Healthcare - A Privilege Or A Right?

ummm . . . hell no. I am sorry, but I do not feel any responsibility for other people's families. I took care of mine.

Judging by your followup post, you lied.

No politically biased bullshit

Same as everything else - a fair tax taken out of everyone's paycheck. You pay for healthcare anyway, so why not just cover it like all other security issues - like military spending... how do we pay for that?

Why do we need to fight insurance companies and pay for this coverage separately?

If I lose 30% from each paycheck, instead of 25% plus a health insurance payment, I would prefer the simplicity of the slightly higher tax - you pay either way.

This would actually be more fair for everyone, as everyone would pay into the pool, like for basic education, and for roadwork, and everything else you guys claim to hate, gets paid for now.

If you are rich, and you want better coverage, I am certain you will be allowed to pay more for it, as the wealthy will always get better services. Doesn't mean the have-nots should be screwed over.

I am surprised that no one has pointed out the doctor shortage the US has. Dotors are threatening to retire or not accept insurance if this passes. Then you would have doctors that want cash only. The quality of care will go down and the wait to see a doctor will be longer. To see a specialist it can already take a couple of months.

How can it be a "privilege" or a "right" lol

Has the govt. taken so much control of our lives that we can't do anything for ourselves anymore?

When I was growing up...nobody I knew had "health insurance" That was something for "rich people"

When we got sick, we went to the doctor. And NO, you didn't have to take out a fucking bank loan to do so.

There is a reason that "Medical Tourism" is so big now. And that reason is because our govt., the insurance companies, the pharmacies, and the hospital industry have conspired to make prices for medical treatment in the U.S. the most expensive in the world.

Fucking money grab.

Take a look at this:
http://www.indian-medical-tourism.co...-benefits.html

I am surprised that no one has pointed out the doctor shortage the US has. Dotors are threatening to retire or not accept insurance if this passes. Then you would have doctors that want cash only. The quality of care will go down and the wait to see a doctor will be longer. To see a specialist it can already take a couple of months.

A History Of Reconciliation

For 30 years, major changes to health care laws have passed via the budget reconciliation process. Here are a few examples:

1982 ? TEFRA: The Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act first opened Medicare to HMOs

1986 ? COBRA: The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act allowed people who were laid off to keep their health coverage, and stopped hospitals from dumping ER patients unable to pay for their care

1987 ? OBRA '87: Added nursing home protection rules to Medicare and Medicaid, created no-fault vaccine injury compensation program

1989 ? OBRA '89: Overhauled doctor payment system for Medicare, created new federal agency on research and quality of care

1990 ? OBRA '90: Added cancer screenings to Medicare, required providers to notify patients about advance directives and living wills, expanded Medicaid to all kids living below poverty level, required drug companies to provide discounts to Medicaid

1993 ? OBRA '93: created federal vaccine funding for all children

1996 ? Welfare Reform: Separated Medicaid from welfare

1997 ? BBA: The Balanced Budget Act created the state-federal childrens' health program called CHIP

2005 ? DRA: The Deficit Reduction Act reduced Medicaid spending, allowed parents of disabled children to buy into Medicaid

Oh is it really? Wow, how many tokes of your bong did you take this morning before you figured I didn't realize that.

all people against everyone having health care should die slowly of some brutal painful disease!

And what happens when you choose to retire, or you lose your job or your family needs more care then a company run for profit decides you're too expensive to keep paying out on?

Both systems suffer with a shortage of doctors, you can never have enough until you get to a one to one ratio.

But don't threat they wont all quit or refuse to work, they might lose they're medical cover.