It's funny no one wants to admit the elephant in the room. Our current system is an unsustainable patch work mess that has placed us at a costs that are about double per citizen than the second costliest country in the world. A move to a single payer or a non-profit insurance system with strict cost controls (like Germany/Japan/Switzerland) is the only thing that will be viable in the future. This is all delaying the inevitable.
Why won't the Governemt address the direct issue with Healthcare..and that is health care costs. It's one thing to make insurance affordable, but making healthcare costs affordable is the problem.
Getting charged hundreds of dollars for a Dr. visit which involves literally a few minutes minutes of interaction with a Dr. and getting your blood pressure checked is ridiculous.
Getting charged 5-10x the cost of basic medicine and supplies than retail stores is ridiculous.
mr41100 on June 26th, 2017 at 13:47 UTC »
I look forward to the insightful and though provoking discussion this will bring
ATX_native on June 26th, 2017 at 14:17 UTC »
It's funny no one wants to admit the elephant in the room. Our current system is an unsustainable patch work mess that has placed us at a costs that are about double per citizen than the second costliest country in the world. A move to a single payer or a non-profit insurance system with strict cost controls (like Germany/Japan/Switzerland) is the only thing that will be viable in the future. This is all delaying the inevitable.
OriginalATX on June 26th, 2017 at 15:46 UTC »
Why won't the Governemt address the direct issue with Healthcare..and that is health care costs. It's one thing to make insurance affordable, but making healthcare costs affordable is the problem.
Getting charged hundreds of dollars for a Dr. visit which involves literally a few minutes minutes of interaction with a Dr. and getting your blood pressure checked is ridiculous.
Getting charged 5-10x the cost of basic medicine and supplies than retail stores is ridiculous.