Comments on: Health Care Costs is Rising – What you Need to Know

By: MrRealizm

MrRealizm — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:56:31 +0000

noone will be forced to anything if public options are so evil dont join. people are forgeting that the public option is what it says an OPTION and if the private insurers werent screwing people they wont have to worry about losing people. and they will lose people as long as they keep driving up cost and then dropping people when they are sick. if the public option works better and is cheaper of course people are going to go to it. and if private insurers arent willing to compete then screw em

By: synthesys32

synthesys32 — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:46:49 +0000

Why would the companies do this? well, duglug has a point. built into the plan are certain incentives and disincentives that will eventually force companies to drop their group health plan.
Yes, 80% of American are content with thier current option and if any of you have a full time, i would bet that you are happy with your health care plan as well!
this is a perfect example of why i hate the media! you cant stop stupid people from opening their mouths!

By: brtndsm

brtndsm — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:24:04 +0000

Sooooo, deregulation worked for the banking sector????? Wow, I guess these past couple of years have just been a nightmare. Thank goodness, I actually thought we were in the worst recession since the Great Depression!! How silly of me!

By: jcdetig

jcdetig — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:53:44 +0000

As a member of the health care field (research and medical), I will tell you that it amazes me how much stupidity flies from both sides of this debate. It’s not hard to do some research for yourself on other health care systems. See wikipedia.

What annoys me is the incoherent “hate rabble” that offers no solutions, no ideas, nothing except inflammatory statements. Complaining about Govnt debt is stupid considering your legacy from the Iraq war, GOP

By: bluestatebobby

bluestatebobby — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:27:01 +0000

Doctors have to have some kind of income above and beyond their expenses, or they'd get into something else.

Government health care wouldn't be an issue if there were no doctors.

By: pinka648

pinka648 — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 02:54:50 +0000

Because the CEO of the insurance company and the CEO of the hospital are best friends, letter e.

Seriously, I'd go with D. It's definitely not B or C.

Dude, below me, it's NOT b. It's a common political ploy to say it's malpractice but statistically, from what I've read, it's not significant. Depends on the "research" you read though…

Check out this site…
http://makethemaccountable.com/myth/RisingCostOfMedicalMalpracticeInsurance.htm

I'm sure your class (if it isn't college) wants to be politically correct so they wouldn't get into the real reasons…

By: Afflicter

Afflicter — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:23:50 +0000

You can get the detail data for both the CPI and medical costs back to the 1930's at
http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/surveymost?cu
Medical cost have been increasing nearly twice the rate of inflation for a long time.

By: kingcrab2879

kingcrab2879 — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:02:15 +0000

The CARE end of the equation is really out of the hands of the government except for regulations concerning health and safety. What's at issue is the INSURANCE end of the equation. The only practical way to deal with this end of the problem is to either have a Universal HEALTH INSURANCE system to pay the bills, or to super regulate the private insurance industry by forcing them to accept boiler plate policies that can be improved, but not diminished. Most states have done this with auto insurance and with homeowners insurance and insurance companies manage to make money on both of these items. But let's be real…..the GOP is dead set against doing what needs to be done. Somehow they'll manage to torpedo anything that may be good for the public. Case in point: The VA buys drugs via contract with the drug companies. Veterans can get a 30 day supply of almost any drug for as little at $12.00. The drug companies make big bucks at even this price. Why can't the general public have this kind of deal? Answer….the reactionaries of the GOP are against the idea. Instead they stuck us with their numb nuts Medicare part 'D', thus screwing our old folks with a useless 10% reduction…big deal! Realistically we may never get the deal we're entitled to until and unless the Democrats and the reasonable republicans grow a pair, tell the 'conservative' weasels to stick it where the sun don't shine and change this abortion of a non-system to something that reflects the 21st century. My opinion!

By: MrRealizm

MrRealizm — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:25:28 +0000

if so many people are content with their health insurance then dont join the public OPTION. it is an OPTION. noone is forcing companies to drop their plan. actually if they drop people they will be have to help pay towards the public option. but if the private insurers lower their prices to compete then companies wont have such a hard time keepin their plans for their employees. its called free market. if you cant compete youre out. if they are more concerned about profits they shouldnt exists.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:19:44 +0000

Steal whatever the French have

http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/jun2007/gb20070613_921562.htm
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN07651650

Cheap and effective.