I'm still finding this really hard to understand. Why procisly is a health service in which all patients recive free healthcare, free that is at the point of service, considered a bad thing for some?
What are their worries or their fears? On 5 Oct, 03:14, Doris Ragland <[email protected]> wrote: > I work in the Health insurance for years in US and processed claims in two > major insurance company's ..major medical..I think this.. as being self > independent in our country > is good and at one point was very good at a period of time here..but things > changed where the company's you worked for cut out insurance for the > workers..so to carry insurance totally by yourself is a great expense..here > in America basicly the cost of the doctors went up to be a doctor and other > medical area's to go for there degree's-the cost went up on medical > supplies-the doctors had to get outrageous insurance just in case of being > sued and so fourth- when I process claims and investgated the claims it took > time to find out in detail the cases- that is added in on cost - I processed > claims which the hospitals would charge five dollars for a bandaide--there > is unreasonable cost I agree that should be brought into a right balance > --the bandaide is just one example-I thought I would explain this to you in > a little bit more detail-here in America we are trying to have a plan that > all may have insurance- somewhat like canda--we tried for the last few years > pass it..Myself I think everything needs to be put in check and a good > balance..the medical department loses alot anyway when the people can"t pay > there bills this does not make sense to me..it should not be this way. > Maybe this will give you an ideal what it is like -when the company you > work for would let you carry insurance out with them and had HMO plans it > would pay 80% of your medical and your could get your medicine for about > five dollars per. > > > > On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 9:48 AM, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Gorby has come out recently and said that Thatcher and other right- > > wing flops wanted him to crush German reunification. I tend to find > > the country rather like the fair-minded, well educated and progressive > > Britain I was supposed to be living in. I rather liked my trips to > > the old DDR for that matter - there was even something good amongst > > the lunacy and repression. Even in this civilized country there is > > little real progress towards a real understanding of how we might live > > if we can break the military-consumerist fetish. Private medicine > > would be OK if insurance was a genuine form not based on only taking > > people unlikely to be ill - but we'd still need to restrict white > > collar criminals (doctors etc.) taking rip-off fees. > > > On 3 Oct, 14:31, frantheman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > And a happy German Unity Day to you too, Gabby! > > > > I am in complete agreement with you on the health care issue. (Well, > > > ok, apart from anything else, I work in the health area :-)) I see us > > > facing difficult times in Germany in this area following the recent > > > election results. The so-called liberals (the junior partner in the > > > next government) are on record as saying they want the whole health > > > system completely privatised. Already the pressure towards a two-class > > > health system is growing. Free market experts talk about us all taking > > > more responsibility for ourselves and the availability of private > > > supplemental insurance. Even on a purely personal area it worries me - > > > as someone middle-aged, with a medical history of treated alcoholism > > > and an artificial hip, the rates I would have to pay for private > > > supplementary insurance are far beyond my means. > > > > The challenge for the united Germany remains the same as it was twenty > > > years ago - to achieve and maintain a just and fair society for all > > > its residents, whether in Duisburg or Dresden. > > > > Francis > > > > On 3 Okt., 14:44, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Let me explain. > > > > > I was born in West-Berlin 7 years after a wall was raised that > > > > protected the East from the fascism of the West. Unfortunately, West- > > > > Berlin was in the middle of East-Germany. My relatively poor geography > > > > marks give testimony of this circumstance. Times have changed and > > > > fascism has become a too difficult word to employ. Instead, becoming > > > > aware of the need to fight for the right idea has become more and more > > > > important. To have the right on my side has become the essence of our > > > > democracy. > > > > > Chris and Craig are right to assure each other (on Facebook) that our > > > > compulsory medical insurance system without a loud and heartfelt > > > > discussion on fines, penalties and death sentence for those who dream > > > > of dropping out of this system is wimpy and retarded. Welcome back, > > > > new fascism!- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
