[mewzilla]

This might come as news to Mr. Reid....

U.S. Cancer Care Is Number One

[vg0va3]

I heard the interview and came away with the feeling he was leaving something out. I agree it is nice to go in to any hospital or doctors office an get service. I like the 5 day turnaround the government mandates to pay a claim. It is also nice that no claim can be denied. It is also nice for the government to force insurance companies to accept an insured.

He just didn't answer how.

For instance, are there government subsidies to offset the losses of insurers due to being forced to offer coverage

For the company to pay all claim and accept all insuerd they must generate enough money to pay claims. That can be from one of 3 places:

• Premiums from the insured
• Investment income generated
• Or subsidies from a 3rd party

The question is where does the money come from? The consumer, the investment market or the government?

[DustyMoment]

Lessee - TSA, FEMA, VA, IRS, USPS . . . . . . name me ONE thing that the government does well, efficiently and makes a profit!!

Anyone who thinks that they will receive the SAME level of care available today by private practitioners if the health care system is nationalized is delusional. We may be able to get health care from the government - but whether or not it is either adequate or has any quality to it is dubious at best.

ANY effort by either zero OR Congress to alter the healthcare system we currently have is an effort to take us even deeper into mediocrity. zero AND Congress needs to keep getting the message that healthcare, like cap ‘n tax, are nonstarters and ANY efforts to ram this down our throats will be met with significant opposition!!

[deteaparty]

My husband is from England so I have some knowledge of this. What he didn't say is that it is that throughout Europe their health care systems are subsidized by the taxpayer. Also, they don't have to pay for their nations defenses. Basically, we do.

If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is. If you like paying 60-70% of what you earn in taxes, it can be good.