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Old 07-22-2011, 09:10 PM  
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Originally Posted by LouiseLloyd View Post
Healthcare run by insurance companies, pretty scary shit... Isn't insurance just a form of gambling, basing premiums on odds and probabilities.

I'm pretty certain that's the kinda system the UK will adopt, already phasing in top-up treatments.

So if you are in US and totally broke are you left to die?...

And I have been sending money to Ethiopia for all these years.. me bad!
Affording insurance isn't the problem for a lot of people, it's getting the insurance. Like you said it's gambling and insurance companies don't want to gamble with older people or those with existing conditions. So many, I'm one, have no health care because privately held corporations have to watch bottom lines.

No executive bonuses if you pay out to many claims.

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