AMERICAN CONSERVATISM IN 2008 AND BEYOND

Do you really think $180 would be prohibitively expensive for many of your colleagues these days? Do you think many of your colleagues would not spend that much on a weekend away or to repair their car or to replace the television set in the bedroom?

But don't think those of us who are older with aches and pains, etc. are any more likely to go to the doctor. I avoid them like the plague unless I absolutely have to go and it only costs me $10.

I've seen O'Bill forward those arguments in the Health care thread, and he actually has a little structure and logic to them. I don't agree with his position, but he's at least more rational then this bunch, on this topic.

Foxfyre wrote:

Do you really think $180 would be prohibitively expensive for many of your colleagues these days? Do you think many of your colleagues would not spend that much on a weekend away or to repair their car or to replace the television set in the bedroom?

But don't think those of us who are older with aches and pains, etc. are any more likely to go to the doctor. I avoid them like the plague unless I absolutely have to go and it only costs me $10.

Well, I go twice per year to the dentist for check-up, twice per year to the urologist, once per year to the ophthalmologist, dermatologist and to my family doctor (internist) for check-ups, every second year additionally to my family doctor for all the various cancer test etc - it would be too expensive here. For most.
(Those who are privately insured get the chance to more tests, though.)

I am talking about paying for routine healthcare out of pocket in order to be able to afford private health insurance that would cover what we can't afford out of pocket.

maporsche wrote:

We're going through open-enrollment at my work right now.

Their documentation says that a wellness visit or checkup costs $180.

I'm sure that's prohibitively expensive for many.

I'll say though that I do not regularly do annual checkups either, and it only costs me $20, which (for me) is almost an afterthought. However, I'm only in my late 20's and I feel great. If I were older or felt bad, I'm sure I'd be going more often.

Do you really think $180 would be prohibitively expensive for many of your colleagues these days? Do you think many of your colleagues would not spend that much on a weekend away or to repair their car or to replace the television set in the bedroom?

But don't think those of us who are older with aches and pains, etc. are any more likely to go to the doctor. I avoid them like the plague unless I absolutely have to go and it only costs me $10.

What? How is that possible, that he would have less than one choice of providers to work with, under the new plan? Doesn't make much sense.

Cycloptichorn wrote:

What? How is that possible, that he would have less than one choice of providers to work with, under the new plan? Doesn't make much sense.

Yeah, that doesn't make much sense. I have one service provider to choose from and only 2 health care plans. I suppose I could only have 1 healthcare plan, but that still doesn't change the service provider "choices" I'm limited to.

Which of course means that there is NO competition as it relates to MY healthcare providers.

6. So as not to create unacceptable hardship for millions of Americans, gradually begin phasing out Medicare and Medicaid at the Federal level to eliminate the multi-tiered payment schedules that force an unacceptable burden on non-government paid patients.

I am also sorry that you hold in contempt those of us who have been forced into a system the government decreed.