If you think US Healthcare is anything other than an embarrassment, you're delusional

[Langrisserx]

Govt healthcare? Tricare, medicare

Non profit management of system? Govt

Remove ins co? one less obstruction between you and your doctor.

i can see why you'd be scared, i want the pencil pushers to always decide whether me dying affects their bottom line negatively.

omg so stupid. glad u dont count.

[JayN]

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from my disabled neighbor neighbor thanks ACA

EAT A DICK TEAPARTY and NEOCONS

[Langrisserx]

bottom line? unlimited MENTAL healthcare ... you want people like me to get help or not? I'd be on this program, actually I'm in Washington State.

any more bright ideas republicans? mental health = mass shootings.

you dont want gun control you dont want healthcare ... what do you want... a big COCK

[p99soundsok]

Originally Posted by Langrisserx [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

bottom line? unlimited MENTAL healthcare ...

any more bright ideas republicans? mental health = mass shootings.

you dont want gun control you dont want healthcare ... what do you want... a big COCK

Keep buying into the two-party system (assuming it actually represents two different approaches to government) and boasting about the few crumbs being thrown at you by these elitist insurance mega monopolies that are riding the gravy train now. You are part of the massive flock of sheep in America.

[MrSparkle001]

It's not even all on the insurance companies. Actually it sounds like they find these charges just as ridiculous and negotiate them down like I did.

I do have to say though that while $500 for an ultrasound test is ridiculous, it's not on the level of ridiculousness as my $1600+ small cut that required nothing more than a bandaid and some ointment. And that's on the hospital and doctor, not the insurance companies. They're stuck with those ridiculous bills too, they just have the power to negotiate them down (and so does a very pissed off patient who was raising his voice and growing angrier by the minute at the idea of being ripped off so much). Fuck them.

Where in this "affordable care" law does it prevent such gross overcharging?

[DrKvothe]

Read 'Bitter Pill' article in Time to better understand the ridiculousness of the prices some hospital charge.

[MrSparkle001]

Originally Posted by DrKvothe [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Read 'Bitter Pill' article in Time to better understand the ridiculousness of the prices some hospital charge.

Omg I'm only a short way through it and I'm already so pissed. How is this not illegal? (it's more of a rhetorical question because I know the almighty dollar reigns supreme)

Obamacare does nothing to address the reasons why healthcare is too damned expensive in the first place. Nobody has the balls to address that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qbnv6eHKjCQ is just as true today as it was then.

[radditsu]

One of the HUGE issues is that Hospitals will not post costs and average prices to normal consumers.


It's almost impossible to get a real quote on a non emergency medical procedure, such as a hip replacement.

[runlvlzero]

I won this argument like months ago in /off topic, and made a bunch of idiots (proles) mad.

Obomacare is a fuckin sham, the fact that people will still argue about it just shows how badly damaged and in need of refreshing our democracy is...

I'm not even talking about the central idea of socialized health care... That is fine and interesting to debate.

I'm talking about it's current implementation and future prospects. As well as the past, present, and future outlook of the medical industry as a whole.

Shits a bad move.

[radditsu]

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