What a disaster—sarc. My Dad, My in-laws never had a smidgen of healthcare insurance their entire lives. I recall my father visiting a doctor once in 40 years to have a basal-cell carcinoma removed from his check—he was in and out after a local block and a couple of sutures which he removed himself 10 days later. His next visit was when he was 78 and suffered a urinary obstruction.
This so-called healthcare crisis has been manufactured by politicians hungry to take over the nations #2 industry in order to capture more power and feed the lawyers.
FOLLOW THE MONEY
Corporate and Government money injected into the health care industry has driven costs out of sight.
Before the advent of health care plans, health care insurance, Medicare and Medicaid, health care was reasonably priced.
Now it is just another big business.
HMO's, the pharmacuetical companies and others involved in organized health care concentrate on maximizing cash flow instead of maximizing affordable health care.
That is why they love government funded health care programs and health care insurance.
Notice that we always hear whining about people not having healthcare insurance as opposed to concern about reasonably priced health care.
If politicians gave a s... er, gave a darn about health care they would make all health care expenditures and health insurance premiums paid by the individual tax deductible.
The cost of employer paid health insurance is a tax deductible business expense and is not considered income to the employee.
But if you buy your own health insurance it is not deductible and you have to pay for it with your after tax earnings.