Subsidized healthcare
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| Sat, 09-20-2008 - 1:12pm |
i'm starting a new thread because this is buried somewhere else.
another poster referred to "subsidized healthcare." this article is old but raises important questions about who pays for what and who has access.
http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/129/6/514
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State funding, Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, and HIPAA make up a subsidized system that targets specific needy groups and may be a gradual approach to U.S. health care coverage for all citizens. For now, however, it seems that anyone who knows the ins and outs of the health care system can obtain health care regardless of whether he or she has insurance.
We pay for community outreach programs, state and federal programs, Medicaid, Medicare, and tax breaks for large corporations. However, although the movement toward a national health insurance system is inching forward, it would immediately halt if people saw a paycheck deduction labeled "tax money to fund health insurance for those who do not have it.>>
the points that resonate for me:
-Those who oppose higher taxes also seem uninterested in finding out how much the lack of health care costs; illness and disease are costlier in the long run.
why don't we place more emphasis on prevention? why do we think paying for prevention is wasteful?
- Any investment in guaranteed health care, even if just for children, would have an invaluable return.
especially, why do we think prevention of disease in children is wasteful?
- The hidden subsidized medical system is already costing taxpayers, but Americans are more willing to pay for it because the taxes are hidden in the federal income tax that is deducted from each worker's paycheck... it would immediately halt if people saw a paycheck deduction labeled "tax money to fund health insurance for those who do not have it."
(assuming they are talking about specifying how much of your tax dollar goes to Medicare/Medicaid) ARE we so opposed to spending money to help those who are not covered - when they do not have other means and did not choose to reject those means?
-it seems that anyone who knows the ins and outs of the health care system can obtain health care regardless of whether he or she has insurance.
how many know the ins and outs? i don't because i don't need it. but why does it require a special knowledge? when you are sick, why can't the system be more transparent - especially for those who "fall through the cracks"?
Bea

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I have a solution to pay for some of the health care.
LOL i've been. you're right about the demographics.
Bea
LMAO!!
>>so how did they detect it in this child. probably a well-visit<<
Actually. That's false. We noticed the child's symptoms and the mother took him to the doctor. Nobody has ever suggested not taking a child who appears unwell to the doctor.
>>because a routine annual exam cannot screen you for the presence or absence of a accident-prone condition.<<
Of course it can.....poor tires, brakes in need of repair, wipers needing replacement, loose muffler, etc....
Actually--don't you think the auto-mechanics of this land would love for the insurance companies to demand routine exams for all vehicles they insure? It would be an easy money making endeavor for them. Why do think the doctors organizations came up with it in the first place? You don't mean doctors only work out of the goodness of their hearts now do you?
Exactly what I said, mandated, mandatory.
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My state requires and annual auto inspection I think most do.
I disagree with you, but I'm pretty sure
In my state it was by county, not at the state level.
I disagree with you, but I'm pretty sure
Why would they do that if as Bea suggested it wouldn't do any good as far as alleviating problems? I do know they used to check for emissions purposes in my state but it's no longer a requirement. It's not a requirement in either of my states.
So while some states may have some requirements it's certainly not something done across the board. Anyway that's not really the topic so I don't want to really drag it into the conversation any further. :-)
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