Does anyone other than me think the health care system in this country is absolutely ridiculous?

Question

I don't think it's fair that senior citizens have to pay thousands of dollars for their medicine and hospital visits. I don't think it's fair that middle-class families cannot always provide the best care for someone they love. How can a middle class family possibly pay for IV bags that cost almost $20 K a day if their family member needs to stay for two weeks? Isn't that the government's way of sentencing people to death while letting the insurance companies and hospitals get more and more money? Somebody PLEASE help me understand.

Answer 1

Health care in the U.S. is getting to be an ever increasing portion of our Gross National Product. This trend seems to be out of control. I wonder how much our economy can stand. There are other countries which do a better job of providing health care and at a much lower cost.

Answer 2

The costs associated with the medical industry are partially because insurance rates are beyond high to covered Doctors and Hospitals, My father's heart surgeon had to pay 125,000$ a year , just in malpractice insurance. This is the result of liberal juries dishing out multi million dollar law suits like they were dealing cards. You reap what you sow in this case. Blame the courts for allowing this crap to go on and the awards come fron your pocket, not the insurance companies.

Answer 3

Why isn't that fair? Since when do you have a right to a doctor and medical products? You have a right to demand how much you want to charge for your services and your fellow citizens have a right to not pay for that.

Short of Medicare and all that, the US doesn't have a health care system. That's the way I like it.

As far as helping you understand, you need to get over this entitled attitude you have. You assume that because there's a need, that there's a right. That's not the case at all. You own your life, which means you should be able to do what you want with your own mind and body. But that also means you have to take care of yourself.

It's nice when charities help those who can't or won't help themselves, but that does not mean people should be forced to pay for the inability or unwillingness of others to prepare for their health care.

Answer 4

No, it is not the government's way of sentencing someone to death. the government should not be involved. If the health care industry was more of a free market, prices would come down.

Answer 5

I repeat what Phillip said and will add one more reason:
"YES! It IS ridiculous.
That's because the driving force behind medical costs is LAWYERS!" and INSURANCE COMPANIES

Answer 6

How could anyone justify the withholding of care and outrageous complexities inflicted upon the elderly, the disabled , the wounded veterans, and young children all for profit. God WILL severely punish these charlatans, and Hell knows their names. I for one see the Evil ones and Damn them.

Answer 7

Which country USA, Canada or Australia!? Anyway here in the UK it works ok and its all free. Watch the new Micheal Moore film (forgot the name).

Answer 8

Exactly what country are you talking about? There are a lot of countries which use their main language as english.

Answer 9

YES! It IS ridiculous.
That's because the driving force behind medical costs is LAWYERS!
Need I say more?

Answer 10

We live in a capatalist society...it is not much the government can do to prevent it other than governmentizing health care which they have not been able to do/ refuse to do.