I have been looking at health care and decided it's a mess any way you look at it. When some gangbanger gets shot he gets carried to the er. The er can't refuse to treat him so they spend a zillion dollars keeping this thug alive.
When my sister checks in tomorrow for minor surgery, her bill is ten times what it should be. She is paying a part of the gangbanger's bill. That's just not fair. But then under the govt plan the gangbanger gets treated the new insurance company (that is spelled tax payer) picks up the tab. That health care cost is just hidden in with all the other crap we pay for. The dollars are going to be the same in the end. Who are we kidding here, there is nobody in this country who does not have access to emergency care. We are going to foot the bill no matter how you cut it. Too bad we are a country of good people or we could just let the thug die. Problem comes when we decide who decides who is worth saving. Exactly who makes that decision.
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Regarding the Obamacare fiasco, since we already have a sort of universal health care system in place, called Medicare, why don't they just put all uninsured people on Medicare? Am I insane or is this something that would be feasible?
ReplyDeleteI think medicare is going to go broke without adding more people who can't pay a full premium. The drug companies are behind this, and so are the hospitals and even the insurance companies so long as they write to policies.
ReplyDeleteMore insured, more sales for the medical industry so everyone but the people who have to pick up the slack (US) would love it. I don't see how they can do more to cause inflation but this should do it. If widgets inc have to pay for more insurance then widgets will cost more. You can bet your butt on it.