Why is it acceptable to you that American men,women&children will die from preventable illness because their?

Question

family cannot afford health insurance?
There are MILLIONS without health care because they cannot afford it!

If anything shouldn't this be a matter of National Security so that we don't have epidemics because parents can't afford to provide even 'basic' health care for their families???

There's also the fact that people who have insurance are being denied coverage of procedures deemed necessary by doctors because of the cost to the insurance company.

Answer 1

It's a good point, but you leave out a lot.
One thing you missed is that this problem applies not only to illness. It applies to broken limbs, removed body parts, burns, or damage of any sort. Epidemics are a problem, and very widespread, but these things shouldn't be left out, as they account for a large portion of the deaths in America.
Another is how many people don't even try to go to the hospital because they don't have insurance. Now you have people who exacerbate their own diseases, which, much like in Africa right now, can generate new forms of viruses and bacteria that will cause even more problems for hospitals down the line.
The third and final thing you missed is all the people who have health insurance but their companies don't cover what htey have. Heart disease and cancer kill more people in America than in any other first world countries because insurance companies turn down people who get them. Why? Because they're diseases that supposedly have to have a background to them, no matter how unassuming that background is. Insurance companies not only charge a lot for insurance, but they refuse service to as many people as possible each year to make a profit.
How is this democratic? How is this "nationally secure?" And yet we head to other countries and try to force our ideals upon them? That's a laugh.
Oh, and I seem to see a lot of people making claims about medicare and medicaid. Both programs go as far as they can to guarantee they don't cover people under them. Also, they exclude as many people from coverage at all as possible. And there are plenty of procedures that they just don't cover at all, period. The list is tremendous.
As for this idea that people go in for a cold, hospitals aren't forced to treat colds. In fact, a hospital is only forced to treat someone who they consider to be in dire need, and that stipulation is left up to them, there's no law about requirements.
As for this whole malpractice law stuff, it has nothing to do with actually getting into the hospital and getting treatment. It has everything to do with how the treatment was applied.

Answer 2

Americans just can't understand the concept of paying their taxes so that they will have their needs met as citizens of their country. They would rather give all their taxes to big companies and the war. They allow this because they are so selfish that when government tells them that if they helped their neighbours in Mexico and the poor in America they will not be able to afford an SUV or cable or meat every night for dinner they focus on that and forget that they are fat and wasteful and really don't need those things anyway..

Answer 3

How many disease epidemics have we had in this country?

Since the Spanish Influenza of 1918, I can't think of *any*. Some folks would call AIDS an epidemic, but it doesn't afflict a significant portion of the population at this time to be a true "epidemic".

Even our poorest neighborhoods have better medical care and more sanitary conditions that some parts of the world these days.

Answer 4

You have to remember that our healthcare problems in the US don't just end with having insurance. Even if you have insurance, there is a big issue with receiving proper treatment before being cut off from that insurance agency.

Answer 5

When was the last time an American went to another country for health care that they couldn't get here? People from countries with socialized medicine come here all of the time just to get a MRI and to get treatment that would save their lives that their own countries make them wait for.

As others have said we have medicaid and we have community health centers. What they haven't said is that for the money many pay monthly on installment plans for their big screen T.V. they could buy health insurance.
What also was not said is that many many healthy 20 to 40 year olds do not need health insurance and don't choose to spend their money on it.

Answer 6

One of the biggest contributors to high medical costs are frivolous lawsuits against doctors and facilities (John Edwards anyone?).

Another significant contributing factor is a lack of personal responsibility (i.e. taking care of oneself, not wearing a helmet while riding a motorcycle).

Another factor deals again with personal responsibility. The personal responsibility one must have to avoid the decisions in life that prevent them from acquiring an education and therefore, a well paying job with benefits.

I occasionally say “It’s not fair” is the battle cry of the Left. If it’s not fair that those children don’t have healthcare then who should pay for it? I donate a large amount of money to my church and to outside charities to help the less fortunate but, that should be my CHOICE. I should not be FORCED to pay for other peoples’ shortcomings because the government makes me. That is socialism pure and simple, and socialism is not freedom.

God bless them but, we MUST as a nation maintain that line between freedom and bondage.

Answer 7

It's not. I think our health care system is in desperate need of fixing, but do you *really* want the government to have access to your health records? I don't!

Our community has a health clinic specifically for the poor and uninsured - I would hope that we're not unique in that! And a hospital can not turn a very ill person away - it's against the law.

The state also provides "Denali Kid Care" for poor families - but I, too, would like to know why some parents have multiple children, *knowing* they can not provide for them.

I think we need to enact "loser pays" regulations for our courts. Too many frivolous law-suits drives the cost of health care through the roof. Not that I'm saying you shouldn't be able to sue if a doctor made a major mistake, but we are a law suit happy society. Everyone wants something for nothing, and the law suits are driving good doctors out of business.

Answer 8

ANYONE can sign up for Medicare/medicade. Anyone.

Now premium health care is something they're going to have to work for if they want it.

The consititution guarantees the PURSUIT of happiness.

No where does it say that we are required to provide happiness for those who refuse to pursue it. Go to night school, get a degree, get a better job. That simple. Don't think so? I worked 84 hours a week all while taking a full course load of college classes. I graduated with a 3.89 gpa. It can be done. It just takes hard work, sacrifice and determination.

Now those are three things I'd gladly see given away for free if we could.

Answer 9

For me it isn't acceptable at all.It's a disgrace in the richest country in the world.
I completely agree with you.Every industrialized country in the world hasUniversal Healthcare except the US.Most people answering here seem OK with the best health care for the elite and no health care for the underclass.Social Darwinism at its worst.

Answer 10

Because of argument released to media convincing Americans that government has no choice but to proceed in the contingency plan. Hence, marginal member of American society has to rely on self-reliance in order to survive. Sometime, somewhat one can discover why it is so.