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Barrack "Apologizes"
On 11/11/2013 7:10 AM, BAR wrote:
In article , says... On 11/10/2013 9:35 PM, BAR wrote: Are you of the mistaken belief that single payer isn't the goal of those who inhabit the Demoncrat party?. Curious. Given the high cost of health care and the resulting high cost of health insurance by private underwriters, what is it about a single payer system that you don't like? The high cost of health care is due to the government meddling and government regulaiton. Government contorl over you body. I would argue that the high cost of health care is due to not enough government regulation of the health care industry. Have you been admitted to a hospital in the past few years? Take a look at what they charge for an aspirin. A single payer system could provide basic, affordable health care for everyone. If you want "extra" care for things it doesn't cover, you could buy a private, supplemental policy. A single payer system can be used to coerce behavior that the government deems a requirement before affording you the benefits of the single payer system. Not sure what that means. If you are suggesting that the government could require you to not smoke in order to get treatment for lung cancer, maybe. I doubt that would happen, but I suppose it's possible. It would be up to how the single payer system is written. If it is single payer then why is there the notion of extra care that you can pay for out of your pocket. It's the system used in Switzerland and other European countries. The single payer system provides a comprehensive base of health care for everyone, paid for by tax revenues. If you are hospitalized and wish a private room rather than a shared room, you pay extra, either yourself or via a supplementary policy. Same with procedures and medicine. If you desire something outside of generally accepted care, you or your supplementary policy covers it. That's not any different from how health insurance through a private insurer (Blue Cross, etc.) works now. When I was in the military the Navy dentists scared the crap out of me. I had full dental coverage and care obviously but on at least two occasions I paid out of pocket to go to a civilian dentist who I thought was more "up" with the times. That's an example of what I am talking about. |
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