Comments - Health Care: Appeals to fear, anger, and hate gain traction when ignorance is wide and deep. - Connections Groups2024-03-29T05:51:05Zhttp://connectionsgroups.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=2831845%3ABlogPost%3A13161&xn_auth=noCLICK HERE for more: http:/…tag:connectionsgroups.ning.com,2009-09-18:2831845:Comment:151162009-09-18T17:47:54.101ZSue Copeninghttp://connectionsgroups.ning.com/profile/SueCopening
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I will be researching the French system!
I will be researching the French system! Obviously we do need a change…tag:connectionsgroups.ning.com,2009-08-28:2831845:Comment:132692009-08-28T21:21:06.139ZSue Copeninghttp://connectionsgroups.ning.com/profile/SueCopening
Obviously we do need a change. It might be smart to look at the countries that DO get it right, like France, who has the number one health care system in the world, and design a similar system.<br />
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France's system is a combination of government PAID health care AND private, supplemental policies.<br />
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But some of your points don't really make sense... for instance the reason people now overuse the Emergency rooms is precisely because they don't have health care or insurance, so end up waiting until it…
Obviously we do need a change. It might be smart to look at the countries that DO get it right, like France, who has the number one health care system in the world, and design a similar system.<br />
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France's system is a combination of government PAID health care AND private, supplemental policies.<br />
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But some of your points don't really make sense... for instance the reason people now overuse the Emergency rooms is precisely because they don't have health care or insurance, so end up waiting until it is an emergent situation. Then they go to the ER because they are required to treat them, and we all end up paying for it in the cost of ours.<br />
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I am not in favor of the current bill. I like HR676 much better. This current one on the table doesn't go far enough to remove the "for profit" incentive of taking peoples money, then denying their claims. Also... about 1 in every 3 dollars goes toward billing and marketing.<br />
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In a single payer system you would save that dollar, and could put it toward care. Add to that all those ER users who now have a lower priced heath care provider to visit, eliminated expensive ER visits, and you cut out a lot of waste.<br />
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As far as putting private insurers in jeopardy. Frankly, I am more concerned with the lives and health of the citizens than I am with the profits of a corporation. Maybe if I worked for an insurance company then I might be willing to put the bottom line above peoples lives, but I don't.<br />
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Frankly, it disgusts me how so many insurance companies are willing to take peoples money, then spend every bit of energy they can trying to deny claims. And it's scary how, if you have a pre-existing condition and lose your job, your life is now in danger because you are uninsured and can't get new insurance because of the pre-existing condition.<br />
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It's also sad that so many people are trapped in jobs they don't like, because they are afraid to lose their health benefits (especially if they have a pre-existing condition). It makes us less of a free country. A single payer health care system would give people the freedom to change jobs, or become self employed, without worrying about their health care.<br />
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It's a complicated issue, the important thing is that people educate themselves, and speak up.<br />
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It is a myth though, that the government can't run things properly. For instance, military hospitals are considered to be the best in the country. But no one is even proposing that in a single payer system anyway. In a single payer health care system the government does NOT run the hospitals, they run the same way they always have... the govt simply PAYS the bills. People overlook that, or get confused about that.<br />
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I totally agree this country has a huge debt problem and basically all our citizens are indentured servants (enslaved by their debt), and work to keep the rich richer and the corporate profits flowing, the banks collecting their interest. But if you look at world history no government has ever remained a "super power" for more than 200 years. So, our time is over anyway. I am a "tea bagger" and belie…tag:connectionsgroups.ning.com,2009-08-28:2831845:Comment:132272009-08-28T20:08:21.530ZCheryl Mhttp://connectionsgroups.ning.com/profile/CherylM
I am a "tea bagger" and believe we don't have the money to expand medicare which is essentially what is needed if we want to try to insure everyone. I am all for changes in the system, but disagree with all the rhetoric on both sides of the issue, from death panels to you will get to keep your doctor and insurance and knowing how all government programs that are implemented always go bankrupt and force taxes up.<br />
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Just do this one thing. Look up how much money we are paying per WEEK on INTEREST…
I am a "tea bagger" and believe we don't have the money to expand medicare which is essentially what is needed if we want to try to insure everyone. I am all for changes in the system, but disagree with all the rhetoric on both sides of the issue, from death panels to you will get to keep your doctor and insurance and knowing how all government programs that are implemented always go bankrupt and force taxes up.<br />
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Just do this one thing. Look up how much money we are paying per WEEK on INTEREST alone on the money we have borrowed from China these past 4 to 5 years after the 1st "stimulus" package. China has a right to come and evict us all from America.<br />
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Also a large percentage of people NOW qualify for medicare and don't use it. So basically what I think they are proposing is that everyone be made to pay for it (sign up if they aren't already; no go out and buy private, because they won't be allowed once it is established) even if they don't use it which will help pay for the people who frequent the ER's (who do not have life threatening illnesses; some people go to the hospital for every minute thing; and if it's free, they will go more).<br />
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.. it is a mess yes, but we can't afford what is on the table now, which is overtaking the entire industry and regulating it as a whole unit; allowing the existing private "industry" remain, but not fund it the way it was; and all the people who have insurance they like will end up without or have to buy into the government option because the existing companies will likely consolidate, or reorganize or disappear altogether and companies who provide insurance availability to their employees will dump their insurance altogether and pay what ever penalty they are charged with and allow their employees to use the government insurance.<br />
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I personally am very fortunate to not need to go to a doctor and just recently had a need for dental work; wherein I recently purchase dental insurance (which is affordable surprisingly; after hearing all about the high cost of insurance). I still have to wait one year before I can use the benefits.<br />
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I strongly believe there is a change needed regarding the COST of heath care; but does the government have MONEY and do you think that because the government gets involved that there will be better availability? Maybe so, but at what "cost".. money or quality.. everybody knows how all government agencies are run and want no part of it if it can be avoided. We must find a solution; and I suggest forming alliances between small companies and co-ops (not government sponsored) which is really in the works. I have seen improvements over the last 10 years without government intervention.