The Health Care Bill
Greetings Dads,
What is the deal with the healthcare bill? There is so much from both sides, I cannot digest it. http://tiny.cc/prAbe
Any Dr., Nurse, Hospital admin, medical salesperson, etc that would
like to share an opinion? Is it true those in Washington are rebuffing
this plan for themselves to stay on their current plan? If it is so
good for the people, why not for them? I do not want sides, I want
information please.
This is one of the biggest votes in history and I want to make sure
that we (and our politicians) have all the data. Again, please do not
use this topic to post your political opinions, forget about Red and
Blue states - we need to be UNITED! I, and other Dads, need to hear
from those inside the Healthcare system so we can make the best
decision for out families.
Thank you for your posts.
Cheers,
Toby
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Re: The Health Care Bill
There is no doubt in anyone's mind, no matter what the political persuasion is, that the US health care system is in a mess.
However, the fact that the Democratic controlled since 2006, Congress has worked so hard to "RUSH" this over 2000 page bill, which few people really know what is in it, along in the hope of passing it in the very first year of Obama "for points on the board", should clue any intelligent person that it might be full of poorly thought out and planned programs.
And someone will have to find "extra" money to pay for it, whether it means big cuts in other federal programs and/or increases in taxes. We all know how poorly planned and thought out the "bailouts" for Wall Street, the Automobile Industry, and the stimulus funds (did you get your $250 last year?) are! Not that the Republican side of Congress has any great ideas, well thought out and planned, of their own.
And, yes, the Congress and the Whitehouse have their own special and expensive "cadillac" coverage entirely paid by the taxpayer, so unless that is changed, they would opt out of any federal/public options.
Now the ex-governor, Mitt Romney's plan that he suggested and supported for his state, to increase coverage to all citizens of MA, seems to be working in that is has now covered a majority of that state's population, I heard currently about 97%. But their costs are going up rapidly.
I believe each state should find it's own way to cover most of it's citizens, maybe with a little assistance and guidance from the Feds, but total control should not come from them.
Re: The Health Care Bill
Articles of interest:
5 freedoms you'll lose with the current health care bill: http://tinyurl.com/mpd5ue
British perspective on Health Care: http://tinyurl.com/lchupz
The Free Market is not Another Form of Rationing: http://tinyurl.com/lkv3uz
The fundamental issue is that health care is not a right. It's a service that must be provided by highly trained professionals. From the last of the articles above:
"The government can provide “free” healthcare only by forcing others to pay for it. The socialist ideal of “from each according to his ability, to each according to his need” is unjust."
Re: The Health Care Bill
As a dad of three, for me it comes down to providing dependable, long term healthcare for my family and ALL Americans equally. Not just for those who can afford it. God forbid I lose my job, I want to make sure my family has health insurance coverage and not just for a few months under an expensive COBRA plan. Members of government have their health care program, the Vets have their program, the seniors have medicare, the rich have their "docs on call", but the rest of us are dependent on our companies and costly hand-outs. I want to see pro-active health-care with free annual checkups, not a reactive medicine program. In my experience, the latter is WAY too costly. My $40 individual co-pay is an entrance fee to a Dr. office. No telling what my insurance will pay. More often than not, I end up with another $100 post-visit. Multiply that times 5 and my annual costs add up. I'd hate to think what would happen if we were really sick. The rates I pay today are a result of a health care system gone awry. Insurance companies are creating "their" own program to either hide costs and make a profit, not to benefit me the patient.
Yes, a new health care program will cost a little more initially but peace of mind and a better managed program will reduce cost and outweighs anything else we have today.
-Erik
Re: The Health Care Bill
yes, it will cost more....but not just initially. And who do you think is going to pay for it?
Here is what the new health care plan will cost me:
I currently pay 5k a year in premiums. I have a max out of pocket of 5k a year. Under the House plan, my premiums increas to 10k a year, and my max out of pocket increases to 10k a year.
And if its run anything similiar to any other government agency, I so look forward to heading down to Mexico for proper health care.
Read the bill.
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Re: The Health Care Bill
Charlie,
Thank you for the input! I will certainly check out your link.
Cheers,
Toby
Re: The Health Care Bill
I am not a health care professional, but consider the facts:
Many in the House of Representatives have admitted to have not read the bill, yet the vote was to have happened immediately, without time taken to study it. Why?
The bill uses archaic and hurtful language on page 389, referring to people with mental health issues as 'retarded'.
The bill claims to cut costs by creating a huge bureacracy. How is that helpful?
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