No Insurance, Poor Health

The numbers of Americans who are with out Health Insurance has been falsely inflated by counting:

1. illegal aliens
2. people who are temporarily with-out insurance due to changes in jobs
3. people who can afford insurance, but do not buy it (typically young people) to free up money for "BLING".
4. people who are currently covered by Medicaid

The actual numbers of Americans who are chronically with out Health Insurance is estimated to be between 8 and 18 million and includes only people who currently earn too much money to be covered by Medicaid Insurance, but have none of their own and are not covered by an employer's plan.

 

Why do you want the government to cover your health insurance cost? The estimated tax increase to the middle class be will between 30%-50%. On top of that you will no longer have a pool of good doctors to see. Have you ever talked to your doctors about government medical insurance? I have talked to ones I see, and all will quit see people that can not pay cash. The only doctors that you will get to see are the one for the third world that can speak English very well. Have you ever been to the VA health system? that is what government plans to model national health care after.

For the O/O that cry about not being able to pay for health insurance: Did you factor that cost in to your business plan? I'm so sick of O/O crying about the cost of health insurance. If you can afford health care go back to driving for a company that has health insurance. It's not my fault you did not consider health insurance costs, why should I give you mine money to help fund your sort coming.

As a side note: If the government takes over health care and forces me to pay, I believe that they should outlaw, 1. smoking, 2. booz, 3. fast food.

Mark

 

thanks for pointing out those folks who factor into these statistics, roadkill. Where I live, and I am sure this is the case almost anywhere in the country - hospitals receive money for "indigent care", in other words, to take care of people with little or no money and no insurance.

I do have to say, and I have been in the health insurance industry for the past 10 years - our system is terrible. This is a big part of the reason I am learning to drive a truck. I am really getting sick of a system that makes money from the misfortune of others. Someone has a life threatening illness or catastrophe, and some fat cat somewhere is raking in the bucks. Insurance companies would not exist if they weren't making money.

 

If they do that, I'll be the first one to open a "fast food" speakeasy. I'll bet I could get $30 for a Big Mack, Super fries, and 2 quart soft drink.




By the way "Big Mack is not a misspelling of Big Mac.

 

I agree that there are far too many "fat-cats", but what effect will it have on everyone else's health care if we regulate the fat-cats.

Illegals have known for years that we offer "free" health care. Have you ever been to a hospital emergency room in a Border Town? Or any other major city?
The wait could be hours. Too many people for the services offered. Hospitals are closing all over due to illegal immigrants.



L.A. Emergency Rooms Full of Illegal Immigrants

Friday, March 18, 2005

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One thing that must be considered here.

I was covered by Blue Cross/Blue Shield from my previous employer, my wife's employer and a current employer.

Health issue only was High Blood Pressure.

Quit the job, and went self employed. Went under my wife's policy. Cost was only 300.00 per month. After several years, I went back to office work, got a policy that only cost 125.00 per month. The company did not pay the premiums and filed bankruptcy.

Applied for policy at BCBS and found they refused to insure me because my coverage had lapsed due to the non payment of the bad employer by one day.

Wife's company policy would cover me, but they had changed the policy to cover spouse and all children under the same plan. Cost now, 825.00 per month.

Could get health insurance through a state plan that BCBS would have to insure me. Only cost 265.00 per month. To do this, I would have to divorce my wife.

Went without insurance for 4 months before I was able to find a HIGH deductible policy that covers very little.

So believe it or not, no insurance coverage does occur.

 

Hospitals that take government money are required to provide coverage to all persons. An area catholic hospital, has signs in the ER, that if you cannot afford the care, or have no insurance, they will stabilize you for transport to another hospital. The other hospital also receives government money and is a profit hospital with the same sign.

 

Sure it does. According to your post, other than your insurance being cancelled due to the former employer refusal to pay premiums and denial of coverage because of previous employer's bankruptcy, the other times you describe was due to YOUR Choice.
Additionally, as I have repeatedly stated; the largest group of "uninsured" other than the illegal alien population, is those in-between medical insurance coverage on a TEMPORARY basis.