Should we have National Health Ins? Please read

[JustMyOpinion]

Nope, no free rides...

We have "cattle call" Kaiser and have been happy with it. You do need to be your own advocate, but I think that's true with any insurance provider/HMO these days. And, BTW Kaiser costs us almost $1000/mo, it is not cheap.

The real crime in my opinion is how the seniors are treated, or NOT treated. If you have Medicare NO doctor wants to see you since they don't get paid much for it.

I know Michael Moore is a bit "out there," but have any of you actually watched the movie Sicko? He does raise some interesting points I have to admit.

[saunterelle]

I agree about ehealthinsurance. Got a good plan through them.

"The health insurance companies need to cover things like IVF, outpatient physical therapy, and being taken by ambulance, not discriminate based on weight, or past medical conditions, etc., in order to get medical insurance."

Are you suggesting regulation?

[JustMyOpinion]

jgaffney, the US doesn't rank as #1 in healthcare anymore.

See link:

www.photius.com/rankings/healthranks.html

[JustMyOpinion]

To clarify:

While the U.S. Spends Heavily on Health Care, a Study Faults the Quality
By REED ABELSON, The New York Times July 18, 2008

American medical care may be the most expensive in the world, but that does not mean it is worth every penny. A study to be released Thursday highlights the stark contrast between what the United States spends on its health system and the quality of care it delivers, especially when compared with many other industrialized nations.

The report, the second national scorecard from this influential health policy research group, shows that the United States spends more than twice as much on each person for health care as most other industrialized countries. But it has fallen to last place among those countries in preventing deaths through use of timely and effective medical care, according to the report by the Commonwealth Fund, a nonprofit research group in New York.

Access to care in the United States has worsened since the fund’s first report card in 2006 as more people — some 75 million — are believed to lack adequate health insurance or are uninsured altogether. And within the nation, the report found, the cost and quality of care vary drastically.

Full story (can also be found by clicking on the US ranking #37 in previous post):

allcountries.org/health/usa_health_care_2008_nyt.html

And, BTW I realize we are leaders in medical technology, but who has access to it other than the rich?

[harpman1]

My plan does not have people dying in the streets.

Canada's plan, however does tell you to go home & die.

A while back there was a lot of wailing(and rightfully so) re: patient care & conditions at Military Hospitals. I'm sure you will fondly recall blaming Pres. Bush for the situation.

Now imagine the folks who designed & ran that boondoggle operating every aspect of healthcare in the country.

Or will the Obamessiah wave his hand and part the seas of red tape 'cuz he's somehow different from every utopian socialist so far?

What makes folks still buy socialism after seeing it fail horribly & kill 100 million comrades in the process?