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Skriven 2006-07-04 12:57:00 av Robert E Starr JR (3744.babylon5)
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kruegerb76@hotmail.com wrote:
> Dennis (Icarus) wrote:
> > Heck, working at Burger King & Wendy's gets you health insurance.
>
> Then how do we have such a huge uninsured population?  In particular,
> the kids.  Good grief, it's in our own best interests as a nation to
> have this generation grow up healthy.  Why not AT LEAST insure all
> children?

While working at BK may get that individual health insurance, they
still have to pay for adding family members to their policies which is
getting more and more expensive while covering less and less...  that
or the amount needed from their wages would cause the employee to
forego insurance to pay for rent, groceries, etc.  SCHIP is supposed to
cover the kids, but I think this varies state to state.

>...snip... And what amazes me is how we
> don't see how it's in our own best interests to have universal health
> coverage.

Ideologically, it does make sense, but the majority of stakeholders
(medicare/medicaid, pharmaceutical companies, insurance companies, for
profit hospitals, etc) have some choice words about universal health
care...

> > The big problem I have with, say, a government run health care system is
> > that....well...the government would be running the health care system. ;-)
Ain't that the truth... the sheer inertia is in itself mind-boggling!

> Oh, and not allowing our own medicare to bargain for lower drug prices,
> what the hell is that about?

Pharmaceutical lobbies have a lot to say in a lot of strategically
placed ears... the kicker as I understand it is that the drug companies
that participate in medicare part D can alter their prices after the
enrollment period closes and the members are now obligated to
participate in that drug plan.  I think that's why many elderly
are/were scared to participate.

>Oh, I know what it's about, but how is it
> justified?  :O

Like most things, I expect... in dollars and cents.
         
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