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Originally Posted by Guest
If Republicans want to repeal and replace Obamacare,then this is the way to go. Why must America insist on squeezing a profit out of everything, including assuring that we have access to quality healthcare? I'm a capitalist too, but healthcare access should be available to everyone without the devastation of horrendous expenses. Families should not have to go bankrupt if a family member contracts a catastrophic disease or condition.
Who would pay for this? We all would. And we all would reap the benefits. This can be done if we work together.
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At what cost? $12,000 a year PER citizen? That's $3,960,000,000,000...where do we come up with $4 trillion for healthcare alone? It takes over $1,000 a month for over 80 years to add up to the average $1,000,000 in healthcare used by the average person in a lifetime.
"The difference, however, between the No. 1 spender, the United States, and the No. 10 spender, Canada, is quite large. Canada spent 10.2% of its GDP on health care in 2013, which amounted to $4,351 per person, while the United States spent 16.4% of its GDP that year, amounting to $8,713 per person.Nov 14, 2015"
"According to CMS (here) our National Healthcare Expenditure (NHE) is projected to hit $3.207 trillion this year. The U.S. Population is currently hovering at around 320 million, so 2015 looks to be the first year healthcare spending will reach $10,000 per person.Jan 4, 2015"
$10,345 per person: U.S. health care spending reaches new peak | PBS NewsHour