I can only type what I know.
1. America is rated 37th in health care with our current goings on.
2. I have a great insurance company to cover me.
3. If I want to keep my current insurance through this new bill currently trying to be passed, then I can.
4. There are many hardworking Americans that can not afford insurance and they don't qualify for Medicaid.
5. Medicare is run by the government.
6. Drug companies make a killing on treating symptoms that may not need to be treated.
7. Many Americans have bad habits that have made them unhealthy, if we can somehow change that way of living we would cut a lot of medical costs for them.
8. We need to have some sort of tort reform, because many doctors are afraid of being sued after caring for a patient.
9. We aren't going to have good health care without sacrifice.
and I agree with him (a Republican):
[Heath care reform] really should start with children, the eating habits, the school lunch program, nutrition, and getting them off Adderal. It seems like that's the drug of choice of the hurried parent. – Rep. Jack Kingston
4 comments:
I totally agree that something needs to be done about healthcare, but honestly don't think the current health care legislation is the answer. Health care provided and controlled by government hasn't worked in Europe, and I don't see how we can expect different results in the US. Just wish someone could come up with a better plan . . .
here is what jerry thinks if you want to know what jerry thinks.
why is my health care tied to my job?
everyone wants tort reform, but no one wants to tell the people that get injured from doctors that their lives are worth less.
Everyone says goverment health care has failed in europe, but what does that mean?
Are all fast food companies legally responsible for a person's obesity? Are cigarette companies legally responsible for a person's lung cancer? Really, that person is responsible for their own health, and as long as they can't afford to see a doctor to get direction for their own health care, they will seek compensation for something as lame as suing a fast food company or Phillip Morris. Therefore, public health care should be available to those that can not afford to pay for a private insurance policy, and I think that anyone with a job should be covered by their employer.
In France the public health care they have is actually going very well. People are able to see doctors and get medicine without paying an arm and a leg for them, putting them in further debt. France, btw is number 1 in that whole ranking of which country has better health care.
I can tell you right now that I absolutely do not want to pay 10-40% in co-pays for every visit. Plus, the French system is based on different circumstances than what we have here. This article was very enlightening:
http://healthcare-economist.com/2008/04/14/health-care-around-the-world-france/
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