This article is one-sided.
But it's the side I agree with, so read, digest and enjoy, kids!
posted by A. Lo @ 2:13 PM
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How much of this is overlap? From what I have read this would cover many people that are already covered by private insurance. I, personally, pay for my insurance, and it is expensive; but it is worth my piece of mind. But as a realistic point of view, how many people actually go without health care? It may not be the best care available, but crap...I am not getting that either. Insurance is expensive due to the shear numbers of people that receive health care at no cost. It seems to me that the people with no insurance are going to continue to have resources available to them, while people, like me, who pay for insurance, will have our cost go up to the point that we can no longer afford it either. Regardless of the "sin tax," it is going to affect the cost of health care. I just don't feel as though it is a burden the government should be forced to bear. Our health care system is above and beyond almost any in the world; but you can only stretch resources so far before they break. Just my thoughts...
Yeah...I realize I misspelled some stuff....sorry. (I knew you would notice it.) : )
Okay, I’m at work so this has to be a short comment, but I did want to make one quick point. I think you fail to realize that the fact that these children do not have health care is already affecting you. Health care companies, especially faith-based ones like the one I work for, are committed (and in many cases, required by law) to provide care for everyone who comes through our doors. And who ends up paying for that? Many times you do, in increased health care costs.
Too often, the uninsured wait to get treatment because they can’t afford it, and then end up in our Emergency Departments (the most expensive way to get care), much sicker than they need to be. The
government says that if someone comes to our ED seeking treatment, we have to treat them. In some cases, we can provide them with an alternative place to get treatment (like a clinic, etc.), but they are still using up valuable time and resources because they either have no other choice or are not aware of the other (sometimes really crappy) options available to them.
This bill would pay physicians and health care facilities to treat these children who we are already treating (granted, it would pay us less than it costs to treat them, but something is better than nothing). It will also allow those children a way to get preventative care, which studies have shown will make them healthier for the rest of their lives (and therefore cut down on health care costs in the future). So really, this will help your health care costs, even if in just a small way.
Remind me to address your comment about the fact that these people can afford insurance later. And I say this with the utmost love and affection, but you’re incredibly wrong about that.
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