my continuing roles of attorney and wife. Haven't been on Lit in months; glad to see the place is still around!
 
Karen Kraft said:
Bristol Palin is an adult.

She can get her own insurance, married or not; or Luke or Troy or Chad or whatever the guy's name is can get it with her if they are married when the blessed moment arrives.
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No she can't. No insurance will cover that sort of "pre-existing condition".
 
Odd_ball said:
No she can't. No insurance will cover that sort of "pre-existing condition".
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Some insurance will. For example, Medicaid, if she qualifies as poor enough (off her parents' dole). Some private employers may offer full benefits up front, but it's doubtful a pregnant 17 year old or drop-out 18 year old would find such employment. Fully private insurance is an option, but it's likely to be prohibitively expensive without assistance from the parents/political supporters.
 
Odd_ball said:
Like it or not, she sets an example.
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Why? Would it matter if she were Bristol Smith?

What about all the other teen parents out there who get no attention, unless it is to degrade them. Who cares how the healthcare system treats them?
 
Mischka said:
Thank you, red_rose and Karen Kraft. I've been happily swamped with my new role of mother, and my continuing roles of attorney and wife. Haven't been on Lit in months; glad to see the place is still around!
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Oh wow! Congrats!!
 
Mischka said:
Some insurance will. For example, Medicaid, if she qualifies as poor enough (off her parents' dole). Some private employers may offer full benefits up front, but it's doubtful a pregnant 17 year old or drop-out 18 year old would find such employment. Fully private insurance is an option, but it's likely to be prohibitively expensive without assistance from the parents/political supporters.
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Well, I consider medicaid to be more like assistance.

I dont think anyone would hire pregnant 17 yr old and give them full coverage. They all know that 1. she will be missing work in a few months on paid leave, and 2. their rates will go up.

Fully private insurance usually will not cover any pre-existing conditions, especially pregnancy. It's like being diagnosed with a disease, THEN going and trying to get coverage. Unfortunately, they treat pregnancy like a disease.
 
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EvelynTreemont said:
Why? Would it matter if she were Bristol Smith?

What about all the other teen parents out there who get no attention, unless it is to degrade them. Who cares how the healthcare system treats them?
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Limelight. Simple as that. Her mother wants to be the VP, and as such automatically puts herself and her family in the position of being "examples".
 
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