Comments on: Take a Deep Breath and Read http://witnessla.com/national-politics/2008/admin/take-a-deep-breath-and-read/ street news, views and stories of justice and injustice Thu, 24 May 2012 05:23:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Woody http://witnessla.com/national-politics/2008/admin/take-a-deep-breath-and-read/comment-page-1/#comment-6714 Woody Thu, 03 Jan 2008 20:54:34 +0000 http://witnessla.com/root/2008/admin/take-a-deep-breath-and-read/#comment-6714 rlc, investigation shows that France's health record and costs are rigged and are not done consistently with other nations. But, rather than focus just on one country, take a blend of all the countries with socialized medicine. Yeah, I bet that you like Cuba's after seeing Michael Moore's film. Best solution--leave me alone and let me make my own choices. I don't need a nanny state. rlc, investigation shows that France’s health record and costs are rigged and are not done consistently with other nations. But, rather than focus just on one country, take a blend of all the countries with socialized medicine. Yeah, I bet that you like Cuba’s after seeing Michael Moore’s film.

Best solution–leave me alone and let me make my own choices. I don’t need a nanny state.

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]]> By: Woody http://witnessla.com/national-politics/2008/admin/take-a-deep-breath-and-read/comment-page-1/#comment-6698 Woody Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:33:23 +0000 http://witnessla.com/root/2008/admin/take-a-deep-breath-and-read/#comment-6698 If you liked the service in the emergency room of King-Drew Hospital, you'll love socialized medicine. If you liked the service in the emergency room of King-Drew Hospital, you’ll love socialized medicine.

]]> By: WBC http://witnessla.com/national-politics/2008/admin/take-a-deep-breath-and-read/comment-page-1/#comment-6685 WBC Thu, 03 Jan 2008 05:49:17 +0000 http://witnessla.com/root/2008/admin/take-a-deep-breath-and-read/#comment-6685 I'll read Kuehl's analysis when I have more time, but it strikes me that her criticism is, the plan would cost most of us MORE by requiring insurers to insure everyone, but not cut the rates. Like I said, only insurers (and some unions and lowest-paid workers, if they're not fired first) would benefit while costing the state $14 billion and causing private financial pain. What we NEED is a cheap pool for small business to buy into, which the SBA has suggested for years. Her single payer desired plan has been a disaster in virtually every country from Canada to Britain, never mind less affluent countries. It's only been really successful in Scandinavia, and certain places with an overall affluent population and certain other characteristics. The SBA plan, or giving pools of individuals and small business the buying power of giant corporations, is the easiest and best plan. But that's all I'm going to say on this -- this topic gets people going along political and idiological lines, enough to give them a heart attack. Speaking of which: The L A Times has an article today that shouldn't come as a surprose: you have a better chance of surviving a heart attack in an airport or casino than in a hospital. I've sure noticed that even with expensive insurance, if you have a PPO plan you're treated like you're at a clinic even at the best hospitals, like the doctors are looking at their watches and treating you like a statistic -- unless you have a condition that requires surgery or other treatment or lab procedure reimbursed at a high rate. Arhold and Nunez, back to the drawing boards. I’ll read Kuehl’s analysis when I have more time, but it strikes me that her criticism is, the plan would cost most of us MORE by requiring insurers to insure everyone, but not cut the rates. Like I said, only insurers (and some unions and lowest-paid workers, if they’re not fired first) would benefit while costing the state $14 billion and causing private financial pain. What we NEED is a cheap pool for small business to buy into, which the SBA has suggested for years. Her single payer desired plan has been a disaster in virtually every country from Canada to Britain, never mind less affluent countries. It’s only been really successful in Scandinavia, and certain places with an overall affluent population and certain other characteristics. The SBA plan, or giving pools of individuals and small business the buying power of giant corporations, is the easiest and best plan.

But that’s all I’m going to say on this — this topic gets people going along political and idiological lines, enough to give them a heart attack.

Speaking of which: The L A Times has an article today that shouldn’t come as a surprose: you have a better chance of surviving a heart attack in an airport or casino than in a hospital. I’ve sure noticed that even with expensive insurance, if you have a PPO plan you’re treated like you’re at a clinic even at the best hospitals, like the doctors are looking at their watches and treating you like a statistic — unless you have a condition that requires surgery or other treatment or lab procedure reimbursed at a high rate.

Arhold and Nunez, back to the drawing boards.

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