IT'S TIME FOR UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE

There's never been a question that the people who have the money get high-quality treatment in America; but what about all those that don't?

Cycloptichorn

Cycloptichorn wrote:

There's never been a question that the people who have the money get high-quality treatment in America; but what about all those that don't?

Cycloptichorn

Free care is readily available. Visit St. Judes Hospital for kids, and you'll be singing a different tune.

Cycloptichorn wrote:

There's never been a question that the people who have the money get high-quality treatment in America; but what about all those that don't?

Cycloptichorn

Free care is readily available. Visit St. Judes Hospital for kids, and you'll be singing a different tune.

Okay, so that problem is solved.

Miller wrote:

Cycloptichorn wrote:

There's never been a question that the people who have the money get high-quality treatment in America; but what about all those that don't?

Cycloptichorn

Free care is readily available. Visit St. Judes Hospital for kids, and you'll be singing a different tune.

The Shriner's also provide some excellent, free, health care.

Walter Hinteler wrote:

Okay, so that problem is solved.

Which problem is that Walter?

All patients on medicaid and welfare have access to this information, probably through their social workers.

miller wrote :

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All patients on medicaid and welfare have access to this information, probably through their social workers.

is there any reason why it should not be communicated to EVERYONE ?
would that not resolve one of the points being made by people looking for UNIVERSAL health care ? if universal health care is available simply under a different name , why not let everyone know ?
that , imo , should resolve any major difficulties in obtaining proper health care , should it not ?
or are there any citizens that would NOT be able to obtain such free health care ?
hbg

Because most people already have insurance?

McGentrix wrote:

Walter Hinteler wrote:

Okay, so that problem is solved.

Which problem is that Walter?

Which problem is that Walter?

mcg wrote ;

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Because most people already have insurance?

anything wrong with making it availble to all citizens ?
i seem to recall that even some a2k posters were claiming that they were unable to obtain insurance - let me restate : affordable insurance .
hbg

If someone can not afford health insurance, perhaps a better, more lucrative career would be in order? Or, perhaps just a career that extends past picking up the food stamps and sitting on the porch smoking and drinking anyways.

georgeob1 wrote:

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to pay for mounting medical bills.

Somehow I am skeptical of the completeness of this report and the veracity of the data provided. At age 77 this person is covered by Medicare - a truly universal healthcare plan available to anyone over age 65 in this country. Dyalisis is a procedure that, for those needing it, is fully covered by Medicare. Why did she really need the $50,000, and why did she sign the Mortgage? The Mortgage aspects of this story could just as easily have happened in Canada.

It is a sappy story - and an unbelievable one too.

MILLER'S REPLY :

It's totally believable story. The couple ran into trouble because they most likely didn't have a MEDIGAP health insurance policy, which would have filled in the gaps their MEDICARE policies.

The woman in question, needed the money to
pay her mounting medical bills. I believe her and recall that Medicare pays only about 80% of physician's fees.

If she had a medigap insurance plan, then one needs to recall that most medigap insurance plans
do not cover end stage renal failure. In fact if you have end stage renal failure prior to the start fo the medigap plan, the plan will not enroll you.

mcg wrote :

America is the land of opportunity, not hand-outs.

If someone can not afford health insurance, perhaps a better, more lucrative career would be in order? Or, perhaps just a career that extends past picking up the food stamps and sitting on the porch smoking and drinking anyways.

okie wrote :

Just where in the u.s. constitution is free health insurance stipulated, hamburger? If you can find it, please quote it.