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**Thigmaswams** · 01-21-2007, 01:42 AM

I think this is a good idea for citizens, but may be bad news for hospitals and healthcare providers. What do you think about requiring everyone to have health insurance like we have to have car insurance?

I know personally health care for the wife and I went up about $100/month this year. Co-pay went up 25% and perscription drugs went up a few dollars. We can't go without insurance because my wife is a lemon. It would be nice if we could write part of it off.

Also could someone maybe elaborate a little bit on what the end of this article touched on. I'm not sure if I fully understand why this would hurt the healthcare providers.

Well for one, requiring everyone to have health insurance is too much government in our lives. It's none of the Federal Government's business who has health insurance.

Aside from that, I think that if everyone is required to have health insurance the cost of medical care will rise even higher faster than it is now because you'll be completely eliminating the small amount of free market competition that still exists.

So many people having health insurance along with government subsidized care, like Medicare, is why health care is so expensive in the U.S.

Bush said he believes the federal government has a responsibility to provide health care for the most vulnerable members of society -- the elderly, disabled and poor. Which is exactly why he doesn't belong in the White House.

01-21-2007, 01:42 AM	#11
Thigmaswams Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 481 Senior Member	I think this is a good idea for citizens, but may be bad news for hospitals and healthcare providers. What do you think about requiring everyone to have health insurance like we have to have car insurance? I know personally health care for the wife and I went up about $100/month this year. Co-pay went up 25% and perscription drugs went up a few dollars. We can't go without insurance because my wife is a lemon. It would be nice if we could write part of it off. Also could someone maybe elaborate a little bit on what the end of this article touched on. I'm not sure if I fully understand why this would hurt the healthcare providers. Well for one, requiring everyone to have health insurance is too much government in our lives. It's none of the Federal Government's business who has health insurance. Aside from that, I think that if everyone is required to have health insurance the cost of medical care will rise even higher faster than it is now because you'll be completely eliminating the small amount of free market competition that still exists. So many people having health insurance along with government subsidized care, like Medicare, is why health care is so expensive in the U.S. Bush said he believes the federal government has a responsibility to provide health care for the most vulnerable members of society -- the elderly, disabled and poor. Which is exactly why he doesn't belong in the White House.
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