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Originally Posted by DonovanTrent
This is the most important facet of that idea. We've become spoiled to thinking that health insurance is something it really isn't. Car insurance doesn't pay for an oil change, health insurance shouldn't cover a checkup.
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Yep, a good example is a friend of mine that right now is going through a hip problem. she had to get a cortisone shot and do physical therapy. The physical therapy is like $180 a session and they have her going twice a week for the next six weeks. It will end up costing over 2K. She doesn't care and just went to the place closest to her house because she isn't paying the bill. You can bet if she was paying the bill she would shop around.
Another point the article makes that is interesting is that much rumored Death Panels that the Obama plan would have. Supposedly these would be panels that determine if a person is too sick or old to warrant a treatment. The example they give is having a 80 year old woman with Alzheimer undergo an open heart bypass. right now most families would not hesitate to have it done because it could give her another 1-2 years to live, but if they were paying the bill maybe they wouldn't. He actually suggests when you put the money into the hands of the families they will make much more brutal decisions than any panel ever would have.