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Originally Posted by Guest
It MUST happen...it's unsustainable any other way.
If you were a white man...you could understand that.
To "pay for" $1 million in healthcare costs...you would have to be 80 years old...AND made 960 monthly payments...your entire life...of over $1,000 a month. To break even.
The ONLY way to give everyone healthcare is to bring the cost WAY down. Make medicine non-profit.
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RE: Your suggestion to make medicine non-profit.
There are many books on the result of price control. The result is always the same. Fewer supplies, LESS QUALITY, and the creation of a black market.
Obama didn't and if TRUMP does there will be an outcry-limit the costs of medical lawsuits. WE HAVE FAR TOO MANY AMBULANCE CHASERS AND FAR TOO MANY JURISTS WHO THINK THE DRUG COMPANIES HAVE DEEP POCKETS. These are the same people who bitch about the cost of drugs. The lawsuits add about 30% to the cost of medical care.
We are all guilty. You doctor suggests some test-often reason is to avoid lawsuits. We go for the test saying what the heck medicare will pay for it.
My view-The lawsuits should be SETTLED by a group of doctors. Of course the doctor being sued should not be known. Easy enough if the reviewing doctors are in a different state. I also think there should be a significant copay. That would cut costs for medicare, cut the illusion that there is no cost involved. We might then need to SHOP for lower cost options as we do with everything we purchase-EXCEPT MEDICAL CARE.
AN ADVENTURE-ask your doctor for the cost. It is truly amusing. You will get a look like he/she/it thinks you are crazy.