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Originally Posted by snafu
maat55 if they follow a model similar to England, Australia, Sweden, or Canada, it will be run by the medical profession. It could be paid with a Value Added Tax [VAT] charged to every purchased item and service. It's very efficient and everyone contributes, even those who pay no income tax or get tax free income.
Currently you have an insurance clerk decide which procedures you deserve and which shall be denied. Added to that is your co-pay. Those without insurance give up all or do without treatment for life threatening illness. But caring about others is the slippery slope to 'socialism.' What is your definition?
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I would like to see a system that eliminates the insurance company and the government. People deal directly with the doctor and hospital. This eliminates the over costs associated with poor government beaurocracy and insurance profits.
You should be priced by your health risks, if you smoke, are obiest etc. you pay more. You might think twice about what you consume when you are held accountable.
Any system that involves lacked responsibility and spreads the burden, will not be efficient.
We have the best healthcare system around because it is of the free market. Its downfall is to many hands in the pie. It lacks competition between hospitals and doctors.
Healthcare, food, housing, clothing are all the same to me. You make choices and priorities, if you want healthcare, prioritze it. If you truly can't do for yourself, there are charities and churches to help.
People need to toughen up and be responsible, or suffer the concequences.