The biggest problem with gov't healthcare is that it is a great system UNTIL you get sick and the delays that are inherent kick in. Why do you think the canadians come here for major surgery, they can get it done quickly . In the case of a serious illness like cancer , what was treatable at diagnosis is incureable by the time treatment is begun due to the rationing of services. The other problem is the economic effect it has on the gov'ts , it bankrupts them. Socialized healthcare care is not the answer. Is healthcare really better in europe than it is here? I don't think so. Most major medical advances and drug research are made in the US not Europe. Health care is not the real problem , the lack of insurance is. Health insurance should be for major medical needs , not basic doctor visits. Does your car insurance cover oil changes? The whole system has become irrational.
There is not one person I've ever met who is medicare eligble and complains about health care. Medicare pays for 80% of all health care costs for the elderly. The only time the elderly have issues is when they subscribe to an HMO (example Sec. Blue, Freedom Blue, Avantra, Health America) this co-insurance is managed care for the 65 and older group and Medicare becomes the secondary payor source instead of the primary payor source. Once the insured picks an HMO that they get lured in because of the prescription coverage, they get screwed with high premiums and dictaiton from the private insurer on what and where and who can provide the health care.
If you understood the system you could better understand what gov. health care is.
I know specifically because I deal with it day in and day out. Its part of my job to understand the payor source.
I'm in this system..I know more than the average joe out on the street.
If you are younger than 65, than you are paying for private insurance or none if you don't have the funds. For those folks who make $15,000 a year or lower are FULLY subsidized by the government. If your 65 and in that bracket you are eligible for Medicare and Medicade to cover all your medical needs. If you are younger than 65 and are disabled, you can be Medicare eligible if you disablilty has been for at least 24 months. Than you can be fully subsidized if you meet the income criteria.
If you are an individual who has not worked at least 40 quarters in your life time, you are not eligible for social security benefits or Medicare. These individuals are eligible for state funded disability and medicade only if they are disabled americans. If you have never worked and are not disabled, you aren't eligible for medicare or social security.
The poor do not complain about health care coverage. They get it all. Their plight is not having enough funds for utilities, housing and food.
These are the facts, not opinions.
BTW, look up the statistics, my friend. Mortality rate is higher in this country than most industrial countries in the world. For such great health care that you profess is so much better than the Canadians and Europe, why are folks dying more here than anywhere else?
My family lives in Greece with socialized medicine. They wouldn't trade it for system of premiums for anything in the world. The only folks I here banter about our health care being better provided here than some other countries is always by a U.S. Citizens. Again, with such arrogance of superiority. We are just lucky that the companies we work for provide most of the premiums, otherwise, it would be unaffforable for the average person to pay full premiums for themselves and famlies.
