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Which medical supplies, procedures, etc. should be provided to anyone for free in the US?

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Which medical supplies we purchase now at a pharmacy should be available for free?

Which medical supplies or procedures we now pay with insurance co-pays or cash for through a doctor's office, clinic, hospital, etc. should be free of charge?

Which shouldn't be free?
 
Josie said:
Which medical supplies we purchase now at a pharmacy should be available for free?

Which medical supplies or procedures we now pay with insurance co-pays or cash for through a doctor's office, clinic, hospital, etc. should be free of charge?

Which shouldn't be free?
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Medical necessities should be sold on a sliding price scale based on income. Medical choice (generic vs brand name, cosmetic vs health) should be driven by the market.
 
mrjurrs said:
Medical necessities should be sold on a sliding price scale based on income.
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Interesting. What do you think the sliding scale should be for, say, cough medicine? Would some people get it for free or does everyone pay something?

mrjurrs said:
Medical choice (generic vs brand name, cosmetic vs health) should be driven by the market.
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mrjurrs said:
Medical necessities should be sold on a sliding price scale based on income. Medical choice (generic vs brand name, cosmetic vs health) should be driven by the market.
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bad idea

Just institute a true progressive tax system that the upper middle class and wealthy can't evade as they do now to pay.
 
Josie said:
Interesting. What do you think the sliding scale should be for, say, cough medicine? Would some people get it for free or does everyone pay something?
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Depends on if it's a medical necessity (some sort of professional guidance) or an over-the-counter purchase. If you can afford it you would likely just purchase it. If you couldn't afford it, you'd need some sort of prescription.
 
mrjurrs said:
Depends on if it's a medical necessity (some sort of professional guidance) or an over-the-counter purchase. If you can afford it you would likely just purchase it. If you couldn't afford it, you'd need some sort of prescription.
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Yeah, I'm just talking about some over-the-counter cough medicine. If you can't afford it, you'd need a prescription?
 
Josie said:
Yeah, I'm just talking about some over-the-counter cough medicine. If you can't afford it, you'd need a prescription?
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The scenario I described would be the result of a national health service, not a smorgasboard.
 
If you've got something you want people to do (say, get a vaccination, get some other appropriate preventive service, manage a chronic condition, etc), you should remove financial barriers to compliance. If you want someone to think twice about something or nudge them toward a cheaper alternative, you should introduce some degree of financial responsibility.
 
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Josie said:
Interesting. What do you think the sliding scale should be for, say, cough medicine? Would some people get it for free or does everyone pay something?
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I'm a big believer in everybody have some skin in the game. You earn your way and make your life mean something by what you do with it. Money is nice, the more the better when it comes to purchasing things, but being happy and feeling like you have contributed are important as well. So need more to feel successful, some just need less. Some never have enough.
 
Josie said:
Which medical supplies we purchase now at a pharmacy should be available for free?

Which medical supplies or procedures we now pay with insurance co-pays or cash for through a doctor's office, clinic, hospital, etc. should be free of charge?

Which shouldn't be free?
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BAIT SHOP IS OPEN AGAIN.
 
Josie said:
Which medical supplies we purchase now at a pharmacy should be available for free?

Which medical supplies or procedures we now pay with insurance co-pays or cash for through a doctor's office, clinic, hospital, etc. should be free of charge?

Which shouldn't be free?
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My understanding is that medical care is a human right so nobody should ever have to pay for anything from aspirin to heart transplants.
 
mrjurrs said:
Depends on if it's a medical necessity (some sort of professional guidance) or an over-the-counter purchase. If you can afford it you would likely just purchase it. If you couldn't afford it, you'd need some sort of prescription.
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Who gets to decide what is a "necessity" and what isn't? If you stub your toe and sincerely believe that you should have an MRI to make sure it's being treated properly then isn't that a "necessity" to you?
 
noonereal said:
None, in fact, it can't be.

It should be paid by tax dollars.
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If we use tax dollars then SOMEBODY is paying for the service. The only way to do this is to make all medical care completely free.
 
Josie said:
Which medical supplies we purchase now at a pharmacy should be available for free?

Which medical supplies or procedures we now pay with insurance co-pays or cash for through a doctor's office, clinic, hospital, etc. should be free of charge?

Which shouldn't be free?
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A good subject!

What does Germany and Canada do? Do that!
 
Lutherf said:
If we use tax dollars then SOMEBODY is paying for the service. The only way to do this is to make all medical care completely free.
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Stupid post. Nothing is free.
 
Seems as though most European countries and our friendly neighbors in Canada (as well as Cuba) have this all figured out pretty well. Heck, even Japan has a better system than we do in the US

No need to reinvent the wheel folks.
 
Checkerboard Strangler said:
BAIT SHOP IS OPEN AGAIN.
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She's trying to get around to birth control and abortions. As if everything has the same consequences and costs down the line for individuals and society :rolleyes: ...but not everyone can extend their thought processes that far. Blanket generalizations and black and white concepts are easier for them to deal with.

I posted this earlier, it was relevant to the conversation, she chose not to acknowledge it.​
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US taxpayers save $7 for every $1 the govt spends on family planning​
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Another poster has links to when CO offered free birth control and their abortion rate dropped dramatically. I know the OP definitely would find that info inconvenient, even tho she is against elective abortion. It's hard to understand how some people's minds work.
 
Lutherf said:
Who gets to decide what is a "necessity" and what isn't? If you stub your toe and sincerely believe that you should have an MRI to make sure it's being treated properly then isn't that a "necessity" to you?
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Sure. Anyone can get a MRI if they pay for it. If you don't want to pay for a MRI and a medical professional agrees with you, it's a medical necessity.
 
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