Lemanski’s Ghost asked: The problem with rising medical costs seems to be the consumer only pays a dollar for every five dollar increase when they have insurance. Why not bring free market supply and demand back where people won’t go to doctors who charge more than their services are worth?
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Would the government actually require purchasing medical insurance?
Mark asked: How could you be required to buy medical insurance or be fined when the law states you have the right to not receive medical care? You only have to buy car insurance if you drive. How could you be forced to buy medical insurance if you don’t believe in medical treatment? I’m all [...]
What happens to my medical insurance if Obama passes Universal Health Care?
Drew Bloodsd asked: So what happens to the QUALITY medical insurance that me and my family get when the company I work for realizes that they can save millions a year by CUTTING my benefits since the government is offering Universal Health Care Coverage instead?
How did medical insurance come to cover basic maintenance,when other insurance like auto and home owners?
Ryde-On asked: only cover catastrophic loss. Can you imagine what your auto insurance would cost if you made a claim every time you got a flat or a tune up ? Or what your home owners insurance would cost if you made a claim every time a light bulb burned out or you wanted your [...]
Since when did liberals decide that “promoting the general welfare” should start including medical insurance?
Drew Bloodsd asked: You ask a liberal to point out in the bill of rights where it says that Americans are entitled to medical insurance (among other things) and they refer you to the preamble of the US constitution where is says “to promote the general welfare”. Okay……..since when did “promoting the general welfare” go [...]
What happened to “major medical” insurance coverage?
Huggy asked: When I was a cub, my parents had “major medical” insurance coverage. They paid for routine medical expenses out of pocket. Only major medical expenses were paid by insurance. IMO, the less people pay in out-of-pocket costs, the more people will use and abuse the insurance coverage — and drive up the cost.
How would private medical insurance companies Handel a pandemic flu out break?
bluechristy asked: I know Republicans are so dead set against Universal Health care . People with out medical care will certainly spread disease with out even knowing it . Poor working class people who can not afford Medical insurance will certainly go to work with the flu or risk losing their income . People who [...]