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<blockquote data-quote="squeekywheel" data-source="post: 243509" data-attributes="member: 4999"><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Hillary’s latest proposal is just the first step. If implemented, insurance companies would be saddled with more and more regulations until you finally end up with HillaryCare. Most people don’t remember the details but HillaryCare would have had the government dictate what field a doctor had to go into and where they had to practice (Doesn’t sound like a way to get the best and brightest into the field)</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Government run healthcare would be delivered with the efficiency of the post office and the compassion of the IRS.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">A lot of people blame the insurance companies but the insurance companies fill a vital role: they play gatekeeper. They keep costs down by denying uncovered claims. Do they make mistakes? Sure do! Have I been denied? Yep. Was I happy? No. Do you think insurance companies can be removed? No way. HillaryCare’s ultimate goal is to replace the insurance companies with government (or at least regulate them into doing the government’s work). Who would you rather have controlling your medical fate: a company forced to compete in the marketplace that can be sued or a government agency that doesn’t have to compete and is immune to lawsuits?</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Some in the U.S. like to hold Canada’s health care system up as a model. Take an hour on the internet and do some research. Some questions: How many people lack a primary care doctor in Canada? What is the average wait time for common procedures (There is a government sponsored web site that tracts)? What is the average wait time to see a specialist? What drugs are available/covered? How far do you have to travel to get access to specialists or equipment like MRIs or PET scans? Do you get to pick your specialist or is your name tossed on a waiting list and you get whatever surgeon is up next?</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Most Americans don’t realize how good they have it now.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="squeekywheel, post: 243509, member: 4999"] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Hillary’s latest proposal is just the first step. If implemented, insurance companies would be saddled with more and more regulations until you finally end up with HillaryCare. Most people don’t remember the details but HillaryCare would have had the government dictate what field a doctor had to go into and where they had to practice (Doesn’t sound like a way to get the best and brightest into the field)[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Government run healthcare would be delivered with the efficiency of the post office and the compassion of the IRS.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]A lot of people blame the insurance companies but the insurance companies fill a vital role: they play gatekeeper. They keep costs down by denying uncovered claims. Do they make mistakes? Sure do! Have I been denied? Yep. Was I happy? No. Do you think insurance companies can be removed? No way. HillaryCare’s ultimate goal is to replace the insurance companies with government (or at least regulate them into doing the government’s work). Who would you rather have controlling your medical fate: a company forced to compete in the marketplace that can be sued or a government agency that doesn’t have to compete and is immune to lawsuits?[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Some in the U.S. like to hold Canada’s health care system up as a model. Take an hour on the internet and do some research. Some questions: How many people lack a primary care doctor in Canada? What is the average wait time for common procedures (There is a government sponsored web site that tracts)? What is the average wait time to see a specialist? What drugs are available/covered? How far do you have to travel to get access to specialists or equipment like MRIs or PET scans? Do you get to pick your specialist or is your name tossed on a waiting list and you get whatever surgeon is up next?[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Most Americans don’t realize how good they have it now.[/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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