TheRealMafoo said:
ManusJustus said:
TheRealMafoo said:
It's not Universal.
This healthcare program is not expected to support everyone, only those without insurance. The problem is, that means those with private insurance will be paying for insurance twice.
I would expect millions of people to drop private insurance, and just take the insurance they are already paying for from the government. I don't think the government can then afford it.
Thoughts?
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First of all, the people behind the healthcare plan realize this.
Secondly, you already pay for other people's health insurance anyway. Hospitals dont turn people down for life-threatening illnesses, its not only unethical but it would also mean a hefty lawsuit. Instead, hospital treats the patient and sends them a bill in the mail that they know wont be paid.
So who pays for it? You do, and you have been paying for other people's health insurance for a long time. Be it a public hospital that takes more money from tax payers or a private hospital that increases the costs for everyone else.
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You should have read a few posts of mine down, and saved the time (as I already said this).
And FYI: I don't pay a dime for healthcare. I put in the effort in life to make sure I have a job where someone else pays it for me.
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That's a common missconception. Everybody who has healthcare, pays for it. If you have healthcare from an employer, that is part of your compensation packege, if you weren't getting it, then you would be payed more. if you are getting it from the government, you are paying through taxes.
Anyway, this system that we use induces wastefull healthcare spending, it doesn't cost any more to go to the doctor for a common cold, than a sever respitory infection. And that is the problem. People waste health insurers money, that is another thing that drives up the cost.
