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.
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.
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.
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.
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The problem with our health care system is that it is one of the most inefficienct.
Health care costs will not go down until you reduce the cost of malpractice insurance, and lawsuit awards.
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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.
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