What do we do about HC for the poor? (retire, medical, pay)
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That money is not evenly distributed. Most goes toward things that happen in hospitals and high cost drugs, which for kids is super concentrated. The conversation about what we are or are not willing to spend as a society on healthcare for children whose parents are unable or unwilling to provide is not a discussion about responsibility but about the most extreme cases
Not true. If it were true, 43% of the CHIP/Medicaid enrollees wouldn't by under age 18. They are. And that's completely unsustainable. A society with so many welfare-dependent is going to destroy this country.
I guess those over 65 are "dead weight," too?? They put in less Medicare than they receive in benefits. I don't happen to think so and don't mind spending extra on our elderly, but if people want a Health Care system where you get only what you personally pay/paid for, it's not Medicare either.
I guess those over 65 are "dead weight," too?? They put in less Medicare than they receive in benefits. I don't happen to think so and don't mind spending extra on our elderly, but if people want a Health Care system where you get only what you personally pay/paid for, it's not Medicare either.
I guess those over 65 are "dead weight," too?? They put in less Medicare than they receive in benefits.
Posted this in another thread, and it applies here, as well...
Charge Medicaid recipients for 1/3 of the benefits they receive, like the Medicare average. Plus charge them monthly premiums, co-pays, and deductibles, and have them buy supplemental policies if they want prescription drug and other optional coverage.
Hmmm... Why is it that my parents had no health insurance, the government didn't pay, so they paid for the births of myself and my brother themselves? Likewise, when we had to go to the doctor, the government didn't pay, and they had no insurance. My parents paid themselves.
Where was this government-provided health care we were supposed to be getting?
And how do you pay? Or does your employer pay for you?
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