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RE: Another Blunder From the Failure-In-Chief - 6/14/2013 9:41:09 AM

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I don't' know enough about the details of Medicare to comment but if that'd get us to a [more or less] single payer system then you're right.

It's, essentially, the plan that covers the 537 federal elected officials, now. Yes, our taxes would go up slightly but if we were to go with the plan, the government would tell doctors: "This is what the visit/procedure/operation is worth and this is what we're willing to pay"

Whether that system is really the answer or not, what it would do is create true competition amongst insurance companies, scrambling to be the ones to provide for your "other healthcare needs" (lower deductables, paying you for time missed from work, etc.).

Unfortunately, the way it stands now, the affordable care act is a misnomer and it's a huge shit sandwich from which we're all forced to take a bite.

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You guys still don't get it. In America [it] is not about health care, it is about money. Competition is a dirty word among capitalists. Free market is that lasy thing the capitalist wants.

The hypothetical you suggest exists for example in Germany where there are 200, that's two hundred private...that's private insurance companies all competing for business.

Oh shoot, that's right, they only make a reasonable return on capital...not 30% like their American counterparts. So what Americans have as a first duty, is to...be a profit. When it comes to purchasing health care for your family or in your later years...a whopping profit.

For all of those that feel so weak they must denigrate Obama, recall that the health care industry practically wrote this bill as has big business written most of our economic laws and regulations (or non-regulations) for over 30 years. Airlines, telecommunications, video broadcast, steel, lumber, agriculture...shall I go on ?

That's how a plutocracy works. It isn't actual bribery, it is access and that access buys the contributors access to the very terms of the bill being voted on. Don't need to buy votes if I can buy the law itself and through the chairman and the majority party.

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RE: Another Blunder From the Failure-In-Chief - 6/14/2013 9:50:51 AM

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Changing the title of a thread is pretty immature and should be a TOS violation

It's not.

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but, I'm sure it was done by one of the "protected" ones

No one is "protected." Please create tickets and/or address complaints about moderation to VAA.

This thread is locked for review.

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RE: Another Blunder From the Failure-In-Chief - 6/14/2013 2:04:10 PM

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This thread is unlocked. Please remember that you can attack the post, but not the poster.

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RE: Another Blunder From the Failure-In-Chief - 6/14/2013 2:36:20 PM

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ORIGINAL: JeffBC

I don't' know enough about the details of Medicare to comment but if that'd get us to a [more or less] single payer system then you're right.

It's, essentially, the plan that covers the 537 federal elected officials, now. Yes, our taxes would go up slightly but if we were to go with the plan, the government would tell doctors: "This is what the visit/procedure/operation is worth and this is what we're willing to pay"

Whether that system is really the answer or not, what it would do is create true competition amongst insurance companies, scrambling to be the ones to provide for your "other healthcare needs" (lower deductables, paying you for time missed from work, etc.).

Unfortunately, the way it stands now, the affordable care act is a misnomer and it's a huge shit sandwich from which we're all forced to take a bite.

Peace and comfort,

Michael

No it is not essentially what elected officials get.

To start with there is a 20% copay on all doctors visits and outpatient procedures. The drug plan (part D) requires a second monthly premium which you have to get from a private insurance company. There is very little vision, dental or mental health coverage.

It might be better than the ACA but it is far from an ideal plan.

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RE: Another Blunder From the Failure-In-Chief - 6/14/2013 6:10:29 PM

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Even Medicare is administered by many insurance companies.

Since the beginning of the Medicare program, CMS has contracted with private companies to operate as intermediaries between the government and medical providers.[15] These contractors are commonly already in the insurance or health care area. Contracted processes include claims and payment processing, call center services, clinician enrollment, and fraud investigation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicare_(United_States)#Administration

Thats what many dont get. Even those programs most people associate as only "government" run still have those nasty, sticky fingers of insurance companies dipping into the pot.

If they did as DS suggested and put everyone one on medicare do you think that would change?

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RE: Another Blunder From the Failure-In-Chief - 6/14/2013 6:20:37 PM

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Everyone simply moves from one type of insurance to another. Costs will still be high. It might even go higher. Medicare still has a co-pay and items that are not covered by Medicare. Many out of pocket expenses to make money on.

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