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Originally Posted by Helix
Government needs to get out of healthcare. What they could do is write laws to control the costs on meds, make laws for provisions for pre existing conditions, and allow us to purchase insurance across state lines. Free market solutions.
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This sounds wonderful. We can go back to what we had before - no healthcare for the vast majority of Americans.
My family didn't have healthcare when I was growing up - My step father had his own business and was self employed. When us kids were rushed to the hospital my folks just paid out of pocket. The problem is healthcare costs have gone through the roof, and very few can afford to pay out of pocket. One of my friends is going in for an operation next month that costs $70k. Not many people can afford that out of pocket.