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Interesting article over on TIME.


Nothing we already don't know but it does throw the problem into
the spotlight for all to see. Not a fan of Government
involvement but I do make an exception in the case of health
care.

Unless you have an insane amount of wealth to back you up, or
a crazy good insurance program to foot the costs, a single
trip to the hospital can bankrupt most folks almost instantly.

You can fight the charges of course, but the hospitals have a
bad habit of harassing you for the rest of your damn life
until they get paid. Even if you have partial insurance to
cover most of it.

God forbid you get laid off and have no insurance when you
get hospitalized. You'll never get out of that debt, assuming
the hospital will even admit you at all. :|

The system, as it stands today, is why I'll never undergo any
sort of treatment plan should I contract some crazy ass
terminal illness. It would wipe all I've worked for over the
years for a -possible- increase of available lifespan. Not
necessarily a quality one at that. . .

Click on the TIME link above and give it a read. It's
certainly an area where the US is far from being number one in
the world. ( unless you're talking greed )

I certainly agree with you Daye, but prepare to get vilified by loud minority for your views.

Death panels, communism and all that hysteria.

No need to complain Obamacare will solve it all, you just need to wait.

So Hele, when are you moving to Florida, the last bastion of free and independent?

"I certainly agree with you Daye, but prepare to get vilified by loud minority for your views.

Death panels, communism and all that hysteria."


Meh. One of the few things I would consider a positive change in
our country would be healthcare reform that was worth a damn.

I've been around long enough to see first hand what a single
hospital stay can do to folks. If your insurance isn't up to
snuff, the hospital may not even admit you to begin with.

Dad had more than a few hospital visits towards the end of his
life. Total bills for them were probably in the 1 Mil - 2 Mil
range. Easily. Hell, the bypass surgery alone checked in at
nearly half a million.

Mom was the same way. Last bill I saw while handling estate
matters was probably close to $200k.


Unless you're insanely rich, the average person just can't absorb
costs of that magnitude. Insurance will only cover so much and
the best insurance out there might cover 80-90 percent.

Do you have 50k just laying around to throw at a hospital bill ?
For ONE visit ? Especially when you know they're price gouging
the hell out of you ?

I know I don't lol

I get some terminal disease just let me die. At least I won't
go bankrupt AND die. Hate to think I worked my whole life just
to help fund the medical system :D

Why would I move I just said Obamacare is going to save us, we get free medical care, everything gets paid for at no cost.
What part did you not understand.