You're an idiot if you think the government can fix anything, much less healthcare (which by the way, isn't even broken).
You're right. Our healthcare SYSTEM is pretty decent.
The part that is fucked is the insurance companies.
Why?...
Because they "Profit"?...
Because other Industries Profit FAR More...
And what do they do with Profits?...
Some of it has Developed the Most Advanced Medical and Medicinal System on Earth...
The Government will NOT do the Same if it is in Control instead of the Market.
peace...
See.......this is where everyone gets it wrong. There is NOTHING wrong with making money, but you need to be careful HOW you make it.
It's perfectly okay to make a living by going to work, and there are many different ways to do it. You provide a service to someone else, and they compensate you for your efforts.
You can also make a living by gambling. Many people in Las Vegas, as well as on Wall St. do this. Still a legitimate way to make a living, but it's starting to push the edge, as the potential for doing wrong is pretty high in this line of making a living.
The next level of making a living is by con. People swindle others out of their hard earned cash by promising if you pay them a certain amount, whenever something bad happens, they will foot the bill. Only trouble is, with cons, they skip town with your cash as soon as they get it. It's a form of stealing.
The bottom level is outright stealing.
What do the insurance companies do? Send you a really nice front man who does 2 things.........first, he scares you with the statistics of how high health care is, and all the various things that can put you in the hospital, where you're gonna pay out the ass. They then show you a reasonable payment plan, where you won't go broke, and you won't have to worry.
However.......there's always the fine print and the pre existing condition, which means they will figure out EVERY way possible to avoid paying.
Need proof? Most women today start having mammograms at around 45. There have been many cases where breast cancer showed up as early as 38, so, the statistics calculators determined that a good place to start would be age 45, where a woman should have yearly exams.
After the economy went to shit, the insurance companies were looking for places to cut corners, and examinations were one good place to start. They went back to the statistics calculators, and came up with a nice number of 50, and, to save even MORE money, instead of suggesting yearly, they suggested every other year.
Today, in the news, it came out that now there is a study that shows CT scans can give you cancer, as there is radiation present, and so to prevent cancer, they are recommending CT scans only in extreme circumstances.
CT scans are expensive by the way............
When the truth came out? Well.......there is a very slightly elevated chance, but not enough to really matter. My roomie (who works at a hospital) said the same thing.
Oh yeah.......a few years back? They were done rarely. Now? They are almost a diagnostic tool, and used regularly.
The insurance companies ARE the problem.
