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How much do the Uninsured Cost?
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| NeoPhono |
Well, this is an interesting yet depressing article.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/06/0...reut/index.html
Today the uninsured cost the insured an extra $341 a person ($922 per family) to pay for their unpaid medical bills.
By 2010 this will rise to $532 extra for every insured person or $1502 per family.
The future looks bleak... |
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| St_Andrew |
| sooo, what about madatory insurence? |
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| ProDiGaL |
| or god forbid, a public health care system. |
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| St_Andrew |
| quote: | Originally posted by ProDiGaL
or god forbid, a public health care system. |
Dude we all know that that's against every americans most basic rights :tongue3 |
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| NeoPhono |
| quote: | Originally posted by ProDiGaL
or god forbid, a public health care system. |
I'll take the lesser of two evils and pay for the uninsured. I just won't be happy about it. I will be happier than if the government was running healthcare however. |
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| PeacefulWarrior |
| quote: | | How much do the Uninsured Cost? |
$19.99 |
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| Trancer-X |
| quote: | Originally posted by NeoPhono
I'll take the lesser of two evils and pay for the uninsured. I just won't be happy about it. I will be happier than if the government was running healthcare however. |
Why can't they just do both? Public and private health insurance could easily coexist, couldn't it? If no, why not? |
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| Dupz |
| quote: | Originally posted by Trancer-X
Why can't they just do both? Public and private health insurance could easily coexist, couldn't it? If no, why not? |
Both systems coexist in Australia with minimal fuss |
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| NeoPhono |
| quote: | Originally posted by Trancer-X
Why can't they just do both? Public and private health insurance could easily coexist, couldn't it? If no, why not? |
There will be two systems in America and most hospitals and doctor's groups are already preparing for it. There is also a national group of healthcare representatives also getting ready for it.
I've talked about it in more detail in other posts, but here's the jist.
You'll have a "public" healthcare system that will be less exepensive than current healthcare but will have long waits due to the amount of people using it while also attracting lower quality workers since it will pay less than the alternative healthcare system. It will basically be cheaper but have longer lines and lower quality than what Americans currently enounter.
You'll also have a "private" healthcare system for those that wish to pay above what the government asks for in public health costs. These "subscription" services will offer shorter lines and quality of care that is what we have now or higher. It will also attract top quality workers due to this systems ability to pay more than the "public" sector. Basically it will be equally or more expensive than current healthcare prices, but it will offer shorter lines and higher quality.
Instead of the system we have now, in which everyone at least has the ability to recieve the same quality of care, we will have a definite stratification where the rich recieve quick, high quality care and the rest recieve lower quality care with drastically increased waiting times. This in my opinion is a horrible "solution," but it appears to be the solution America is heading towards. |
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| Arbiter |
| I'm uninsured, and I cost you people $0.00. Maybe you should spend more time worrying on that $682.00 person who balances me off, and less time working on some "universal" system which helps people who don't take care of themselves at the expense of people who do. |
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| metalgearsolid |
| quote: | Originally posted by Arbiter
I'm uninsured, and I cost you people $0.00. Maybe you should spend more time worrying on that $682.00 person who balances me off, and less time working on some "universal" system which helps people who don't take care of themselves at the expense of people who do. |
WOW! u should be so proud of yourself you are uninsured and happy that you take care of yourself. Well u bastard you are young now but what happens when you are older and your body begins to fall apart? Who will take care of that??? |
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| Dervish |
| I'm thinking of getting a medical plan even though I have the NHS. Just to get stuff done quicker and for dentistry and stuff. |
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