The thing is, the government doesn't take your money. When the government has it, it's still yours. You tell them how to spend it. That's what representative Democracy is about.
The thing is, the government doesn't take your money. When the government has it, it's still yours. You tell them how to spend it. That's what representative Democracy is about.
That's where the representative part comes in. We all choose who will makes those decisions. That's the only fair way.
just fuck off
There is such a thing as paying for it, and not getting it.buffalo said:There is no such thing as free health care, it all has to be paid for.
It isn't their decision, often.willnever said:Wow, that's disgraceful. Most physicians I know would not leave someone hanging like that.
that was about as close as one can get to free market medical care in real life. What's the problem with it?
But often it is. It's called pro bono. They just don't file the paperwork necessary for billing. Doctors treat patients as a form of charity a lot.There is such a thing as paying for it, and not getting it.
That's the current setup.
It isn't their decision, often.
For what reason do you believe I prefer healthcare being served as a free market commodity, if that is the implication..? Not sure I'm following you.Why are you calling that disgraceful, anyway - it's exactly the situation being promoted and advertised as the American way, the free market way, what every true American wants instead of socialism: you walk in with your medical condition, price the services offered, and pick the one that best suits your needs and ability to pay.
And often it isn't - reattaching fingers would require tying up an operating room's full resources and several people for quite a while, and doctors as employees of modern health care organizations don't necessarily control the paperwork or billing decisions.willnever said:It isn't their decision, often.
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But often it is. It's called pro bono. They just don't file the paperwork necessary for billing
There is such a thing as paying for it, and not getting it.
That's the current setup.
There is such a thing as paying for it, and not getting it.
That's the current setup.
It isn't their decision, often.
Another source of rising costs, that would disappear with single payer or some such setup.buffalo said:Actually in the current system it is all to often, getting it and not paying for it.
Something else that disappears with single payer. Are we beginning to get a clue to the reasons US health care is twice as expensive for 2/3 the coverage?buffalo said:Illegal Aliens, and those who choose not to carry insurance, go to emergency rooms where they cannot be refused care, and then run up bills that they have no intention of ever paying.
That's already in force, has been for decades.buffalo said:The simple answer to insurance companies who refuse to pay for covered conditions is to just make it absolutely illegal for them to do so, we don't need a whole new system, just make it impossible for insurance companies to refuse payment on their policies.
Why are people against universal health care?
Cost vs: Bennifits.
There is no such thing as free health care, it all has to be paid for.