Quote Originally Posted by ahabion
Don't mistake HEALTH CARE with HEALTH INSURANCE... two totally different concepts. The healthcare in America is outstanding... ANYONE can go into a hospital and get the care and medical attention they need in order to save a life. Immigrants can go come into America and have a baby with NO Insurance, NO Coverage, NO Cash and still receive medical attention... think about that...
Damn I just spent an 2hours reading 170 posts and you took the words right out of my mouth. lol
Who's not covered? As mentioned earlier the gov't will pick up the tab and it costs way less in teh low hudy billions not a few trillion. Care remains the same...
My suggestions to this debacle:
Tort reform I know it was mentioned several times
let the folks shop for insurance cross state lines - competition always lowers price
Ban any inquiry to pre-existing condition - This and referrals is more than 30% of the overhead.
I mean shit I don't go to the dr unless I am near death or cant function, I have been with the same ins for 15yrs. Recently I thought I blew out my knee and they battled for months whether this was pre-existing. They have insured me for a little less than half my life DONT THEY FUCKING KNOW!

I am pleased with the care I receive now and if the above and other ideas that simply wont come to mind after 2hrs of reading are solved voila surely that can get us close enough to insuring those in need or something acceptable.

Now to stray just a bit as some have:
they ram these bills down our throats without even reading them, this is permanent until we change the landscape and 6mo in this is a minimum 2yr wait.
Reducing taxes on everyone is immediate, had they chosen that road it could have been implemented in < 2weeks. Give it a little time and if it doesn't work LIKE TARP, TARP2, Omnibus, stimulus, whatever else BS has been forced on us, then move on to something else. I don't know what is going to fix this but whats going on now is fucking insane. We have massive debt LETS SPEND LIKE FUCKING CRAZY!

The Lies, fucking lies this dude has told is unfucking real. The tactics of his administration are unfathomable. I mean damn the mainstream media that got him elected are even gettin fed up.
/rant