If On the Wrong Track, Why Go Left?

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Registered: 03-19-2003
If On the Wrong Track, Why Go Left?
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Mon, 06-02-2008 - 6:52pm
iVillage Member
Registered: 04-10-2008
Thu, 06-05-2008 - 5:20pm
That's why I said if you don't pay you don't get it. Not everyone who doesn't have health care wants a hand out. They can't afford $200.00 for insurance. If you make it more affordable then they can have insurance.
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Registered: 03-19-2003
Thu, 06-05-2008 - 5:25pm
Sorry but if I pay $20 a pay and my hubby pays $20 a pay then not only do we pay for our insurance but we have $80 less dollars a month to use for our needs.
iVillage Member
Registered: 08-10-2005
Thu, 06-05-2008 - 6:55pm
The Iraq War is costing
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Registered: 09-08-2006
Thu, 06-05-2008 - 6:58pm

The problem with our health care system is that it is one of the most inefficienct.

 

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-19-2003
Thu, 06-05-2008 - 7:34pm

Health care costs will not go down until you reduce the cost of malpractice insurance, and lawsuit awards.

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Registered: 09-08-2006
Thu, 06-05-2008 - 8:13pm

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Registered: 08-08-2006
Thu, 06-05-2008 - 8:27pm

Interesting. What portion of health care costs are the result of malpractice insurance and lawsuit awards? I don't know the answer, but my got feeling is that it is not a significant portion of the cost of medical care, but I'm willing to be convinced.

And you know this again, how? I know that technology in medical care has come along way in the past 25 years. I also know that the insurance companies have inserted themselves into what tests it will approve whether a doctor feels they are medically necessary or not.

Really, proof please? I can prove that copays and deductibles are rising exponentially along with insurance coverage. With pretty good insurance, this year I've had over 2k in out of pocket expenses, though I've had some significant medical issues.

Perhaps we can go back to the time when the dr made housecalls and aspirin cured all of what ails us. It's not rocket science and there's no going back. Many of us will do fine will minimal medical intervention, and preventative care will keep costs down. But we're living longer, we're surviving accidents and diseases that we couldn't in the past. Medicine used to be a calling and a science, now it's a for profit business.

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-10-2005
Thu, 06-05-2008 - 8:55pm
Much of this IS TRUE. I was reading about it in my AARP magazine. Many times patients themselves will tell the Dr. they want a certain test when maybe it's not necessary. So the Dr. orders the test just so the patient won't sue. But yes, a lot of the costs are Administrative costs.
iVillage Member
Registered: 04-10-2008
Thu, 06-05-2008 - 9:39pm
I am sorry you are not understanding what I am saying. I am saying you spend the $15.00 IF
iVillage Member
Registered: 08-08-2006
Thu, 06-05-2008 - 10:15pm
That's what I thought, thanks.