Health Care Debate - Spring Hill, FL

[s myers]

i belive that we need to reulate the health ins company

[Louie]

People won't be able to afford it. And with more and more doctors leaving the field, we'll be up the creek without a paddle.

[abcd]

Why wont people be able to afford it?

A lot of people cannot afford the cost of health care in the first place. Secondly, if you have high blood pressure, diabetis, depression, over weight, cholesterol problems, or any of the other common ailements you cannot get coverage at all unless you buy into one of those plans that cover about $25,000.00 a year MAX and that is if you
use EVERY SINGLE benefit it offers. So thats money down the tubes when you really do get ill.
We already have two major government run health plans. The first is the veterans administration and the second is medicare. The Medicare program is full of fraud and mismanagement, but can be saved. Medicaid is worse. Thats why its called a REFORM.

Fix the problems, cover the citizens.

[Anonymous]

It is about time for Health reform!!!!

[abcd]

Yes indeed it is. Something tells me the bill will fail passage. Something just tells me..

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I base it on the big $$ coming from the insurance companies to buy the negative votes.

[Herbert J. Lewis]

It's strange how grown people are not alowed to read news papers or can watch only one news program, the Fox newa chanel.

[abcd]

[QUOTE who="Herbert J. Lewis"]It's strange how grown people are not alowed to read news papers or can watch only one news program, the Fox newa chanel.
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Expand on that please. In my opinion Fox news the right wing. Far right. Do you think a lot of people are basing their thinking on only the right wing?

[Lydia Ramos]

I don't think the Goverment ought to be in charge of our health care system.....

[baddog]

Considering there is already medicare and medicade youd think this would be a no-brainer as normal health insurance isnt covering as much as it used to, and is costing more. With proper control it could work,yet based on whats already been going on i have my concerns too.

[abcd]

How abot the veterans administration. they have been doing a fine job for thousands and thousands of people and its a government run health service.

The insurance companies, like all other big business got greedy and demanded more and more so they could pay their CEO's and other high ranking staff.

Doctors spent years in school to be doctors. They arent going to leave the field. What are they going to do? Become electricains and plumbers?

In the early 80's I paid $90 a month for coverage for 2 people. Dental, vision, hospitalization, prescriptions, everything. Yes, there were co-payments, small but they were there. What changed? Greed took over. Thats what changed.

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[DDW]

I am very satisfied with my limited VA Hospital experiences. Chronic complainers are just whiners. They generally remark everything sucks because they don't recognize they are responsible for their own failures.

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They generally remark everything sucks

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[abcd]

I guess the a-hole above has never been to a VA facility and seen the care these people get.
As usually, knows nothing for fact, just fantasy.

[DDW]

I've been to the VA Hosp. about 5 times. The staff are comprised of caring-medical professionals who are over-worked and unappreciated. They're doing their best.

They're also hammered with phony claims and from those seeking a free ride.

There's a program for students seeking to become doctors to get trained directly by the VA. Books and tuition are free. When they graduate they have to work minimum 8 years at a VA facility to pay off their indebtedness. The advantage is a high graduation rate compared to other medical schools. My girl is 18 now & mature enough to decide these opportunities on her own. The trade-off is that VA physicians aren't compensated as well as in similar institutions. After 8 yrs most docs stay to remain in the pension system.

[jamescarpenter]

i beleive its going to raise our taxes and

[abcd]

Hi Denise. Welcome back or are you still on tour?

You cant tell people who havent experienced it anything. They go by what they read in the papers. If the reporter is out to get a certain slant, the only thing that reporter is going to add is the views of people who support his article. Newspapers never present both sides, only the side they want to push.

DDW wrote:

I've been to the VA Hosp. about 5 times. The staff are comprised of caring-medical professionals who are over-worked and unappreciated. They're doing their best.
They're also hammered with phony claims and from those seeking a free ride.
There's a program for students seeking to become doctors to get trained directly by the VA. Books and tuition are free. When they graduate they have to work minimum 8 years at a VA facility to pay off their indebtedness. The advantage is a high graduation rate compared to other medical schools. My girl is 18 now & mature enough to decide these opportunities on her own. The trade-off is that VA physicians aren't compensated as well as in similar institutions. After 8 yrs most docs stay to remain in the pension system.

[Mark]

Obama needs to focus on the economy and worry about health care later.

[abcd]

Mark wrote:

Obama needs to focus on the economy and worry about health care later.

Not much he can do to actually change the economy, but he certainly can get health care to the millions of uninsured.

[Ellie]

Hello ddw,
I had bad experiences myself at the VA hosp. numerous times. Waiting 3 months to see a specialist for constant kidney infections. The cure take an antibiotic for three months. Never ran blood tests etc. I think we all have different experiences and I agree with you. I think it depends maybe on what part of the country you receive care. I hear others have good experiences with the VA. Go figure