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ken barber <[log in to unmask]>
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Cerebral Palsy List <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 30 Mar 2007 20:57:40 -0700
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if it is to your advantage they'll not pay attention,
but, if it is to their advantage.....

--- "Kendall D. Corbett" <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> Ken,
> 
> According to the MIB, I still have hydrocephalus,
> although I haven't had a
> shunt for over 29 years.  With the MRI I had in
> December, I might be able to
> get that changed, if I have my neurologist write a
> letter and append the MRI
> results.  If you want more of the gory details,
> write me off-list.  Because
> MIB still shows me as hydrocephalic, when I got life
> insurance 8 years ago,
> I ended up paying $59.00/month for $28, 000.00 of
> coverage.  If I live to be
> 65, I'll pay $19,116.00 in premiums, and the company
> will probably make
> about that much in investment interest off the
> premiums,or more, giving them
> a rather tidy profit of $11,000.00 and change.
> 
> So even though the MIB can access most (if not all)
> of your medical records,
> it doesn't mean they, or the insurance companies
> that use them, pay
> attention to the totality of those records
> 
> This is a site I find sometimes humorous, and other
> times
> infuriating....thought you might want to take a
> look.
> 
> http://www.fauxnewschannel.com/
> 
> On 3/30/07, ken barber <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > yeah kendall since the MIB i have read articles on
> how
> > to word your descriptions of ailments to your doc
> and
> > words to avoid at all cost. NOT MUCH PRIVACY LEFT
> AT
> > ALL.
> >
> > --- "Kendall D. Corbett"
> <[log in to unmask]>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Mag,
> > >
> > > At my new neurologist's office, they took a
> digital
> > > photo the first time I
> > > saw him.  It makes sense to have all the records
> > > stored electronically,
> > > IMHO.  All the information they scan or
> introduce
> > > via a digital photo is
> > > probably available in electronic format anyway. 
> In
> > > the case of the picture
> > > at my neurologists office, it made sense to
> me...
> > > In case my neurological
> > > status changes (further stroke issues), they'd
> be
> > > able to compare my present
> > > appearance to that in my picture.  I won't be
> too
> > > surprised if they plug in
> > > an mpeg or wmv video at some point, so they can
> tell
> > > if my posture or
> > > movement patterns have changed.
> > >
> > > Any illusions I had about true privacy of my
> medical
> > > records were pretty
> > > well destroyed when I found out about the
> Medical
> > > Information Bureau (MIB).
> > >
> > >
> > > And we thought MIB was just a funny movie
> starring
> > > Will Smith and Tommy Lee
> > > Jones....
> > >
> > > Read: Who Has Access to My Medical Records #3 in
> the
> > > following link:
> > >
> > > http://www.privacyrights.org/fs/fs8-med.htm
> > >
> > > This link gives instructions on how to find out
> what
> > > information MIB has on
> > > people.
> > >
> > > http://www.mib.com/html/request_your_record.html
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 3/29/07, ken barber < [log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > here is some good information on this act.
> > > >
> > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/REAL_ID_Act
> > > >
> > > > i did not see anything about inplanting
> anything
> > > in
> > > > our bodies. but if you find it, please let us
> > > know.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- Tamar Raine < [log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I just heard about how our lovely 109th
> > > Congress,
> > > > > three years ago, passed public Law 109-13.
> It's
> > > > > called the Real ID Act.
> > > > > And it's so damn scary that I urge all
> Americans
> > > to
> > > > > read up on it! Starting in May 2008, we will
> > > need to
> > > > > submit to have RFID
> > > > > implanted somewhere in our bodies! If we do
> not,
> > > we
> > > > > will not be able to board airplanes, trains,
> or
> > > > > buses! We will not be able to enter Federal
> > > > > buildings! We will be tracked from a
> distance.
> > > > > Everytime we enter or exit a building, our
> > > implanted
> > > > > ID tags will be read.
> > > > >
> > > > > Yesterday at my doc's office, they fed all
> my
> > > > > medical cards into a reader, and then asked
> for
> > > a
> > > > > photo id! Which they then fed into the
> scanner
> > > as
> > > > > well. I have been going there since 1984!
> and
> > > they
> > > > > need my photo ID? boy, if this does not
> rouse
> > > the
> > > > > American public, I don't have much hope for
> us!
> > > We
> > > > > are being led down a path toward totalianism
> > > that
> > > > > resembles the old Soviet Russia! All in the
> name
> > > of
> > > > > fighting terrorism! Only instead of kgb
> spies on
> > > > > about half the population, it will be these
> > > chips no
> > > > > bigger than a pencil point. We must tell the
> new
> > > > > 110th Congress to repeal the act!
> > > > >
> > > > > Mag
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > > > Tamar Mag Raine
> > > > > [log in to unmask]
> > > > > www.cafepress.com/Tamarmag
> > > > > Lots of new art & designs ~ come and look!
> > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message ----
> > > > > From: Kathy Salkin < [log in to unmask]>
> > > > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 4:37:55 PM
> > > > > Subject: Re: Some say US citizens need a war
> tax
> > > or
> > > > > a call to national service.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I'll have you know I laughed so hard at
> this, I
> > > spit
> > > > > out my drink!
> > > > > Deri, you're ruddy dangerous!
> 
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