Did you like the Canadian system when you lived there?
Have you contacted your congessman to show support for public/private
system? Which company 'owns' him?
Countries that have the best health care systems have universal health
care with a combination of public and private [nonprofit] insurance and
health care. The US is 37th. France is #1. Switzerland is high on the
list too; they banned for-profit insurance. In the Netherlands, the cost
of health insurance is $130/month and a 7.2% tax, with subsidies
available. Germany uses less than 11% of GDP for health care, but it's
better than in the US where it's well over 15% of GDP and rising fast.
The big propaganda message is that a gummint bureaucrat will tell you
and your doctor what kind of health care you can have. That will be a
huge improvement over private for-profit insurance companies refusing to
pay for procedures that are basic parts of an annual physical. More than
once, our insurance companies have approved a procedure, then refused to
pay for it, resulting in hours, sometimes days, on the phone trying to
get them to pay for what they approved. Universal Medicare [or similar]
will be much better, since Medicare allows you to choose your doctors
and have them/you decide what kind of care you need.
"Rev. S Marshall" <[email protected]> esceibió:
On the recent health care comments.
I got this from my congressman this weekend. Note he is one of those
blue dog democrats mentioned frequently on TV.
-----------------------quote---------------- To be clear, I would
vote against the bill if it came to a floor vote in its current form.
I have serious concerns with the health care bill, specifically the
inclusion of a public option and employer and individual mandates for
insurance coverage. Additionally, the bill is paid for by increasing
taxes on some small businesses and individuals, something that should
never be done during a recession. We should be looking for ways to
support and help small businesses, not hurt them.
The introduction of this health care bill is a first step in a long
process and I will continue to follow its progress and continue to
look for opportunities to make improvements to the bill. The Senate
is currently working on a bipartisan health care solution and I am
hopeful that the deliberative process produces a bill that is much
better for the American people. The final product must be
bipartisan, and it must use a market-based approach to address
current problems in our nation’s health care. Regardless of the
outcome, I will read the final bill closely and be well-informed on
its content before voting on any legislation.
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