healthmyths
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- Sep 19, 2011
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Even stupid conservatives still use that term and it is SO false!
18 million people under 34 don't WANT health insurance as they pay out of their OWN pocket!
14 million people who say they are uninsured actual too lazy to register with Medicaid and they are covered!
10 million ARE NOT citizens!
That adds up to 42 million of the supposedly 46 million!
That leaves 4 million that really want health insurance but can't afford it!
Well if EVERYONE recognized what doctors do, that the doctors (who don't make anything off running duplicate tests as
it is against the Stark law) have said nearly $850 billion a year is out of FEAR of Lawsuits they run duplicate tests,referrals,etc.!
All out of fear from lawyers filing lawsuits even though less the 5% go to trial! Settle out of court!
So why not tax as Obamacare does the tanning salons as they cause cancer which causes expenses, tax lawyers!
10% tax of the $200 billion a year lawyers make would generate $20 billion a year.
Use that $20 billion to pay a $5,000 premium for EACH of the 4 million that truly want health insurance and that go
to the hospital when have problems and run up unreimbursed bills BECAUSE Medicare requires the hospitals to see them.
Called EMTALA in 1986 Congress thinking they were doing something good said if hospitals take Medicare they have to see the uninsured!
So now hospitals "pad and pass" on to those that pay sometimes 6,000% MARK UPs.. recoup the uninsured!
With the above plan.. NO excuse from hospitals for 6,000% mark ups!
So using tax revenue from lawyers the truly 4 million uninsured are covered!
The $850 billion will reduce because the tax rate would decline as the $850 billion in defensive medicine bills decline!
Seems very fair. Everyone covered. Current health programs UNToUCHED which work very well and the premiums
will decline because 80% historically have been paid out by insurance companies in claims!
Reduce the $850 billion and the hospitals "padding and passing" you will SEE premiums decline! It is a fact of the market !
And NO massive govt. destruction of health care as we have with Obamacare!
