Health care costs

Someone retired, their health care costs run about 10-11,000 dollars a year, including what prescription costs are not covered. (that is adding what MC costs for two and a secondary policy)
Dental and eye costs are separate (can be from 3-4,000 up to 10-12,000 per year for a retired person or two.

So, it is not unusual for a couple retired to have insurance and cash costs of up to $15,000.
One visit to the hospital--even outpatient can eat that up, however.

The average income for such retirees is somewhere between $30,000 (most) and 75,000 (a few).

Now with about 1/2 of a fixed income, just how are most to afford health insurance currently?

Those who can't see that we need a revision to health care are totally blind.

Soon about 40% of us will be retired--including many of you!

Also corporations are cutting their contribution to those of you making a lot of money. What will you do when you have to pay about $17,000 to 24,000 per year all yourself? It is coming within five years! (without a new plan).

We simply can't afford one-fourth of our economy into health costs. Many of those people and costs have to go.

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Healthcare Costs
Submitted by AtHomeGym on Sun, 11/22/2009 - 3:46pm.

OK Bonko, how about you do us all a big favor and tell us exactly what the currently proposed legislation does to reduce healthcare costs. Want a hint? Start with "zero" and go from there. It won't take long--and you won't get far.

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GYM
Submitted by Bonkers on Sun, 11/22/2009 - 5:35pm.

First, it wouldn't matter if the plan did cost a substantial amount more than is paid now for services.
The problem remains as I described.

But, it doesn't cost more!

All of the savings have been enumerated. I don't know if you read them or not---I doubt it since you don't want such a program anyway.

I will list just a few:

Drug companies will contribute enormously due to the new business they Will get at lesser prices than now.

Computerization of everyone's health record including lab tests, x-rays, etc., will save about one-half of those costs going from one doctor to another.

Many doctors and hospitals will opt to work for the master plan at a salary instead of a corporation.

Everyone will pay premiums who makes money---more for more earnings.

There won't be an MRI machine every 20 miles nor open heart surgery every 50 miles. Plenty of helicopters however.

There are many, many more changes coming---figured out by smart people, not sad-sacks, but it will take about 5-8 years to accomplish.

I remember old people in the 60s saying there was no way we could go to the moon! Once the earth was flat and people were executed by ignorant religious nuts for saying otherwise.
The thunder Gods no longer get mad at us.............

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Submitted by G35 Dude on Mon, 11/23/2009 - 11:47am.

My only question is this. What have you been smoking Bonkers?


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