Here is my take:
The 30 year old guy that chooses not to pay premiums and contracts cancer... society shouldn't cover his costs... he needs to cover his costs. He hasn't been paying the years when everyone else has, he needs to come up with the cost of his treatment. It was his choice to spend his money elsewhere, not society's.
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As for Health Care Insurance coverage... all i want is insurance in case I run into something big, such as cancer. I can pay for my own check-ups, perscriptions, exams, etc... I want insurance to cover me in case I get something big and expensive. Like car insurance... I want it there in case I need it. I don't expect them to pay for oil changes, tune-ups and door dings.
With both... if I pay premiums all my life and never get real sick or is a serious traffic accident... I consider it a win for me. I covered my bases, just in case... and got through without having to deal with cancer or injuries.
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Here is my take:
The 30 year old guy that chooses not to pay premiums and contracts cancer... society shouldn't cover his costs... he needs to cover his costs. He hasn't been paying the years when everyone else has, he needs to come up with the cost of his treatment. It was his choice to spend his money elsewhere, not society's.
Or possibly he simply doesn't earn enough money to opt into an insurance plan in the first place. With the ever widening gap between the wealthy and the poorest Americans, there's a good chance that this hypothetical 30 year old simply doesn't earn enough to pay for insurance. Of course, that will be fixed once the Republicans eliminate the minimum wage.
There isn't much freedom of choice for the working poor.
I agree affordable insurance should cover the big stuff,
lower the premiums so that hospitalization/outpatient coverage is available for more people.
This the coverage our family carries, a high deductible hospitalization, no $ limit in coverage.
The carriers could work on out patient coverage though, so much is done this way now.
Maybe everyone running to the doctor with a sniffle
and filling themselves full of unnecessary drugs might cease.
We can get back to what our family doctor should be, not a pill pusher,
but a confidant truly interested in our well being and general health.
And go see them only when it is really needed because it is out of pocket.
People think there should be a pill to fix everything ... or 10 pills :wtf:
No meds for me I'm heading out ...
don't want to play the pill game and help the pill companies get richer .
Greed is out of control and we are the guinea pigs, we who think we are so sick. :?
Here is my take:
The 30 year old guy that chooses not to pay premiums and contracts cancer... society shouldn't cover his costs... he needs to cover his costs. He hasn't been paying the years when everyone else has, he needs to come up with the cost of his treatment. It was his choice to spend his money elsewhere, not society's.
Or possibly he simply doesn't earn enough money to opt into an insurance plan in the first place. With the ever widening gap between the wealthy and the poorest Americans, there's a good chance that this hypothetical 30 year old simply doesn't earn enough to pay for insurance. Of course, that will be fixed once the Republicans eliminate the minimum wage.
There isn't much freedom of choice for the working poor.
the hypothetical raised was that he could afford it and that it was a choice.
healthy 30year old young man has a good job and makes a good living, thought he was healthy so he didn't want to pay for the insurance...that is the hypothetical we are talking about.
it isn't about being the working poor
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The 30 year old guy that chooses not to pay premiums and contracts cancer... society shouldn't cover his costs... he needs to cover his costs. He hasn't been paying the years when everyone else has, he needs to come up with the cost of his treatment. It was his choice to spend his money elsewhere, not society's.
...
As for Health Care Insurance coverage... all i want is insurance in case I run into something big, such as cancer. I can pay for my own check-ups, perscriptions, exams, etc... I want insurance to cover me in case I get something big and expensive. Like car insurance... I want it there in case I need it. I don't expect them to pay for oil changes, tune-ups and door dings.
With both... if I pay premiums all my life and never get real sick or is a serious traffic accident... I consider it a win for me. I covered my bases, just in case... and got through without having to deal with cancer or injuries.
Hail, Hail!!!
Or possibly he simply doesn't earn enough money to opt into an insurance plan in the first place. With the ever widening gap between the wealthy and the poorest Americans, there's a good chance that this hypothetical 30 year old simply doesn't earn enough to pay for insurance. Of course, that will be fixed once the Republicans eliminate the minimum wage.
There isn't much freedom of choice for the working poor.
lower the premiums so that hospitalization/outpatient coverage is available for more people.
This the coverage our family carries, a high deductible hospitalization, no $ limit in coverage.
The carriers could work on out patient coverage though, so much is done this way now.
Maybe everyone running to the doctor with a sniffle
and filling themselves full of unnecessary drugs might cease.
We can get back to what our family doctor should be, not a pill pusher,
but a confidant truly interested in our well being and general health.
And go see them only when it is really needed because it is out of pocket.
People think there should be a pill to fix everything ... or 10 pills :wtf:
No meds for me I'm heading out ...
don't want to play the pill game and help the pill companies get richer .
Greed is out of control and we are the guinea pigs, we who think we are so sick. :?
the hypothetical raised was that he could afford it and that it was a choice.
healthy 30year old young man has a good job and makes a good living, thought he was healthy so he didn't want to pay for the insurance...that is the hypothetical we are talking about.
it isn't about being the working poor
It is terrifying when you are too stupid to know who is dumb
- Joe Rogan