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Originally Posted by After Shock Media
Who cares what the total really is though?
Shouldnt the real point be what it costs the person?
He did say he had insurance, I am just now very curious with whom so I can switch my wife from blue shield to whatever he has. Assuming it is private insurance.
Hospital bills are high, that is universal though. Does not matter where either. Even with socialized medicine, it is not like the bills shrink that much. Insurance goes down a tad - not 100%
I also see people bitching often about some simple things. I know for instance my wound doctor is making good cash, hell I pay him monthly. Him and his partner opened up their own practice earlier this year since the hospital wanted their own and did not renew their contracts, even though they built it from the ground up for the hospital. Learning, going to classes, etc.
Anyways I am on pretty damn good terms with my doctor over there. Some of the shit they buy I can not even fucking fathom how they pay for. It is one thing spending a grand on a piece of equipment to help people out of their cars. It is entirely something else if they want an X-ray machine, or heaven forbid a hyperbaric chamber which is key for wound treatment. (hospital grade) is fucking a huge expense. Especially since 1 chamber may service just 1-3 patients a day, since your in them for several hours. They can only be in service for so long before replacing, etc. They do have to cover such costs.
Not sure why I often defend the medical industry since I have to use it so often. I just suppose since I do have to use it so often I can see the smaller issues at work.
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You're right. Everything costs money, and highly skilled services and specialty equipment is rightfully expensive.
Our military is very expensive, with wars costing trillions of dollars and new types of bombs and guns, etc., also costing mega-bucks.
Same with crime prevention. Cops are skilled at what they do too, and put their lives on the line to save us. They need new expensive equipment all the time.
Cyber threats are expensive to prevent against as well, and part of the pentagon's HUGE annual budget.
Take an extra 5% or 10% out of everyone's income, as another tax, and call it a fucking day on health care. We're paying AT LEAST that now, just for limited coverage. Why do we need to think about healthcare at all?
Do you pay military insurance? New bomb insurance? No - all of that shit is payed for by the taxpayer.
Healthcare should not be a "for-profit" enterprise for insurance companies, and any civilized society should expect it to be a RIGHT and NOT a privilege.
Do you negotiate fire department insurance, or military assistance insurance, or public education insurance?
Some things are paid for by your taxes, and that just makes sense. Health insurance is one of those things.