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Old 08-10-2009, 02:10 PM   #138 (permalink)
Rekna
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Graduated rates:

1) 70% of healthcare bills are related to heart disease, cancer, and obesity related issues. A vast majorities of these cases are preventable through the person just taking care of themselves. In short, if you are 200 lbs overweight, you are high risk and your rates should reflect that. The same as auto insurance - if you have 4 tickets, 2 at-fault accidents, and a DUI, you pay a lot for insurance. If you are a good driver, the rates are dirt cheap. Don't like your rate? Quit smoking and lose 200 lbs. If you are 22, in good shape, and a non-smoker: your rate should be about $30/mo.
What about people who have chronic conditions (and in particular conditions that prevent them from making money)? Will we raise their rates even though they can't afford the increased rates?

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3) Take colds/flu out of health insurance. If the diagnosis is something like that - the customer pays for the entire visit. Auto insurance doesn't cover oil changes.
Wouldn't this lead to people not seeing a doctor because they think it might be a cold or flu even though it is something much more serious?

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Illegal aliens who show up in the healthcare system will be given care and then placed on a plane and placed in a tent jail to serve a 6-month sentence. After which, they will be deported. All illegal aliens who are caught anywhere are taken to the tent jail to serve their 6-month time. The risk of losing 6 months of income will serve as a deterent. I know this will offend many, but we are denying care to U.S. citizens so that we can give it to illegal aliens.
If we are going to jail them we better give them a trial first (our constitution requires it). Also if we are going to deport them we are also constitutionally required to give them due process. In the end that would likely cost more money than just helping them in the first place.
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