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Originally Posted by flstf
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.
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It makes a huge difference if you don't have the money. Why should I have to pay $3000 for 3 hours? If I only have $3000 and no access to any other money how am I supposed to live if I pay it all on medical costs. Who bears the burden of the $3m procedure? Either me for the rest of my life or my family (if heaven forbid it fails). If you are going to charge so much, is there a money back guarantee??
By making health care unaffordable, you are forcing the lower paid workers to not go to the doctor.
I'm happy I don't live in your world.
Greytone - I say to you that health care is a right. One of the benefits of the high taxes I pay is that I get subsidised visits to the doctor, my child is immunised for free and in the case of an accident or emergency, I can get absolutely free access to health care (the doctor gets paid by the government). This does not take away from the fact that private hospitals also exist, with better facilities, if you are willing to pay / willing to pay for insurance.
The only reason you don't have a government run health care system is because the government is being oiled well enough for it to remain where it is.