real reason for failing healthcare

[Wolfstrike]

Woman called in...
When her husband was born the hospital charged $127
When her son was born they billed $30,000
Dr Drew "well insurance covered it didn't they?"
That ain't the point, dummy

 

[Marion Morrison]

I paid $90 for my last doctor visit.

Fuck off with Obamacare, k?

 

[Thinker101]

Woman called in...
When her husband was born the hospital charged $127
When her son was born they billed $30,000
Dr Drew "well insurance covered it didn't they?"
That ain't the point, dummy

And your point is what?...exactly.

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

Woman called in...
When her husband was born the hospital charged $127
When her son was born they billed $30,000
Dr Drew "well insurance covered it didn't they?"
That ain't the point, dummy

Her husband likely bought his first house for 30K. Her son likely bought his first house for 250K.

 

[SmokeALib]

I don't buy insurance unless I need it.

 

[Wolfstrike]

Woman called in...

Her husband likely bought his first house for 30K. Her son likely bought his first house for 250K.

but pay went up too.
they used to pay 10 bucks per hour, now they pay $10.50

 

[BrokeLoser]

Woman called in...
When her husband was born the hospital charged $127
When her son was born they billed $30,000
Dr Drew "well insurance covered it didn't they?"
That ain't the point, dummy

15-40 million illegal wetbacks and all their anchor babies getting FREE care have driven your costs through the fucking roof...you pissed yet?

 

[MisterBeale]

Woman called in...
When her husband was born the hospital charged $127
When her son was born they billed $30,000
Dr Drew "well insurance covered it didn't they?"
That ain't the point, dummy

Her husband likely bought his first house for 30K. Her son likely bought his first house for 250K.

It's not quite the simple.

In any economic sector that the government gets involved in, prices get really distorted.

Observe the following chart. You will notice the parts that outpace inflation are all areas in which the government has a heavy hand.

 

[Wolfstrike]

Woman called in...
When her husband was born the hospital charged $127
When her son was born they billed $30,000
Dr Drew "well insurance covered it didn't they?"
That ain't the point, dummy

And your point is what?...exactly.

the problem is 3rd party insurance

 

[MisterBeale]

Also, the elites have engineered healthcare to be a for profit business. . . .

They sell treatments, not cures. Since the mid 19th century, cures have been abolished.

 

[Moonglow]

Woman called in...
When her husband was born the hospital charged $127
When her son was born they billed $30,000
Dr Drew "well insurance covered it didn't they?"
That ain't the point, dummy

15-40 million illegal wetbacks and all their anchor babies getting FREE care have driven your costs through the fucking roof...you pissed yet?

And the GOP renewed another 5 years of steady flow...

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

Woman called in...

Her husband likely bought his first house for 30K. Her son likely bought his first house for 250K.

but pay went up too.
they used to pay 10 bucks per hour, now they pay $10.50

I don't see what your point is. But to the OP:

Medical care used to be cheap. It went from cheap to reasonable. It went from reasonable to expensive. It went from expensive to unaffordable.

When we examine the history of these costs, we see government behind each step. Yet some think that government will provide the solution. True story:

Back in the 80's when I worked in medical, my company opened up a pharmacy; not a public pharmacy, but one to simply mix medications for our home customers. They hired a pharmacist during construction of the pharmacy who was very well versed in government mandates.

One Monday after our weekly company meeting, we gathered around the coffee pot as usual. At the time, UPS was on strike. We began to have our own coffee pot meeting where the strike was the subject.

During our conversation, our newest employee, the pharmacist walked away in disgust. The RN and I looked at each other as to say "WTF did we say to her???"

After the coffee crowd broke up, I was the only one still at the coffee pot when she returned. In her hand was her pharmacy magazine highlighting the UPS strike.

According to the article, a senior UPS driver made about 55K per year. A pharmacist at the time made about 62K a year.

In anger she said "Do you know what I went through to become a pharmacist? Do you know what my parents went through? And these MF's at UPS are going on strike???? How dare they? If anything, I should be on strike. Let me tell you, if I had only known what I know today, I would have never struggled to become a pharmacist. I would be delivering packages here (pointing at our overhead garage door) and making damn near what I make today!"

Because of unions in this country, blue collar workers began to make the same (or more) than medical professionals. The only solution to that problem was to increase wages for medical professionals, which in turn increase medical care costs.

 

[BrokeLoser]

Woman called in...
When her husband was born the hospital charged $127
When her son was born they billed $30,000
Dr Drew "well insurance covered it didn't they?"
That ain't the point, dummy

15-40 million illegal wetbacks and all their anchor babies getting FREE care have driven your costs through the fucking roof...you pissed yet?

And the GOP renewed another 5 years od steady flow...

Huh?
You hate wetbacks yet?

 

[Rambunctious]

The Trump administration will be announcing their plan to replace Obamacare with a plan that works for doctors patients and hospitals...its called the free market...how would you like to start receiving in your mail once again affordable bargain deals on health insurance?
Making America Great Again!!!!!!

 

[Moonglow]

Woman called in...
When her husband was born the hospital charged $127
When her son was born they billed $30,000
Dr Drew "well insurance covered it didn't they?"
That ain't the point, dummy

15-40 million illegal wetbacks and all their anchor babies getting FREE care have driven your costs through the fucking roof...you pissed yet?

And the GOP renewed another 5 years od steady flow...

Huh?
You hate wetbacks yet?

Sure I hate wetbacks, so I towel off.

 

[BrokeLoser]

Woman called in...
When her husband was born the hospital charged $127
When her son was born they billed $30,000
Dr Drew "well insurance covered it didn't they?"
That ain't the point, dummy

15-40 million illegal wetbacks and all their anchor babies getting FREE care have driven your costs through the fucking roof...you pissed yet?

And the GOP renewed another 5 years od steady flow...

Huh?
You hate wetbacks yet?

Sure I hate wetbacks, so I towel off.

Thought so

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

15-40 million illegal wetbacks and all their anchor babies getting FREE care have driven your costs through the fucking roof...you pissed yet?

Link?

 

[Thinker101]

Woman called in...
When her husband was born the hospital charged $127
When her son was born they billed $30,000
Dr Drew "well insurance covered it didn't they?"
That ain't the point, dummy

And your point is what?...exactly.

the problem is 3rd party insurance

3rd party insurance...WTF? Sounds more like you feel someone else isn't paying for your fair share.

 

[BrokeLoser]

15-40 million illegal wetbacks and all their anchor babies getting FREE care have driven your costs through the fucking roof...you pissed yet?

Link?

Haha...I know you’re fucking with me...only an ignorant fool would need a link to do that simple math.
You’re smarter than that...right?

 

[Montrovant]

Woman called in...
When her husband was born the hospital charged $127
When her son was born they billed $30,000
Dr Drew "well insurance covered it didn't they?"
That ain't the point, dummy

Her husband likely bought his first house for 30K. Her son likely bought his first house for 250K.

It's not quite the simple.

In any economic sector that the government gets involved in, prices get really distorted.

Observe the following chart. You will notice the parts that outpace inflation are all areas in which the government has a heavy hand.

Wow, so hospital services, college textbooks and tuition, childcare, medical care services, wages, housing, and food and beverages have only had 'heavy handed' government involvement for the past 20 years?