"Universal HC people think the problem is Not Enough people have insurance. IMHO, the real problem is TOO MANY people have insurance. "
saw that on another message board. it was written by a libertarian (surprise). pretty much sums up their beliefs.
i thought it was absolutely ridiculous.
his point is that too many insured people are making too many trips to the doctor which is driving up costs. there is truth to that. in a universal system there would have to be some sort of rationing and limitations.
but to say that too many people are insured is ridiculous. civilized countries do well with insuring everyone.
At least you realize that there would then, need to be some sort of rationing if there were universal health care-but then how do you decide
1.what gets covered (does someone with car accidents or AIDS gets the same treatment as a kid with chicken pox?)
2.how often is enough (does a fit early 20s strapping lad like myself get 3 visits he might never use as compared to the elderly who might go far more than 3 times/year)
3.who (at least in what order) do people get cared for-do you put pregnant women in front of cancer patients, or put them behind the third degree burn victims
And you can spend plenty of time delegating fairness and equality into such a bill that you would like
or...You could leave the health care system to the free market, which would
1.drive down price due to deregulation
2.be written off on your tax forms
3.allow for different systems for different people depending on needs
4.not require any one person to worry about how poor will be provided for since the market will do that itself
The choice for me is obvious