Abort this thread.Do universal medicare with a low premium and high deductable. that's what i have. fuck you got mine.Actually, abolish the AMA and remove all regulations before I die like everyone in Canada, in the name of freedom and Ron Paul.
11/16/2009 11:59:27 PM
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11/17/2009 2:29:57 PM
I posted this in another thread, but it is a pretty good take on why expecting increased tax revenues through rate increases won't necessarily materialize. This won't impact the Democratic Party's push to pass health care but it could effect all of us:
11/17/2009 6:22:13 PM
^^ Oh I know that. But that problem won't go away until we stop using insurance like a maintenance plan. I mean, it thoroughly fascinates me how many people will tell you not to buy an extended warranty for a product, or those stupid service plans for cars, or any of these other pay upfront for preventive care plans you can buy for any number of appliances and machines because except in extreme cases it won't be worth the money. Yet these same people can't see how that same idea applies to health care.
11/17/2009 6:47:38 PM
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/11/16/health/main5673511.shtml?tag=stackGovernment health = more breast cancer deaths.
11/18/2009 12:01:48 AM
call me cynical, but i can't imagine why the american cancer society would want this expense to be paid by more women.but i'm no expert on this. i don't know enough to judge either side's claim. but medical procedures carry risks in them selves.[Edited on November 18, 2009 at 12:07 AM. Reason : .]
11/18/2009 12:06:30 AM
^I think this is a bad idea. As someone stated on packpride, Kay Yow was cancer diagnosed with cancer at age 45.
11/18/2009 12:10:27 AM
after reading the article, it sounds less like greed, and more like doctors don't trust statistics. they rely on anecdote instead of numbers. there are lots of other examples of this throughout medicine. [Edited on November 18, 2009 at 12:14 AM. Reason : .]
11/18/2009 12:12:52 AM
^I don't see why the age should be upped to 50 when some women in their 40s have discovered that they have breast cancer.
11/18/2009 12:14:29 AM
because there are risks with medical procedures and the number of people it saves doesn't outweigh the number of people it puts at risk. did you read the article you linked?
11/18/2009 12:15:14 AM
^Yes, but I have met multiple women in my lifetime that have had breast cancer before age 50. I don't see anything wrong with testing at age 40.
11/18/2009 12:17:12 AM
hey look you're doing the same thing.i didn't see a big hubbub when a similar study about prostate exams came out recently -- it said pretty much the exact same thing. detection at that age isn't that likely -- and even if prostate cancer is found, the chance that detecting it then would improve odds of survival were not shown. but that wasn't about boobs, so no one batted an eye[Edited on November 18, 2009 at 12:22 AM. Reason : .]
11/18/2009 12:19:05 AM
^
11/18/2009 12:21:15 AM
of course you couldn't be bothered to quote the next paragraph.
11/18/2009 12:23:16 AM
^Obama also said that he isn't going to aprove any plan that adds to the national debt, but every plan that has been pushed by the government so far adds to the debt. Saying something and actually doing it are two different things.
11/18/2009 12:29:09 AM
and the plans which have been shown to reign in the long-term costs of health care reform are apparently far too liberal for congress. the weaker this reform is, the more in debt we're going to be. medicare's costs are going to balloon without any change at all.
11/18/2009 12:32:57 AM
So why is it that other countries can have a good, functioning national healthcare program at a much lower cost than healthcare in the US AND have higher life expectancy than we do? Because the US government sucks at doing things. That's why. If the US government posted on the wolf web, they would promptly be told they suck at life.[Edited on November 18, 2009 at 12:45 AM. Reason : .]
11/18/2009 12:45:15 AM
^Canada and England don't exactly have great healthcare systems. You have to wait in line for a while before you get treated. As for the life expectancey thing I don't know what the stats are for the different nations in the world, but there are probably other factors involved beyond government health like diet, climate, war, etc. Some nations eat healthier than Americans.
11/18/2009 1:03:49 AM
I agree. But that doesn't change the fact that our country is very good at taking tax dollars but very bad at doing things with them. The healthcare system in our country takes up roughly 16% of GDP. Japan has one of the best healthcare systems in the world and it is around 6% GDP.US is 50th in life expectancy... not too good:https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2102rank.htmlAnd while there are lots of factors, the health care system is certainly up there. As far as "waiting in lines" and all this shit... much overstated points IMO. I wait in lines here. I have participated in other healthcare systems and the wait was no worse. It comes down to how things are budgeted and tradeoffs that are made when setting up a health system.[Edited on November 18, 2009 at 1:08 AM. Reason : .]
11/18/2009 1:07:22 AM
are you really going to trot out the bullshit line about life expectancy, even though that argument has been torn to shred a million times by noting the vastly different lifestyles that Americans have compared to other nations? Really?
