Health Care Debate

I wonder how many people chiming in on the debate have had any recent contact w/ aparatus.
1) I have bought insurance w/ $5000 deductible for a 21 y/o male & 18 y/o female. = $72 for the boy child & $132 for the girl. Please note the DED AMT. Because who amonst U can take that hit.

2) My 55+ self was about $500 +. My side to this would be that when I increase my ded. to save some money... savings were wiped out 10 days later when I went into another birthday.

Now we have employer group ins.

Small little event.. not an accident, results in a 3 day hospital stay. Enjoining specialist care and after care and future care. So far the bill is approaching $20,000.

I could argue about how some of this bill is inflated. How some of it is defensive medicine. (Tort reform?)

Bottom Line: If this 20 y/o did not have ins. (even $5K ded)... Who do you think would be paying this bill?

Something needs to be done. Something needs to be done to bring the uninsured / the uninsurable into the system. We are all paying for them anyway... Uncontrollaballly.

I once knew a 20-something that could not get ins. because he was on high blood press. meds. What, we want him to go un-dia./ un-treated? He can't be covered because of a PREexisting condition? He asked for this problem?

It was being treated & taken care of?

Better to have him off his meds AND UNINSURED?

At its worst, At its worst, Universal Health Care would be better than what we labor under now. I don't see wealthy Canadians or Brits in my doc's waiting room.

It is a myth that we have the best health care system in the world. I think that ranking belongs to the French.