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Old 03-22-2017, 08:24 PM
 
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Imagine not knowing how much you'll pay per gallon at the gas pump until after the point of purchase, just like no one can tell you what a simple test or procedure will cost until after the point of purchase.
Which is why we need a law that forces them to post and publish prices.

Additionally, a law that no medication can be sold for more in the US than anywhere else in the world. (What the pharmaceutical companies charge that is)
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Old 03-22-2017, 08:24 PM
 
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Medicare for everyone is the answer, combined with some price pressure on the drug companies ( currently forbidden for govt. payers to negotiate drug prices)
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Old 03-22-2017, 08:25 PM
 
Location: Metro Detroit, Michigan
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Everyone I know going to a doctor is being told that they are unhealthy or dying. I'm glad I dodged that bullet. Going to the doctor just doesn't fit into the budget anymore, so I just stick with working 14 hours a day. Thanks Obama, for your super awesome job of fixing the economy and health care

-Angry as hell tax payer
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Old 03-22-2017, 08:26 PM
 
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Medicare for everyone is the answer, combined with some price pressure on the drug companies ( currently forbidden for govt. payers to negotiate drug prices)
Nope.

We need a hybrid system.
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Old 03-22-2017, 08:26 PM
 
Location: Texas
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Thanks to the health insurance bargained by my Union, I was able to afford to go the doctor before the ACA, even more so after ACA was passed, and expect to continue to afford it under whatever other abomination is coming our way. Nice having no premiums and low deductibles.
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Old 03-22-2017, 08:27 PM
 
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Everyone I know going to a doctor is being told that they are unhealthy or dying. I'm glad I dodged that bullet. Going to the doctor just doesn't fit into the budget anymore, so I just stick with working 14 hours a day. Thanks Obama, for your super awesome job of fixing the economy and health care

-Angry as hell tax payer
Doesn't your employer offer insurance?
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Old 03-22-2017, 08:27 PM
 
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The whole damn thing should be left for individual states to resolve since there's no agreement in sight. Even Republicans can't agree among themselves.
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Old 03-22-2017, 08:28 PM
 
Location: Dallas
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The premiums are so high and deductibles even higher that going to a doctor is for most people not affordable.
This is true. My wife pays $5000 premiums for a $7000 deductible policy. So we have to pay $12,000 before getting any benefit.
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Old 03-22-2017, 08:31 PM
 
Location: Metro Detroit, Michigan
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Doesn't your employer offer insurance?
No. I'm a small business owner and contractor, and pay for my insurance out of my own pocket.
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Old 03-22-2017, 08:31 PM
 
Location: NYC
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It is getting absolutely crazy. I just hope this Trumpcare plan doesn't pass. Everything points to it making it even worse than it is now.
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