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I wasn't responding to you, just pondering the future of Mediwelfare for all.
I ponder people surrendering freedom for comfort and never reading the fine print on their Faustian Bargain. And when I do that, books/films like "Nineteen Eighty Four" transform into a Frommer's Travel Guide for the future.
That is my understanding regarding the Medicare for All proponents. They just want free stuff, paid for by others.
The poor have medicaid.
The rich have their millions.
The middle class has its homes, and its savings to a diminishing extent. Then they are homeless.
The middle class is the backbone of this country. They don't want anything for free, but they don't want to be ruined because of a serious illness. They however are the only ones not covered.
I wasn't responding to you, just pondering the future of Mediwelfare for all.
I ponder people surrendering freedom for comfort and never reading the fine print on their Faustian Bargain. And when I do that, books/films like "Nineteen Eighty Four" transform into a Frommer's Travel Guide for the future.
If only there were examples of universal healthcare elsewhere...
BigPharma doesn't want to cure anyone. No wonder there are more and more people going to alternative doctors and clinics. Even some classically trained doctors are offering integrative medicine now.
60 years ago, about 45% of the US population was overweight/ obese. Today, 75% of us are overweight/ obese and as such are substantially more vulnerable to serious diseases that use to be fatal. Now these diseases are treatable. Treatment is costly.
The average cost to treat Diabetes is approaching $10,000/ year. According to the CDC, more than 100 million US people are Diabetic or prediabetic.
If premiums were based on waist sizes, those with waist measures in the so called generous and healthy range would pay substantially less than those with larger waist sizes. This could apply to public insurance, too.
Unless/ until the masses take personal responsibility for controlling weight, healthcare costs will continue to climb.
Does any sane person want Fedgov to do this, nope........and for very good reasons.
You don't have to rely on the federal government - plenty of private companies handle Medicare claims and different "Medicare Advantage Plans' cam be purchased from them, etc. Also Medicare supplement plans.
The average cost to treat Diabetes is approaching $10,000/ year. According to the CDC, more than 100 million US people are Diabetic or prediabetic.
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And this increases GDP and job growth and Pharma and Hospital profits, right?
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