Why is it that so many people have to die due to lack of health insurance?

Answer 1

Because the people on top only care about their bottom line - the profits they make - to make money.

Because health care workers want to make good money and excellent benefits, so they charge an arm and a leg for their services, plus enough to pay the people above... - to make money.

Medicine companies charge extra to pay their workers who create the medicines and another extra over that to pay the people above them (who run the show) - to make money.

Never mistake people who run things for being humanitarian in their efforts. Not one government around the world, not one person who runs things at "the top" really "cares" about people - they care about money. That is their job! How else/why else would they dedicate themselves to making money in the first place.

Remember - love does not make the world go 'round - money does! Once you understand that concept, life will be easier to swallow and you will understand how to deal with things better... or choose not to deal with them.

By the way, insurance brokers and medicine is all sanctioned (laws put in place) by the government to "help" us... all these laws have done is created major money and business for those entities we now HAVE TO HAVE BY LAW! In their effort to protect us, they end up allowing more people to bilk us of our money. Example: making people have car insurance, now insurance rates are astronomical and now, rarely do people even want to report accidents because their RATES will rise! So, government intervention is rarely a good thing. They seem to be governed by the same laws as big business.

The question is not about whether things should be free or privatized, or the government be Democratic or Republican - the question is when are people going to start caring about other human beings and not rape the public for health care costs (either privately or through taxes to pay for the "free" healthcare) and have fair prices that reflect the inflation rates of different areas... that's the money people can afford to pay in their own towns/states.

Things do not reflect the wages we earn.

Take for instance, Southern California real estate. It faaaaar outpaces the wages people earn. People, on average, earn about $30 to $40,000.00 per year... yet housing prices begin at $500,000.00 - half a million dollars! Do that math, regular people cannot afford those homes! Let alone health care. Did you know that healthcare is the leading cause for Bankruptcy ACROSS THE NATION! Wow! That is SCARY!

Just some thoughts.

Answer 2

????? No one in the US dies due to lack of health insurance. If you are sick or dying, emergency rooms have to treat you no matter what (that is why so many are closing). Most people who do not have health insurance (70% +) don't have health insurance becaue they don't want to pay for it not because they can't afford it. About another 15% are Illegals. If you are indigent or on public assistance you can use free clinics and or Medicaid.

Answer 3

I believe that vaccines should be available to the World ... and a few BASIC services should certainly be made available to all. We all must die (until Jesus returns). More important than health care is "Hospice Care".

I also believe that many Health services are frivolous. Transplants, plastic surgery, youth enhancing drugs, and experimental procedures should not be covered by society. There was this movie where a Intern Doctor was turning the Hospital. He noticed two rich men who were being treated differently. One man was given pain medicine, and taken off life support while the other one was given every available known medical treatment. The doctor asked, "Why is this" ... and was informed that the one didn't buy tons of life insurance because he didn't expect to live forever, while the other one bought tons of life insurance expecting to live forever.

I think it's selfish to deny death it's due. Our culture seems to think that society should pay for endless life of everyone at all costs. I say that there is a minimal dignity that we should provide, but those who want to cheat death should pay instead of society.

I live my life as it were my last day ... to many are afraid of death, and this is why too many are running to medicine to avoid the inevitable.

Answer 4

because the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer, and since the poor can't afford health insurance then they avoid going to the doctor. isn't that terrible, in a country that's one of the richest in the world? you'd think we could provide healthcare for everyone, but unfortunately it's all about corporate greed and money-grubbing health insurers. I understand that someone has to pay for the research and production of medecine, but you'd think it would be more balanced. another factor is that healthcare is privatized, so it's not really regulated by the government and they can charge what they want. people in the US seem to think that government regulation of industry = communism, but it doesn't have to be like that: in France for example they are not communist but have a government-regulated healthcare system, and it's one of the best in the world.

Answer 5

unfortunately insurance premiums are high because many people abuse the medical system. examples are people routinely visiting the ER when they could see a primary care physician, not taking care of themselves (smoking, obesity, etc), and by demanding expensive procedures and tests that aren't necessary. the insurance companies are interested in their bottom line because they are businesses, we have to keep that in mind.
for those who bash physicians - you may over estimate what the average physician makes. in addition, you probably under estimate how much time and money it takes to become a physician. why should a doctor not be compensated well for his/her expertise, years of training, and extensive time commitment when there are several professions where people make far more money for doing far less (entertainment, sports, etc)?

in addition - no one dies because they don't have health insurance, in this country, no one can be denied emergency services because they don't have insurance. there are millions of people in this country who extensively utilize our health care system without putting one cent into it.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Because it is privatized...

In countries like Canada, they don't have that problem.

But in the USA, you have large companies (like Wal-Mart) that take advantage of poor workers and don't want to pay for good health benefits. That's where the government needs to step in and make people pay to keep their workers healthy. (this issue flips around between the Democrats and Republicans - right now the Dems are fighting for it)

Also, there is no reason for Doctors and insurance salesmen to live in huge mansions on sprawling acres of Golf courses! They could live more moderately than what they do... it wouldn't kill them but it would save someone else the agony of dying painfully... or living half a life.

Answer 8

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Answer 10

Because they spend their money on beer and cigarettes, along with other needless stuff like sports related items.

Why am I or anyone else in America responsible for you or your medical insurance???
If you all like the way Canada does it, than MOVE.....PLEASE!!!