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Originally Posted by Guest
Death panels baby...for young and old.
Most people will use a $million worth of medical expenses in a lifetime. For a 65 y/o it's about $1,250 a month their ENTIRE lifetime. For a family of four to "break even" would be $5,000 a month. This is just $1,000,000 divided by 800, the number of months in 66 years. You need to add expenses and profit for an insurance company and now you're talking about monthly payments of $5,500 + each month forever for a family of four.
"Medicine" the industry...is just too damn expensive. It's becoming unaffordable for most of the population. The government is borrowing to cover the cost. Medical providers charge too much. "Medicine" the industry needs an overhaul.
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I read too much and find it impossible to fit it all together.
We euthanize our pets and call it HUMANE yet, euthanasia for humans is illegal.
We spend 80% of our medical care on people who are terminally ill. For terminal cancer the ugly truth is that you do not die from the cancer. The doctors keep giving you more and more pain killing drugs and you die from the drugs to control the pain. My father died that way. My mother in law who also had cancer was put on no food and no water-IT TOOK HER A WEEK TO DIE. You would be, you should be arrested if you did that to your pet.
I've also read that 80% of all medical care is paid for by either the government or by private insurance. We've all seen this. When, you are not the primary payer, the price is lack of choice for the care that will be provided. ALSO, were you to choose to pay for your care-SELF INSURE-you would be billed roughly 2-3x what the government or a private insurer pays for the same care.
There are no simple answers. We do not deny care to anyone EVEN IF THEY DO NOT HAVE INSURANCE OR CAN PROVE THEY CAN AND WILL PAY FOR THE COST OF THEIR CARE.
We all get sick. We all die. WE REFUSE TO FACE THE FACTS.