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Nice job! I agree with most of what you posted. More Government oversight when dealing with insurance companies would be ok with me. I think that's a fair compromise. There needs to be much more competition in health care. Monopolies never work out well for the consumer. We cant turn everything over to the Government either though. Just trading one monopoly for another isn't a realistic solution either. Are people really going to be happy with being put on never-ending waiting lists for their Government health care? Despite what Leftist loons like Michael Moore say,extremely long waiting lists are quite common in countries who have Socialized Medicine. So total Government control in a non-starter for me.
I also don't believe that businesses large or small should be required to provide health care for their employees. Why is your health care their responsibility? They provide you with an income to support your family and that should be enough. Your health care really is your own responsibility. I think this has been a major flaw in the whole health care issue. If you can't afford health care than there are many Government welfare programs that you can apply for. If you do truly meet the requirements then you can be provided with temporary Government health care. A massive Government takeover really isn't necessary. Competition really is the key in the end as far as i'm concerned. Competition just doesn't exist in heath care currently. So more Capitalism not less is the answer in the end. Compromises have to be made by both sides though and i think that will happen. Thanks for your great post.![]()
It has been my opportunity to talk to alot of people who come from a nationalized system, primarily from Canada. I have yet to hear one tell me that they like their system, and often, without my even asking them, will tell me that we should never go that direction. One person I talked to from Italy told me his father fell and broke a hip, they kept him on pain killers and antibiotics for 3 months while he waited for an operation. A socialized or nationalized system is just not the answer.
In the U.K, they have stopped screening men for prostate cancer because it's too expensive and running up the budget. Prostate cancer kills alot of men every year, but if it is caught early, the chances of survival are dramtically increased as it is with any cancer. It's just a simple PSA test and exam but it is too expensive for them and they dropped it. We don't need that happening in the U.S.
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