Stop playing politics and solve the health care crisis
Our health care system is broken and, as a result, people are dying. Currently, there are 47 million people in America who are uninsured. If they get sick or are injured, they are less likely to get the treatment they need. Going without health insurance can have dire consequences—medical debt, missed care, and even premature death. In Missouri, 210 people are losing their health care every day during this economic crisis. Nationally, 14,000 people are losing their health insurance every day.
It’s time to stop playing politics and solve the health care crisis. We need to find a uniquely American solution for health care reform – quality, affordable, choice. WellPoint Inc. holds 68 percent of the market. They control 79 percent of the market together with one other company, UnitedHealth Group Inc. That is not choice. We must keep up communication with our legislators and let them know what we want: every family should be able to afford the medical services they need when they need them and should have choices between public and private plans.
Stacey Sickler
Stacey Sickler
Organizer
Missouri Health Care for All
Stacey Sickler:
“It’s time to stop playing politics and solve the health care crisis. We need to find a uniquely American solution for health care reform – quality, affordable, choice.”
Wouldn’t the organizer for Missouri Health Care for All want to start an insurance company to compete with WellPoint and UnitedHealth Group Inc? If they paid claims without question and held the overhead to 2.5 percent like Medicare, did not advertise or pay excessive salaries and bonuses, they would drive those evil profit driven bloodsuckers right out of business. Or they could create another Ponzi Scheme to prove their benevolence in the short term while adding even more unfunded liabilities on our children and grandchildren. I’m hoping China or some other sucker will buy into that Chuck-a-luck game despite the odds favoring the house.
Stacey Sickler
The only crisis is in your liberal mind. All you and your ignorant liberal cohorts want, is something for nothing. Nothing is free, or haven’t you figured it out yet?
Socialized medicine will be rationed, and who is going to decide that medicine costs too much, or turn down a knee replacement for a 70 year old?
Go to Cuba, Michael Moore says it is the best in the world!!!!!!!!
What government program would you like to model the public option after?
Medicare
Medicaid
Social Security
If there is a public option, there will be no private option. Get a clue.
A uniquely American solution? Then you say every family should be able to afford the medical services they need. Every family? There are families that have no income and no income earners. Say what you mean, more government handouts. Another thing, we all know the 47,000,000 is a red herring. The real number of Americans who want, but cannot afford health insurance is somewhere between 8,000,000 and 11,000,000. There is nothing unique or American about your suggestions.
Are we at this again? First off, get your figures correct. Many of the people you speak of are illegal aliens, people who can and afford to get health care but choose not too, and many other reasons.
Secondly, how do we pay for all these people? How much are YOU contributing or are you just an advocate with your hands out as many on the liberal side are?
Thirdly, how did we make it before heath insurance? Who does it ultimately benefit when you demand that all people must have health insurance. The last time I checked we have choices in life. I have no problem helping those who TRULY need help but many are leaches on society who do nothing but expect everyone else to pay. Do those people DESERVE health insurance?
Here are our choices…
A) Single Payer — Saves $320 billion — Covers 100% of Americans
B) Public Option — Costs $60 billion — Covers 97% of Americans
C) Private only — Costs $100 billion — Covers less than half of uninsured
Which one do republicans prefer? Option C, of course. HIGHEST taxes. Covers the least number of people. And BEST of all…
It PADS the pockets of the Murder By Spreadsheet executives!!!
Correction:
C) Private only — Costs $100 billion — Covers less than A QUARTER of uninsured
I’ve been racking my brains to try to come up with some ways that for-profit medicine can squeeze more money out of us as consumers. I’m going to send these to United Healthcare and SSM. If anyone has some other suggestions, please, by all means, add to the list.
1. A cover charge for visitors who come to see you in the hospital.
2. Insurance companies should have 1-900 numbers for you to call to ask questions or challenge a coverage decision.
3. Pay toilets for public use in the hospital.
4. Coin slots on public elevators. They could charge by the floor.
A Public Option will be at least 20% cheaper than private insurance for the same coverage. A private family policy averages $12,000 per year. A comparable public family policy would average $9,600 per year.
Which would you prefer, the $9,600 bill, or the $12,000 bill?
Lisa: If you believe that you are ignoring all known history of governments, government programs. and government estimates. You can’t be serious. Of course, if the fed takes over health care the same thing will happen that happens when government on any level takes over anything. The quality will go down, and the price will go up. Rapidly and relentlessly.