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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
i have a close family friend who is a doctor and happens to own her own clinic. She has told me numerous times that, between the insurance companies (of which she has discontinued working with a few) and the state medical boards regulations, the costs incurred with both of these entities is a major part of her expense.
Now, looking at medical care in a free market atmosphere all we would have to do is let doctors set the rates without the insurance companies. That alone would induce more people to become doctors. After that, competition between doctors, medical supply companies, pharmas, and anything else associated with the medical industry would keep costs of services as low as possible. People would then be free to pay for only the care that they actually need and it would be less expensive than paying the insurance industry.
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That is a good idea, but I don't see it happening.
I don't see insurance companies killing the cow, until we have a pandemic or catastrophic problem and then it will be too late.
Nor do I see the medical profession lowering costs.
I am a firm believer of a sliding scale based medical program. I think until a better system is devised that is the only way.
As for asking for the "government to pay for me". I have a right, I pay taxes, I pay probably more of a percentage than some people who make more than I. Plus, I pay the "voluntary tax" when I smoke, when I drink soda, when I drive my car, when I use my phone, etc. So IT is my money also.
We are all on this planet to live and share and enjoy life, yet I guess some people believe only only those who make a certain amount are the only ones worthy enough to live healthy happy lives. And yet, those people are so miserable they must continually bully, attack and just be complete immature idiots to everyone else. Ah, but Karma's a bitch.