11/18/2009 6:32:08 AM
you know what often helps reign people's unhealthy lifestyles in? a regular visit with a doctor. which americans rarely get.
11/18/2009 8:09:36 AM
You're assuming people will go. Are you going to compel that as well?I hope this bill (which will almost inevitably pass) is swiftly and fully shot down by the Supreme Court.
11/18/2009 8:13:07 AM
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11/18/2009 9:24:05 AM
It shouldn't be my burden to be forced to pay taxes so someone who can't afford to take care of themselves properly can recieve healthcare.What's next? Universal life insurance too? Oh yeah, they already started something similar to that. It's called Social Security and that's working out great!
11/18/2009 9:34:25 AM
11/18/2009 9:40:29 AM
Yeah, the scam known as Social Security is way worse than universal life insurance.
11/18/2009 9:43:11 AM
social security was put in place to help solve a very real problem with old people dying of hunger or literally working until they died.
11/18/2009 7:34:34 PM
I am for single payer and the end of for profit healthcare. Too many people die as a result of not being able to afford coverage and insurance companies getting between them and their doctor. These are not just people mooching off the system but working people with families etc. Medical bankruptcy is another serious problem as a result of our crap system.
11/18/2009 7:49:45 PM
11/18/2009 8:32:36 PM
Pretty good breakdown by NPR on the bill(s(ish)) as they stand right now: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120068329&ft=1&f=1014
11/18/2009 10:19:18 PM
http://tinyurl.com/yaxaftb good article discussing the taxes the currently proposed bills will impose.
11/20/2009 9:32:51 PM
Floor debate is on C-SPAN 2 if anyone is interested.
11/21/2009 2:23:31 PM
Did you hear the good news? The new health care system is out, and its not gonna have any of the problems that our last health care system had. Trust me.
11/23/2009 9:52:38 PM
Some of you may be very interested in this exchange:Transcript: Health Care Debate"This Week with George Stephanopoulos" with Sens. Nelson, Coburn, Reps. Wasserman Schultz and BlackburnNov. 22, 2009
11/23/2009 10:29:04 PM
And you think other healthcare providers won't use the same study results from that DHHS panel to limit coverage as well? That's not called rationing, that's called standardization. The healthcare industry has used far flimsier rationales to limit coverage for other issues.
11/23/2009 10:37:36 PM
^ You. . .are. . .a. . .fool.Former NIH director: ObamaCare an attack on patient choiceNovember 23, 2009
11/23/2009 10:46:27 PM
^ Congrats on quoting something that misses my entire point. I'll wait while you find some Cigna, Wellpoint, BCBS, whatever, execs that will tell you they won't change their plans because of that study.I'm not disagreeing that those studies conclusions will encourage bad behaviors from patients, but it's going to cause a chain reaction among providers as well. The heathcare bill isn't causing those conclusions, and it's not going to be the reason why patients coverage gets reduced. It may be a contributing factor, but it's not going to be a key factor. Those healthcare providers look for science and dollars and cents to back up why they change coverage levels. That's not going to change here, no matter how badly you want to make a political point. Calling me a fool won't change it either, but I'm glad to see you take at least a little pleasure in pretending that matters.
11/23/2009 10:59:38 PM
I hate to come with so little, after the amount of words above. but I feel i must ask, because it disturbed me some. so this conservative buddy of mine told me that I won't be able to get the public option. he said if your employer already offers private health insurance you can't sign up for the public option. He said you can only get the public option if your employer does not already offer and insurance program. Is this right??
11/23/2009 11:05:16 PM
He's wrong. There wouldn't be much of a point for a competition-inducing public option if you couldn't get it.
11/23/2009 11:07:32 PM
i sure as hell hope not.you're telling me i gotta pay for my own healthcare independently, and pay for Jose Illegal, too?
11/23/2009 11:08:03 PM
^ Last I heard, healthcare for illegal immigrants was specifically removed of the Senate bill. That's no longer a concern for you, Mr. Taxpayer.
11/23/2009 11:18:27 PM
^^^thats similar to my thinking. he reasoned that with "the point of health care is to get those that don't have insurance yet covered...not for those that already have it offered through their employer to switch to the gov plan". he seemed so sure he was correct, and i didn't feel like countering enough to press him on it.
11/23/2009 11:28:54 PM
^^ Well, that's the Senate bill.Providing Health Care for Illegal Immigrants: Understanding the House Health Care BillNovember 23, 2009
11/23/2009 11:47:40 PM
Lou Dobbs 2012![Edited on November 23, 2009 at 11:52 PM. Reason : hah. typo]
11/23/2009 11:50:33 PM
^^ [shrug] let 'em finish their debate in the Senate, and see what happens during the bill reconciliation process.^ Lou Dobbs.[Edited on November 23, 2009 at 11:51 PM. Reason : s]
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