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[Ksyrup]

Originally Posted by Edward64

We know BMI is not accurate ... if you are an athlete/muscular

Agreed. Before I decided to take my body down to "muscular teenager" size, I was "overweight" according to the BMI scale at 5'9" 170 lbs. Ridiculous

[GrantDawg]

Originally Posted by RainMaker

I could do without the honey but pimento cheese is amazing. The only time I had ever heard of it was that they serve it at the Masters. Is it like a big deal down South?

Relatively. I grew up with it in the house for sandwiches. It is great melted on fried green tomatoes, on a burger, or just cold out of the frig in a sandwich. Quality does matter. Some cheaper store brands aren't very good, and some restaurant made versions are just otherworldly. If you ever get to my home town, the Mystic Grill (yeah, the place from Vampire Diaries) has fantastic version. They use it a burgers, fried green tomatoes, or a dip with pita-like bread.

[Ksyrup]

Originally Posted by RainMaker

Chick Fil A spicy honey pimento cheese sandwich may be the best chicken sandwich out there. Why has the south hid this wonderful invention from me for so long?

I tried this several months ago and it was ... good, but way too much for me, IMO. I wouldn't eat it again.

[RainMaker]

Fuck dipping pita bread (or any bread) in it sounds delicious. I need to see if they sell it locally.

[thesloppy]

Originally Posted by cuervo72

So if anyone is curious to see if it rings a similar bell, give a listen to this, specifically the 13-15 seconds or so starting at 3:52. Curious if anyone else can place it. (It's not exact, but...similar enough for me. But then I hear weird things sometimes.)

I hear bits of a cover Wes did:



...and the first 13-15 seconds of that should remind you of something else entirely.

[Edward64]

Wife got a letter from United Healthcare saying some health info may have been compromised. Basically, saying sign up at X places to monitor lock/credit history. Same as the last several times this has happened (e.g. the site said wife had 9 breaches of data in her history).

I want to sue UH for this breach of data. I have to believe there was some sort/level of negligence somewhere.

The AI wording is below. How to prove harm is probably the get-out-of-jail-free card for their negligence?

While you cannot directly sue for a HIPAA violation because it does not provide a private right of action, you may still be able to sue a healthcare provider for a breach of health data by claiming negligence or breach of contract under state laws if your medical information was mishandled and you suffered harm as a result;

[flere-imsaho]

Good luck with that.

Penalties for data breaches need to be significantly more severe. I don't think companies even care at this point about reputational risk since it happens to everyone. But we're definitely not seeing any sort of regulation on this under a second Trump administration.

[Kodos]

Part of the solution is for everybody to start collecting a lot less data. Obviously, healthcare providers do need to know sensitive data about their clients. But for god's sake, protect the data.

[Passacaglia]

Originally Posted by Edward64

Wife got a letter from United Healthcare saying some health info may have been compromised. Basically, saying sign up at X places to monitor lock/credit history. Same as the last several times this has happened (e.g. the site said wife had 9 breaches of data in her history).

I want to sue UH for this breach of data. I have to believe there was some sort/level of negligence somewhere.

The AI wording is below. How to prove harm is probably the get-out-of-jail-free card for their negligence?

I'm also having some annoyance with United (well technically Optum, but same company). I got a letter saying that some of the expenses that I submitted to my FSA can't be reimbursed, because the providers didn't provide an itemized receipt. Without that, they can't be sure that it's a medical expense -- even though they are coming from places that are clearly medical providers, and say things like "RUSH HOSPITAL" on the information that Optum does have. Optum has all the phone numbers of the providers, so they could just call and get that info, but instead they suspended my account until I get the providers to send it. I've had HSAs and FSAs for years, but never had something like this happen.

[miami_fan]

Originally Posted by Passacaglia

I'm also having some annoyance with United (well technically Optum, but same company). I got a letter saying that some of the expenses that I submitted to my FSA can't be reimbursed, because the providers didn't provide an itemized receipt. Without that, they can't be sure that it's a medical expense -- even though they are coming from places that are clearly medical providers, and say things like "RUSH HOSPITAL" on the information that Optum does have. Optum has all the phone numbers of the providers, so they could just call and get that info, but instead they suspended my account until I get the providers to send it. I've had HSAs and FSAs for years, but never had something like this happen.

That was standard practice whenever I used my wife's FSA in the past. We kept a folder of all of the itemized receipts even it was just a co-pay. We even re-sent emails with the receipt attached because they claimed to not have received the first one.