tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23897492.post6795223302375843841..comments2023-08-27T06:40:13.013-04:00Comments on Hip Hop Republican | Music, Politics & Culture: UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE: THE LIFE SAVED MAY BE YOUR OWNUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23897492.post-83341441771671350242009-03-16T20:47:00.000-04:002009-03-16T20:47:00.000-04:00Queen Elizabeth and Price Charles are also much mo...Queen Elizabeth and Price Charles are also much more likely to travel to the USA for medical treatment as opposed to seeking medical care in their native countries. Wealthy Canadians and Europeans often come to America and see American doctors for treatment because their health care systems aren't as efficient as you'd like to believe (and because they have the money to do so). That's the part of Sicko Michael Moore left out.Zabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12691376432212065138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23897492.post-15850494026705180442009-03-14T11:23:00.000-04:002009-03-14T11:23:00.000-04:00Im just curious to know what Cleo Brown did for he...Im just curious to know what Cleo Brown did for her brother. What did the family do? Did they reach out to their church for help? Neighbors? Friends?<BR/>Anyone offer him help? test strips? a gym membership? Anyone pay for the occasional Dr visit ($60)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23897492.post-32268576824991652792009-03-13T18:54:00.000-04:002009-03-13T18:54:00.000-04:00Couldn't agree more with you Jim...Couldn't agree more with you Jim...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23897492.post-3556333635494707472009-03-12T21:56:00.000-04:002009-03-12T21:56:00.000-04:00The private sector currently has administrative ov...The private sector currently has administrative overhead expenses 4 times higher than Medicaid or Medicare. What efficiency? They have people whose only jobs are to look for excuses to deny insurance payments to people who have paid into the system. The private sector has one motive and one motive only. That is profit. Enough profit to make Wall Street happy. That goal is mutually exclusive to cost effective health care. Wall Street's expectations of publicly held companies are just too high and so are the expectations of executives who want their 9 figure compensation packages. Capitalism just doesn't work for everything. It's like the old saying about if the only tool you have is a hammer then everything looks like a nail.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11946521745147557709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23897492.post-20659338572408468372009-03-12T17:20:00.000-04:002009-03-12T17:20:00.000-04:00I just don't see how the government can set up a s...I just don't see how the government can set up a system that will be run as efficiently and effectively as the private sectorJohn Imriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04686663543174090671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23897492.post-6435155752085443202009-03-12T16:38:00.000-04:002009-03-12T16:38:00.000-04:00Sicko is a good movie on this topic. I just watch...Sicko is a good movie on this topic. I just watched it for the first time this past weekend. I learned that it's dangerous to live in the US. Just because you have healthcare doesn't mean your claim will be covered. Insurance companies control healthcare in the US. We are supposedly the richest nation but we have higher infant mortality rates and are lower life expectancies than contries with universal healthcare. Why is that? Picture this...in the UK, Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth, and the Prime Minister have the same exact access to healthcare as a regular UK citizen. Here in America, the President has better healthcare than any one of us. Having insurance doesn't guarantee medical treatment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23897492.post-62560436923948827582009-03-12T15:21:00.000-04:002009-03-12T15:21:00.000-04:00When should the government open national commissar...When should the government open national commissaries for equal food rationing? Food is a more immediate nationwide necessity than health care, isn't it?<BR/><BR/>You sound like you are advocating government distribution of illicit drugs. I would reconsider that part of your argument.<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry about your brother. It is sad to hear. But there's got to be a more effective way to improve the health care system in our country, without resorting a government dominated system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23897492.post-29851405963837306832009-03-12T15:10:00.000-04:002009-03-12T15:10:00.000-04:00The Plan sounds good, but the incoming data from o...The Plan sounds good, but the incoming data from other civilized nations that are utilizing a universal system are showing serious flaws. Europe and Canada are great examples of the problems and given the people we've had running this country for years, I wouldn't rush to implement a similar system either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23897492.post-9333866912454696582009-03-12T14:49:00.000-04:002009-03-12T14:49:00.000-04:00I totally agree with this. Great article!!I totally agree with this. Great article!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com