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<blockquote data-quote="Bagels" data-source="post: 1113199" data-attributes="member: 43436"><p>It was never sold as a "cure," but rather an attempt to stabilize the system. There will always be too much resistance toward a single payer system, although it's likely that many underinsured people will eventually move into the exchanges. Remember, many "insured" people are on predatory policies, including "private" insurance that relies exclusively on employee contributions -- typically up to $1000 --- and limits pay outs to about $3000-$5000 -- which you won't get unless you're seriously ill (and even then it won't do much to help).</p><p></p><p>My uncle is adamantly opposed to ObamaCare -- he thinks it's his right to go without health insurance. Yet a few years ago, he had a liver transplant -- at a government hospital, no less, ultimately costing taxpayers over $1M since he also believes it's his right not to pay a single penny toward the bills. Funny thing was he was left to die -- given his age & health they decided he was not the best candiate for a transplant (hey, even private insurers have death panels!) and was sent home w/arranged hospice. Then, for whatever reason, they airlifted him halfway across the country at the last minute. He's still ungrateful. Nobody deserves to die, but he certainly didn't deserve the "gift" he received.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bagels, post: 1113199, member: 43436"] It was never sold as a "cure," but rather an attempt to stabilize the system. There will always be too much resistance toward a single payer system, although it's likely that many underinsured people will eventually move into the exchanges. Remember, many "insured" people are on predatory policies, including "private" insurance that relies exclusively on employee contributions -- typically up to $1000 --- and limits pay outs to about $3000-$5000 -- which you won't get unless you're seriously ill (and even then it won't do much to help). My uncle is adamantly opposed to ObamaCare -- he thinks it's his right to go without health insurance. Yet a few years ago, he had a liver transplant -- at a government hospital, no less, ultimately costing taxpayers over $1M since he also believes it's his right not to pay a single penny toward the bills. Funny thing was he was left to die -- given his age & health they decided he was not the best candiate for a transplant (hey, even private insurers have death panels!) and was sent home w/arranged hospice. Then, for whatever reason, they airlifted him halfway across the country at the last minute. He's still ungrateful. Nobody deserves to die, but he certainly didn't deserve the "gift" he received. [/QUOTE]
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