Has anyone seen these polls?

[Professor S]

Originally Posted by TheGame

Pretty much, unfortunately I'm predisposed to my own experiences. I've only witnessed the exact opposite. I guess your family is blessed to have decent private health insurance. Unfortunately most people aren't that blessed when they develop health conditions.

So in your experience you've seen excellent government care and horrible private care? Really?

At this point there is not reason to continue, because this thread has become a creative writing class, not a discussion of policy.

[Dylflon]

After reading that Republican platform on healthcare, I have some thoughts.

Firstly, I believe that raising competitiveness between providers would decrease prices but the rest of that 'platform' seems to be based on adding incentives to the plan that is currently in place without really offering any change. Sure, educating people better is important but it doesn't change a lot. That information must exist and be accessible to those who are looking for coverage, yes?

Is not one of the major issues with your healthcare system the extreme difficulty to get insurance when you have a pre-existing condition? There appears to be nothing that you listed that addresses this issue. No matter what incentives or information you throw out there, insurance companies still won't give people insurance who aren't cost-effective. If someone needs cancer treatment and is uninsured, what makes that company want to take on the extreme loss of money they will suffer for insuring that person?

The only option for these people seems to be to bankrupt themselves and their families. Is this not the reason for universal healthcare?


And when the Obama administration says that they won't shut down the pre-existing system, what are people even afraid is at stake?