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Originally Posted by pr0f3n
Any health care scheme is going to have problems, and mandating privatized insurance is fraught with them, but it's a start, it is an improvement over what we have currently, and given the last 20 years of legislation I believe this is the best that can be done right now.
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You are probably right since many of our representatives would be reluctant to loose the insurance money and many people who have coverage with their employers are content with their low co-pays. Also I suspect that the drug companies are doing great with the current system and would not wish to rock the boat.
However once the decision is made to provide care for everyone then keeping the insurance companies in the loop seems almost like a protection scheme and would rake in billions of dollars which could probably be better spent. The insurance companies seem to be trying to keep costs down by negotiating prices, refusing claims whenever possible and denying coverage to people with existing health problems but costs continue to rise faster than inflation.
The question is will total government control make things any better or do we need the insurance companies to continue their role as the middleman to try and control the prices that health care providers charge..