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hmmm
if we get a national health care option, and everyone who doesnt have private insurance gets on it, and then there's a major H1N1 pandemic like they're predicting this fall....
that's gonna suck. cause it will still be a new system, without the financial resources built up to handle a large scale payout so early in the game.
oooo boy.
*toddles off to make sure assets are liquid, bills are paid and job is secure....*
if we get a national health care option, and everyone who doesnt have private insurance gets on it, and then there's a major H1N1 pandemic like they're predicting this fall....
that's gonna suck. cause it will still be a new system, without the financial resources built up to handle a large scale payout so early in the game.
oooo boy.
*toddles off to make sure assets are liquid, bills are paid and job is secure....*
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re: the protestant reformation "god loves me so I have health insurance"....this is almost a direct quote from my boss. I kid you not. I was dumbstruck and quickly changed the subject. *sigh*. there are some things we Do Not Speak Of (tm)......
what percentage of a persons income is appropriate to pay for health care? I think anyone should be able to go to the ER or a primary health care professional and get basic needs taken care of and not have to pay anything out of pocket. I am fully aware that this means a significant increase in taxes. I am ok with that. remember what I said about it being the right, moral and human thing to do? not to mention herd immunity ;) so its not totally altruisitic on my part, believe me ;)
In my magical fairy land, not only would ERs and primary care providers (oo! and basic dental, too, please!) be "free" (ie paid for by the government, so really by taxpayers) but employers would continue to vie for employees retention by creating competitive additional insurance packages, covering things like extended PT, alternative medicine, smoking cessation, upgraded medical devices, etc.
there are probably a million reasons this wont work. but hey, its MY magical fairy land, so there :)
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I'd happily pay more taxes if I could go to the doctor. (and as a self-employed, I'm already paying both the employee and employer tax share for myself)
I've never understood why most health insurance covers aliments and injuries, and often a modest amount of preventative care like "check-ups", but doesn't cover dental work, or opthamology, or podiatry. Last time I checked, my teeth, and my eyes, and my feet were all part of my body...
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I guess i"m confused? its a given number of dollars a month either way?