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make money on sick people

By Anonymous, at 11/13/2009 8:12 PM to Politics

What a concept... create a network of profit making health services and insurance; offer a cure for disease and relief from pain in exchange for money. The more money you have, the better your chance to survive or live a normal life. Only in America.
Don't get me wrong, I'm a capitalist, good service should be rewarded with money. I also have money and can afford good health care. I see the rest of the world looking in at our health care debate. They see greed ("I have good health care insurance and I don't care if others don't"). They see sick people lose their jobs (and ironically their insurance coverage), their homes, and access to quality health care.
Most civilized nations have public health care, a simple right of being human - like education of our youngsters, building and maintaining our basic infrastructure - all shared responsibilities of the human race.
Arguably, education could be more effective if privately run, infrastructure could be kicked up a notch without bureaucracy, but they will all eventually be based on who can afford the best - those with the most money. Health care, privately run, has run a muck - costing most employers, taxpayers and average hard working people an exorbitant price, while the insurance companies rake in record breaking profits. We must fix this. soon.

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slinky , at 03/28/2010 1:21 AM
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You missed the point just like every other person pro or con on this subject. It's not health care reform it's payment reform and people are making money off of sick people even in Canada. The basis of modern western medicine is the treatment of symptoms not the curing of disease. The object seems to be the securing of repeat customers and a steady cash flow not making people well. The vast majority of disease is life style based and preventable, yet junk food, caffeine and alcohol are everywhere. Doctors cannot heal a sprained ankle yet healing through prayer and force of will healing are documented as being able to produce extra ordinary healing. They have been ignored for centuries. All the insurance and access in the world is useless if the treatment is based of false concepts.