-
-
Ahh didn't read that sorry.Geeze, seriously, I know I type a lot but does anyone take the time to read what I write?
I said MM said in an interview with Leno that he (MM) thought private insurance should be gone and the government take over healthcare completely. I said I disagreed with MM on this.
I hope that's easier to understand
However he's simply trying to provoke *mad views*. If you think this is something that could or ever would happen then.....
The fact is, private healthcare would always be around for those with the means and desire to purchase it.TripleXPrint on Megan Fox
"I would STILL suck her pussy until her face caved in. And then blow her up and do it again!"Comment
-
No he may actually be saying that you shouldn't be allowed to opt out of the system, and he has a point if he is. You're not allowed to opt out of many programs that are federally funded, because it would leave them underfunded.
Well, you can opt out of the program itself, but you can't opt out of paying your taxes for it.Comment
-
You might be thinking of Blue Cross. It's private insurance, 'supplemental' to government provided health care, covering whats deemed the non-critical side of things; dental, vision, prescription drugs, homecare, shit like that.Originally posted by peaches
Our system up here is not perfect, it needs a lot of fixing for sure, and I was hoping Moore would have pointed that out more in Sicko cuz it left him open for jabs later on, little jabs easily defended.
One reason wait times in Canada are longer for specialists and procedures is because of a shortage of doctors, to my understanding. In what we call the brain drain, we lose a lot of our university educated professionals to higher paying jobs south of the border and we especially feel it in health care. Especially in rural areas where few doctors with a taste of the city life want to end up.Comment
-
You got me curious, whats them buying dog and cat food indicative of ?Originally posted by TampaTokerComment
-
He may be THINKING that, but he clearly said we should do away with private health insurance completely. If it's repeated - watch it ;)
While I would certainly love to opt out of paying into the program, I know that will never happen - just like you still pay taxes for the public school system even if you send your kids to private (something else I think the private sector does better than the government )
Comment
-
I love lefties.
One side of their mouth.
Government is bad Fuck the government. Government has no idea what they are doing. Government needs to stay the fuck out of our lives!
Other side of their mouth.
The government should be running our health care system. Let them control it all... Silly Silly.Comment
-
Actually 80% of the medical coding is done for Medicare/caid - another reason my doctor doesn't accept Medicare/caid patients - he can put his procedures into about 500 different codes whereas Medicare/caid is VERY strict and to be honest, makes a lot of "busy work" and costs hospitals and other providers millions a year if it's not done the way Medicare/caid wants it. In order to get payment from the government, the providers spend millions in salaries so the claims aren't completely turned down. It's why it's such a fast growing field.
In actuality, the more government gets into healthcare, the better off I am at owning a coding company and the more money I'll make.
That doesn't mean I want the government to manage MY heathcare for me.Comment
-
When did I say I wanted the Gov't to run the healthcare? But I also don't want Insurance & Pharmaceutical companies controlling our Gov't, like they do now.Last edited by aico; 07-11-2007, 06:09 PM.Comment
-
I would say it depends on what the contract says. I doubt the providers don't KNOW what the contract says - you have lazy workers who don't get the claims processed on time. If you sign a contract that says 48 hours then don't expect them to take the claim after 30 days.Comment
-
You're lucky - and must have good coders
I was just reading where there was over $28bil (yes, that's with "b") in Medicare fraud in 2005. With Medicaid, state funded medical plans and private insurance added in it totaled $77bil. Seems we should be looking towards some of that to get the ball rolling on getting medical costs down.Comment
-
The Department of Health and Human Services falls under the control of the Secretary of HHS, an Executive Branch appointee. They would probably oversee whatever expansion of Medicare or new health care system.
What do you fail to understand about my statement? And please don't answer with some non-sequitur about its Clinton's fault/Democrats can't manage anything.Comment
-
Yes, but, it's a start. If it works there, people may catch on, if it doesn't, then we can see why it didn't work. California is a pretty big fucking place, not sure what it's ranked today but it was the 5th largest economy in the world.
You can't just flip a switch and say "ok, healthcare is on".Comment
-
Actually the more I think about it, the more I think that State managed healthcare would have a much higher chance of success than Federal.Comment
-
I think you're confusing government with the people who run it.-uno
icq: 111-914
CrazyBabe.com - porn art
MojoHost - For all your hosting needs, present and future. Tell them I sent ya!Comment
-
-uno
icq: 111-914
CrazyBabe.com - porn art
MojoHost - For all your hosting needs, present and future. Tell them I sent ya!Comment
-
Please tell me you're not this stupid. You've said a lot of ignorant things in this thread but these two points are completely off track.
First off, there are not many doctors that will not take Medicare and if there are ones out there that won't it's not because of 'the strings attached' or that 'payments take months', there are much more strings attached with insurance companies and an insurance company will delay payments a hell of a lot more. The reason a doctor would not take Medicare is because the profits are a lot lower than with the privates. Medicare/Medicaid has a pre-determined amount it will pay out on medical procedures, the privates do not.
A very good friend of mine is a Urologist and he explained how this works. Say someone needs an operation. If they have private insurance they would charge an insurance company $50,000 (obviously an example), for the same operation Medicare will only pay out $30,000. The doctors, surgeons, hospital, etc still make a profit JUST NOT AS MUCH. Now here's the kicker, if that same person needs an operation and DOES NOT HAVE ANY COVERAGE they will get charged $70,000...why? Because they can. The health care industry and the pharmacutical companies have created this problem, not the insurance companies. These industries are all about how much profit they can make, not helping people.
And as far as your other ignorant statement about landlords and section 8, I have owned many rental properties throughout the years and I have rented to section 8. With section 8 I ALWAYS knew I would get the rent, THAT was the good thing. The bad thing, and the reason why many landlords won't do it is because section 8's damage the property more often and there is an overall less concern about keeping up the condition of the property, it certainly isnt due to waiting months for the rent.Comment
-
Its gotta be painful to watch tv in states if you have IQ over Bush...Comment
Comment