These people NEVER discuss how they are going to pay for the "FREE" healthcare program. Those who seem to be for national healthcare don't seem to understand that if insurance is currently unaffordable, it will cost more under Obama and the democrats. These politicians don't want to discuss the true reason healthcare costs are so high. Malpractice insurance, litigation, government mandated paperwork, etc., If you get rid of all the government required paperwork and regulations concerning healthcare and stop the litigation it would lower malpractice insurance premiums. Doctors and hospitals practice defensive medicine. In other words, they do tests to protect themselves from lawsuits. Doctors have additional payroll for those who must file all the insurance claims, pre approvals, etc., that they didn't have 40 years ago. In fact, most people could afford to pay for their doctor visits and prescriptions at that time. Under medicaid and other government sponsored programs participants are rationed healthcare to some extent. They are not allowed more than a certain number of prescriptions per month. If you are chronically ill and have a number of health issues, you may not be able to get your medications if you have gone over your limit. That is the way it will be if Obama gets his way. States who have their own version of medicaid are broke and having difficulty paying the bills already. Imagine what will happen with a national program. More beauracrats to decide how much or the type of healthcare you will receive. How much more in taxes are you willing to pay for national healthcare? For the first time I heard someone in the Obama mention that taxes will need to go up to pay for the stimulus tax and healthcare. They have since tried to backtrack, but you don't get something for nothing.
One thing that has been and will continue to drain our healthcare system are all the illegals in this country. I have friends and family in healthcare and they are forced to provide healthcare to illegals. They are bleeding money from having to provide these additional services.
We don't need nor can we afford national healthcare. We need to make changes but not in nationalization. Let's start by stopping healthcare for illegals. Next, stop all the government required red tape. Stop the litigation. Fire congress and the president.Perhaps a requirement that will prevent any lawyer from holding office with legislative authority. In other words, no lawyer could be a state or federal legislator or congressman. It is a conflict of interest.
Under a national healthcare system doctors will be paid a reduced fee. That is already happening under medicaid and medicare. Some physicians refuse to accept it due to the fee structure and lengthly time to receive payments. It will get worse under a national system. That will drive many more good doctors out of the profession and likely bring in more foreign, less qualified doctors to fill the void, if it is filled at all. We are likely to see a shortage of doctors and other healthcare providers if this passes. If you want to see how well national healthcare will work then check out qany VA hospital. It is a shame how our veterans are treated in some of these facilities.
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Originally Posted by mommee
