If you have, where is there mention of cost controls? I believe I missed that. Certainly she must have considered price controls. Without it, extending coverage just like giving a blank check to patients and providers which would drive even higher the share of our economy that goes to health care (which is now 16%). Even Bill Clinton stated in 1993 if health care costs went above 12% it would be an economic disaster! And of course if she doesn't limit utilization and consider costs, she would be forced to RATION health care and to impose government mandated and controlled managed care on all Americans.
2007-09-20 13:39:52 · 7 answers · asked by Cherie 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I agree with your thoughts I hate socialized health care. The working people will pay for the ones on welfare and most of them don't take care of themselves,in fact lots of people don't take care of themselves,they take drugs and are alcoholics,have aids and lots of other problems.Many of these people cant even get insurance.Socialism didn't work in communist countries and most of them collapsed.Hillary tried this same message when Bill was President and I was calling my congressmen and I'll be doing it again,hopefully she wont get elected. Most Canadians who have "free" health care hate it and they have to wait forever to see a doctor,some come here and pay to see a American doctor.
2007-09-20 14:06:32 · answer #1 · answered by sasyone 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If everyone is insured, that prevents losses to health care providers, preventing them from having to raise prices on the insured, and promoting them having a reason to increase staff, creating more jobs and more disposable wealth for people who already have their own insurance. You act like more people are going to get treated! Isn't going to happen roughy the same amount will seek treatment, just more people will pay for it rather than having health care providers raise the prices on those of us who do! try listening to much less talk radio, and you might actually be able to see the forest for the trees.
2016-05-19 21:33:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i read a newspaper article on her health plan. she wanted everyone to have to pay for it. I dont think this is the way to start something like this. at least on a national level. shouldnt they try doing these models at a city wide or state wide level first? Universal healthcare has a lot of holes in it and i really believe that they need to test it on a small location and if it works how they think it will then increase the area.
2007-09-20 13:58:05 · answer #3 · answered by Ben S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any Health Plan is better than no health plan at all.
Once you get a Health Plan passed by Congress, you can always tweak it later.
The hard part is getting one through the Congress, because the Republicans are against poor people having health care.
2007-09-20 13:48:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Part of the plan is to allow the government agencies to negotiate for the first time with pharmaceutical companies for better drug prices.
Not seeing how that is going to cause costs to rise.
Besides - we are paying the way for the uninsured anyway - through higher prices now.
This is not the same plan as the 1993 plan, which was Bill's anyway, he said so. He expected republicans to negotiate.
2007-09-20 13:44:45 · answer #5 · answered by oohhbother 7 · 2⤊ 4⤋
Isn't she just trying to copy John Edwards, unsuccessfully?
2007-09-20 13:45:24 · answer #6 · answered by Sam 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Edwards...he swears she stole it from him.
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/
2007-09-20 13:48:07 · answer #7 · answered by Erinyes 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