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Originally Posted by Incredible_Wil
Again.. obviously you are someone who has NEVER had something significant happen to someone in your family. Our medical prices are so inflated that no middle-class family could afford to pay for them.
So you're saying that by not saving for the $500,000+ operations, it's their fault for being irresponsible? Or are you saying that we should just let people die?
In a perfect world, sure.. we should be able to pay for our own healthcare. But because of the current system, hospitals have to charge 200%+ for procedures, in the hopes that HMO's will pay half of what they ask for. This drives prices up so far that it's impossible to pay the bills (for an average family).
And, I know you're going to say "it's your fault for not having insurance." So what about those people that can't get decent insurance due to "pre-existing" conditions?
Again, please watch the movie. It might not change your mind, but I'd at least like to hear your thoughts afterwards. I've always hated Michael Moore, but this topic was hot before he brought it into the spotlight. Most Americans have been too complacent to do anything about it, hopefully this will light a torch under our asses.
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Actually, yes I have. I paid over $25K of my own money in 2000 because I was under insured. Was I pissed? Yes. At myself.
I paid probably $5K a year for prescriptions for the first two years I had insurance because migraines were an excluded pre-existing condition for 2 years. I sucked it up, paid the $$$, realized I had screwed up by not having continuous coverage and now my migraines are covered.
Did I want the government to come in, take over and fix the problems I had created for myself? No. I tend to want LESS government involvement in my life, not more.
But that's me.