Subsidized healthcare

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Registered: 10-26-2003
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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Registered: 03-19-2003
Sun, 09-21-2008 - 12:37pm
Actually they didn't have the technology and alternative treatments that we have now.
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Sun, 09-21-2008 - 12:49pm

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Registered: 09-15-2008
Sun, 09-21-2008 - 12:51pm

<<The big problems is that even with the tax increases on those making more than $250,000 there isn't enough money to pay for $50-65 billion.

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Registered: 08-30-2004
Sun, 09-21-2008 - 3:16pm

"Ok. I'll tell the multiple doctors I've spoken to that they're all liars who don't know what they're talking about. And the doctors of the other people I've known who've had ovaries removed as well. LOL! "


If they're removing body parts without first doing a biopsy - in this day and age - they should be sued for malpractice.

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Registered: 08-30-2004
Sun, 09-21-2008 - 3:21pm

"I managed a multispecialty clinic with 60+ providers.

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Sun, 09-21-2008 - 4:35pm

I have too many posts to respond to, but my point about women and their cervical cancer screenings is that is a specific concern met by a specific section of medicine.

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Registered: 08-30-2004
Sun, 09-21-2008 - 5:33pm

Not necessarily true.

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Registered: 07-16-2008
Sun, 09-21-2008 - 5:48pm

Then you're more diligent about your health than many of us.

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Registered: 08-30-2004
Sun, 09-21-2008 - 5:53pm

If that's how it is for you, that's your right.

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Sun, 09-21-2008 - 5:56pm

"If you don't go, that's your decision.

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