Quote:
|
Originally Posted by BigBen931
Oh, I get it. You are saying that your life is not worth $3134. Good point. I guess I never looked at it like that.
Can you tell me what your life IS worth? is it an even $3000? $1500? What about the exchange rate if you were travelling to another country?
Who are you to say that you were overcharged? The problem with healthcare is that when it counts, YOU DO NOT CARE WHAT IT COSTS, because the alternative is DEATH.
Please do not get on the topic of "my grandma had a stroke and it cost 1,000,000 dollars a day" or "Who does that doctor think he is, charging me ____ for only seeing me for 15 seconds?"
Healthcare is priceless, in the right circumstances. We are not comparing different models of sedans here. Just think about that for a second.
|
You hit the nail on the head with this one. If a life saving procedure will save your life it could be $300, $3000, $30000, $3000000, what difference does it make, you just want to live no matter what the cost. I guess in a capitalist system they should be able to charge what ever the market will bear. I can imagine laying in the ER after an accident and the attendant comes up and says "You know sir we can stop the bleeding and save your life, just how much is that worth to you today?"
Of course this would never happen in a civilized country but the cost of services does seem to be way more than most people can afford. As it has been pointed out in other posts, perhaps health care just doesn't lend itself to competition and capitalism and the government should provide it.