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Originally Posted by Charlatan
So you have 700 billion to give to the banks in crony capitalism but don't have a two dimes to rub together when it comes to health care... I don't get it.
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No one does....
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Originally Posted by dc_dux
Assuming "relatively good health" ignores accidents, unanticipated serious and/or long term medical emergencies, pre-existing conditions, chronic conditions.......
For the most part, employer-based plans have served the public (150+ million) well, in terms of the level and quality of service...the issue for me is containing the costs of that employer-based system..not abandoning it.
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Opinion or fact?
I've had maybe ONE excellent coverage provided by an employer.
We shop around for life insurance, car insurance, home insurance...we should be able to shop around for health insurance. At $5700 a year, ours basically sucks and we are allowed two choices-take it or leave it. Those choices apply anywhere, too.
I'm not saying either "plan" is better, but someone sure needs to bring back reasonably affordable coverage and give US options, not the government, not employers.
If one is poor enough, one can get pretty good medical care and not pay a dime; we pay over $100 a week and get crap. I'm still paying off medical bills from 2006 that my insurance wouldn't cover either because, even with an HMO, we had a deductable or the doctor didn't file his claim in "a timely manner".