I went to the Emergency Room for the 1st time a couple of years ago (and the last, I hope) because I stupidly sliced my hand with a razor knife. The wound was not even sutured, they use a liquid band aide and gave me a shot, tetanus I believe and the bill came to almost $1400.00. It was paid in full by my ins but I was stunned by the amount.
Doctors call the poor "Jesus cases" but the cost of their care is subsidized by those of us who have private health insurance. So yes, the system we have for delivering health care to the poor is not that great - unless you're part of the health care rip off - but the Obama solutions are based on lies. And they will make it worse.
The current system is riddled with perverse incentives - and that's what has to be addressed. The problem is that those incentives were placed there by people who benefit from those "incentives". The way out is for citizens to be able to have free discussions about the real problems.
Or - in the old days - we could have had honest reporters looking into this - with fresh eyes. Now the press sits waiting for dems to tell them the right "take" on issues. I'm discouraged - but happy to see that people like you voodoo see a piece of the health care truth. That's the only way out of here...