Comments on: Health Care Reform Is Coming?

By: splurgeonthis

splurgeonthis — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:03:27 +0000

I’m not opposed to a public option, but i am a little concerned. There are definitely things the government needs to keep an eye on, financial institutions and oil companies, to name two. But a public option could very easily become mandated, similar to the way car insurance did in California. I understand the goal is everyone will have health insurance but it will not be free, that goes without saying and there’s a lot of people like me flipping burgers trying to pay for school, or the mortgage, or food that just cant afford it right now. In California if you don’t have auto insurance you loose your license, what would the penalty be for not having health insurance?

By: worldpeacepiece

worldpeacepiece — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:43:08 +0000

..C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S … on your new Internet Program … iP !..The lighting is better on this show, Much easier to see you. .Talk with full mouth more. Don’t talk from the side of your mouth if you can help it..Have a script or notes. Pause when you need time to think. If they don’t like the silence, too bad..Try to watch your past shows from time to time with a critical eye to improve your work..===================================================.And don’t worry if the USA does not write the universal physical and mental health treatment rules correctly this time..This time, 2009, the rules are being written to see who gets the last profits from the premiums paid by the young healthy people before all that money has to be spent on treatment..The baby-boom generation (1945-1960) has been moving through the USA like a huge meal through a thin snake. And soon they will be reaching the snakes tail..When baby-boomers are receiving treatment, there will be more money paid out than can be collected as insurance policy premiums. Then there will be no profit and no money for administration.
No profit, then no corporation insurance policies. No corporations, then the rules for treatment in the USA will become the equal of all the other citizen-governed countries..How much will it cost to keep 10,000,000 baby-boomers healthy from 2045 to 2070 ?..

By: grip

grip — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:59:37 +0000

These changes that you mentioned for the LGBT community are really needed to improve health outcomes and to avoid treating certain citizens unfairly. The main issue is that the bill does not address the “sickness” vs “wellness” paradigms. As long as doctors are rewarded for sending patients for tests, and not paid to “keep” people well, the system is not sustainable.