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Originally Posted by robayon
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... Is that a defense of for-profit healthcare?
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Just a statement of fact. Maybe anecdotal, but for every job I’ve had that offered healthcare plans, I had a tier of choices and the knowledge of what my deductible would be ahead of time. I made the choice on what part of my paycheck I would sacrifice based on what deductible I could afford and how much I anticipated needing to use it
It was simply not possible for me to be sidelined with some shocking “you got in a car accident and now you owe the hospital $30,000!” because that’s not how deductibles work
It’s still (I recently checked this) not possible to be disqualified due to pre-existing conditions, so that’s not a thing anymore. And I’ve never had something deemed not covered. If a doctor ordered it, it was considered medically necessary. Nor have I heard of others reporting this. I’m not saying it’s not possible, but I personally don’t think this is occurring frequently
Our current healthcare is a mix of for-profit and socialized. I have yet to see a proposition that can create the trillions of dollars we would need to provide free healthcare for everyone in America (I’m aware other countries have completely socialized medicine tho). Obviously if I thought it was possible to give everyone free healthcare without any negatives (because negatives can sometimes come with this, I’ve heard), I’d be all for it
If you have a proposal on how it can be done based on how X country does it, I’ve probably heard it before, and tbh wouldn’t delve to deep into it