Comments on: Universal Health Care? NO!

By: Media Circus

Media Circus — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:41:40 +0000

They'll handle it like they do Medicare — never pay or settle for 1/2 of what they owe. Doctors can't stand Medicare…b/c they don't get paid.
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Edit:
As per quiz's response, Canada just received a multi-billion dollar bailout as hospitals are closing their doors now faster than they're being built.

UHC is great on paper — but when people don't exercise restraint (going for scrapes/bruises/small cuts etc.) and the government paying less than what it costs to treat patients, hospitals can't stay in business. It's happening in Europe as well — they just keep throwing more money at the system rather than taking a step back and realizing costs are only going to increase.

In addition, there is a huge concern that the government offered insurance will be treated like Medicare where the government gets special pricing/billing treatment, essentially undercutting the hospital expense. In order to compensate, the hospital is forced to shuffle that expense to someone willing to pay it — private industry — pushing up their premiums and eventually requiring them to close shop. When all is said and done, the only option will be Government provided health care and we'll be on the gravy train to bankruptcy. Medicare is 40 billion in debt and will be 20 trillion (with a T) in debt in approximately 50 years if we don't:
1. Raise taxes to pay for it (Medicare was included in Obama's Stimulus…won't be the last time)
2. Reduce User benefits – which they're openly talking about.

Some thought should go into finding other ways to reduce costs to the user…that includes slimming the billing departments and other bureaucracies portrayed in your answer.

By: Jade

Jade — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 07:53:47 +0000

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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 06:22:07 +0000

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By: URL Shortener

URL Shortener — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 04:49:12 +0000

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By: eagle

eagle — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:56:37 +0000

No,they should be in the exact same plan as everyone else.If they pass Universal Health Care then Medicare,Medicaid,and any Programs for Government Employees need to end immediately.All people need to be in the same sytem.If it's so great,why go outside the system for care(As most people with any financial ability to,do in almost every Country with Universal Care)

All Hail Comrade 0bama!!

By: Youtube Downloader

Youtube Downloader — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:56:33 +0000

By: URL Shortener

URL Shortener — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 03:45:05 +0000

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By: caltam84

caltam84 — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 01:43:59 +0000

"Single-payer" means that all covered medical expenses are paid from the same source (the government). "Universal" means that everybody is covered. They are not opposites, and a government-funded universal plan *is* a single-payer plan.

By: Pragmatist

Pragmatist — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:43:05 +0000

That is the whole point. One Term Barry is looking for the fastest way to destroy the American economy.