Medicare already exists and already sets reimbursement rates.
NYT: With Medical Bills Skyrocketing, More Hospitals Are Suing for Payment
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Medicare already exists and already sets reimbursement rates.
Uh, of course. Why would you think otherwise? The government already does this with Medicare reimbursement rates.
If this particular thing is your concern about a single-payer system being unsustainable I imagine you must be even more concerned about the way things currently work.
Oh infinitely more concerned. And I am in favor of a MFA system in place of what we have now. Guess I just needed a little more education on the topic.
Heh, I went to my regular doctor for a preventative check up. He gave me a sample of some medication to help with my pre-diabetic condition, and I had some pretty bad side effects from it that sent me to the hospital. I have "good" insurance from my job, and I still had to pay thousands out of pocket(I pay 15% of the bills after insurance), and dip into my 401k to cover it. My girlfriend got mad at me and basically forced me to go the hospital after several days of pain and days missed at work. After all the bills came in, I'm just like "now you see why I didn't want to go".
Getting sick shouldn't be taking such a heavy mental toll, too. It's messed up.
Getting sick shouldn't be taking such a heavy mental toll, too. It's messed up.
I have good insurance but I still hoard the medication I need to stay alive just in case I ever lose my coverage. If things don't change I expect I will do the same thing my grandfather did when he got old and sick, buy a handgun and end my life. I won't my deplorable fellow countrymen rob my family of what I worked my entire life to build.
America! Fuck yea!
America! Fuck yea!
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The reason I would rather die than seek medical treatment.
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Saw your post before I hit reply. America sucks.
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Saw your post before I hit reply. America sucks.
AMERICANS 🇺🇲 LIKE 🎉 THEIR PRIVATE 💰 INSURANCE 👏
I hate living in such a fucked world. I have a residency available to the UK but it unfortunately seems like a bad idea for me to actually do that, either.
I hate living in such a fucked world. I have a residency available to the UK but it unfortunately seems like a bad idea for me to actually do that, either.
Sadly people want a public option while Private Insurance still have a role.
Both Biden and Pete take money from Pharma and private insurance pushing for the public option
And Pelosi pushing for a single payers system in the 90s now thinks M4A is a bad idea.
Its obvious that it's all about money to them and you have MSM pushing the agenda that M4A is bad and people are currently happy with their insurance.
1. Don't get sick, but if you do
2. Don't be poor
I've got decent income with decent insurance but even then my wife and baby's health over the last few years has cost us tens of thousands of dollars. We could've taken that and put a down payment on a house. Nope.
2. Don't be poor
I've got decent income with decent insurance but even then my wife and baby's health over the last few years has cost us tens of thousands of dollars. We could've taken that and put a down payment on a house. Nope.
I feel the opposition to Single-Payer on the left is the same opposition that exists against school integration via bussing.
"I worked hard to live in this neighborhood." "I worked hard and studied to receive superior healthcare than my neighbor."
People are dying because moderate democrats refuse to be on the same coverage as poor people. Full stop.
It's not just a matter of Republicans blocking progress. Single-Payer is worse than the current system for rich liberals.
"I worked hard to live in this neighborhood." "I worked hard and studied to receive superior healthcare than my neighbor."
People are dying because moderate democrats refuse to be on the same coverage as poor people. Full stop.
It's not just a matter of Republicans blocking progress. Single-Payer is worse than the current system for rich liberals.
Australia's public healthcare is funded by a 2% levy, if you earn over $90k a year it progressively increases to 3.5% unless you have private insurance*. You don't even notice it, the sort of service you're hand wringing over costs me $30/week.