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What exactly makes you think the Medicare and Social Security Administration have been run so poorly? How do you feel about the way the government has run libraries, fire departments, police departments and the postal service?
How about the fact that they have run them broke!!
This is NOT a dem or republican thing either; it's just government in general.
They have NO CLUE how to run anything.
Health care will be destroyed if the government takes it over which I believe is still Obama's plan; at least his wishes because he's a socialist.
nononsensguy wrote:
"What's he doing wrong? Are you serious? He's trying to socialize the worlds best health care system and make it into a crappy government run system that is a failure in every country that has gone that route."
Sort of explains the Obama hatred of many; we have no problems, therefore nothing needs fixing.
Southern congressman need to remember that they lost the civil war. They should be grown up enough to express themselves without being insulting. It makes their state look ignorant. Them like a person who has no class. franklin p bailey
What the hell does this even have to do with the OP's questions?
I apologize for not answering your question fully. What I don't like about the plan:
No tort reform
People should be able to shop for insurance across state lines
Medicare will be impacted heavily
Those are a few.
Lastly, I have no faith in an entity that has run medicare, social security, and VA hospitals so poorly about taking on an issue such as health insurance. I simply have no faith in the government. And that opinion applies to government, not simply Democrats. I would have zero faith in the government playing a major role in health care if it was sponsored 100% by Republicans.
Insurance can be and is sold across state lines now. That's why I don't understand this argument. The ins. companies want to be able to get around the insurance regulations in each state and sell "stripped down" policies that basically take in money and pay out nothing. Have a claim? Not a covered benefit, ad infinitum.
Have people go over State lines to get coverage so more competition will make prices go down.
Have lawyers with ridiculous lawsuit thrown out of court so no defensive medicine has to be given. (My mom got 6 X-Rays for a broken nose...2 would have done the same, 1 from the front, 1 from the side!)
Go after medical fraud, which saves millions!
Connect doctors offices to each other so another doctor doesn't need to redu an already taken MRI, X-Ray, etc....saves millions!
Don't insure illegals and people who don't want coverage but earn above a certain amount per year...let them be free to choose and let them be responsible if they won't be helped in case they need care. It is a free country.
Ins. people who can't afford it and let them proof it, if they committ fraud, they have to pay hefty fines and/or aren't eligible for ins. anymore (just the person's signing it...not their kids)
First off, Medicare is wrought with fraud and abuse; it's also poorly underfunded. Social Security is about to go bankrupt. By the time I retire, I'll never see a dime of that money.
Medicare is so wrought with fraud and abuse the feds even have a special program to get back some of the money.
That is a major distortion of the problem. The problem with Medicare abuse comes from a few unscrupulous providers and patients trying to bilk Medicare. It is not that Meidcare is fraudulently run.
Private insurers have to deal with this problem as well.
Insurance can be and is sold across state lines now. That's why I don't understand this argument. The ins. companies want to be able to get around the insurance regulations in each state and sell "stripped down" policies that basically take in money and pay out nothing. Have a claim? Not a covered benefit, ad infinitum.
Not true! it isn't sold across State Lines, it is a different company although the name can be sounding similar.
Have people go over State lines to get coverage so more competition will make prices go down.
Please explain how this will happen.
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Connect doctors offices to each other so another doctor doesn't need to redu an already taken MRI, X-Ray, etc....saves millions!
Sounds like an argument for total conversion to EMR!
Don't insure illegals and people who don't want coverage but earn above a certain amount per year...let them be free to choose and let them be responsible if they won't be helped in case they need care. It is a free country.
Ins. people who can't afford it and let them proof it, if they committ fraud, they have to pay hefty fines and/or aren't eligible for ins. anymore (just the person's signing it...not their kids)[/quote]
You can never forsee the future. Unless you have Ft. Knox available to you, you need insurance.
Not true! it isn't sold across State Lines, it is a different company although the name can be sounding similar.
THis non-issue has to do with state regulations. The big insurers want to subvert state regulations, to sell a policy that pays out virtually nothing.
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