03-13-2017, 08:16 PM
Quote:Public option or singlepayer. Remove the insurance burden from employers. We already pay into Medicare. Why is this [BAD WORD REMOVED] so difficult?
Ask the va
Quote:Public option or singlepayer. Remove the insurance burden from employers. We already pay into Medicare. Why is this [BAD WORD REMOVED] so difficult?
Quote:Of course I advocate healthcare isn't a right so if a for profit hospital says no money no service I'm good with that.
But let's not pretend even in that most extrem scenario there wouldn't be charity driven clinics offering free or low cost healthcare options.
Quote:As long as the taxpayer doesn't have to cover their losses.
Quote:Of course I advocate healthcare isn't a right so if a for profit hospital says no money no service I'm good with that.
But let's not pretend even in that most extrem scenario there wouldn't be charity driven clinics offering free or low cost healthcare options.
Quote:Yea no thanks I'll take no insurance over a single payer system.and then find out you have something like diabetes where you have to buy your own medicine and one shot of insulin costs $1000 and you have to take one a day every day plus some pills, and then when the insulin stops working the next thing is even more expensive than insulin
Quote:Public option or singlepayer. Remove the insurance burden from employers. We already pay into Medicare. Why is this [BAD WORD REMOVED] so difficult?
Quote:Public option or singlepayer. Remove the insurance burden from employers. We already pay into Medicare. Why is this [BAD WORD REMOVED] so difficult?and then it comes right back to the point that most people can not afford to pay the entire cost of health care which is why it became embedded on employers to offer health care to their employees
Quote:and then it comes right back to the point that most people can not afford to pay the entire cost of health care which is why it became embedded on employers to offer health care to their employees
Quote:Not true. Healthcare as a benefit started in response to government caps on wages.Im in a union our contract reads that union employees shall only pay 11% of the total premium and the employer shall pay the other 89%
Moreover your employer doesn't pay for anything. Your total compensation package is just that. The match on ss 401 employer contributions for health premiums etc. Are all part of the budgeted compensation to pay a position. If the employee can't produce enough to justify the expense they are terminated. Employers aren't piggy banks.
Quote:Im in a union our contract reads that union employees shall only pay 11% of the total premium and the employer shall pay the other 89%
I did a quick search the other day on the ACA site and could find nothing affordable that was useful...I dont know why people want to argue that people can afford it on their own when they cant
Quote:We're not, we're arguing that the current system leads to price inflation. The system is the REASON people can't afford it.I would add corporate greed into the equation as a huge contributor to making it not affordable
Quote:I would add corporate greed into the equation as a huge contributor to making it not affordable
Quote:Why is that exactly?with record high profits for last year, my health care company upped my premium 15% because they decided that the CEO needs to make $30mm a year...Im all for making as much as you can, and rewarding good work, but with record high profits, they didn't need to increase the rates..They increased the rates so they could up the CEO's pay and try keep the same profit margin...When you have record profits and increase the price of your services I call that greed...Kinda like when companies say they "lost" $20mm last year because they only profited $45mm instead of $65....They didn't lose anything, they just didn't make as much
Quote:and then find out you have something like diabetes where you have to buy your own medicine and one shot of insulin costs $1000 and you have to take one a day every day plus some pills, and then when the insulin stops working the next thing is even more expensive than insulin
Quote:Liberals crying about "record high profits" and "OH MY GOSH! THINK OF THE CHILDREN!". Lol.
People are irresponsible and expect "someone else" (the government) to solve their problems.
Health care is not and should not be a federal government issue. Employers should not be forced to provide health insurance. People in general should not be forced to buy health insurance. Health insurance should not pay for routine medical care.
Tax-free health savings accounts that can be passed on to heirs is the way to go. The same could be said for retirement accounts, but that's a whole other subject.
Quote:with record high profits for last year, my health care company upped my premium 15% because they decided that the CEO needs to make $30mm a year...Im all for making as much as you can, and rewarding good work, but with record high profits, they didn't need to increase the rates..They increased the rates so they could up the CEO's pay and try keep the same profit margin...When you have record profits and increase the price of your services I call that greed...Kinda like when companies say they "lost" $20mm last year because they only profited $45mm instead of $65....They didn't lose anything, they just didn't make as much
Quote:Lol will you be one of the 24 million to lose coverage?