Some of the bonus' for me are:
- Overall, we have healthier Americans.
- Not as many people die from preventable diseases.
- People don't end up in bankruptcy (or worse) because of medical bills
None of these things are guaranteed under a government sponsored medical system. Except for bankruptcy.
Then you have the problem with the government run system becoming nearly bankrupt.
They will eventually cut services and access because it is impossible to provide full medical services to everyone without humongous tax increases.
Then because doctors, hospitals, and medical clinics will become overwhelmed with patients and you will have to wait. Waiting will cause deaths all by itself because they couldn't get the treatment they need.
At the moment the market is rationing services more effectively.
I don't think I, personally, am forcing anything on anyone. NHC seems to me to be the next step.
Well whatever you want to call it, you are asking the government to force people who do not want their service to participate. You are also asking them to force the rest of us to pay for it.
In the 80's many of our mental health institutions were shut down. We, nationally, closed the door on some of our most needy citizens and literally put them in the streets.
I haven't heard much else about it. Although I never researched it, you would think they would be many problems because of it. Maybe they adapted to a normal life in stead of being stuck in an institution forever.
Insurance companies switched their role from administrator of claims to dictators of eligibility.
Insurance premiums have risen in leaps and bounds. Employers don't offer health care plans or offer plans that leave individuals and families in the poor house. We've been walking down a path where health care is becoming a luxury of the rich.
People should pay for doctors visits out of pocket much like car repairs. In our current system people are removed from the true price of services. Insurance should only cover expensive surgical services like car insurance.
. A lot of state governments set the floor on prices and people go to the hospital for the dumbest reasons.
Premiums are rising but they are affordable. If people are buying it then it is affordable.
Our society has let down the most fragile in our nation; the children, the elderly and the mentally ill. As more and more people get caught in the squeeze, voices get louder.
It just seems to me that it's the natural progression of things. The pendulum can only swing one way for so long before gravity takes over.
Our society has no responsibility for other peoples children. These kids parents let them down not anyone else is responsible for providing these kids with anything. How about we not pay for pregnancy for people who can't afford it. That may solve the problem.
The natural progression is to examine the problem rationally not jump to conclusions. Deregulation and not requiring the insurance companies to pay for pregnancy might be a good start.