[elbucko]

"This is a reflection of how expensive health insurance is for all of us, but most of us can't see it because the costs are hidden from us,..... That's because the majority of insured Americans get their coverage through an employer — and pay a percentage of the cost.

Not unlike taxes, health insurance costs are hidden by withholding. Employer paid insurance is Pandora in the box. I think the Medical Community should share some of the blame, as they don't know, or don't want to know what some of the medicine or procedures they recommend cost.

Doctors like to blame insurance companies, and I agree that I don't like the idea of medical insurance for profit, esp. publicly traded, stock holder HMO's.

But, the profession itself, with 90 some thousand accidental deaths a year are a big part of the cost of medicine issue.

Look at JFK. He had all the "doctoring" his fame and money could buy. If Oswald hadn't shot him, his doctors would have killed him, slowly. Jackie would have gotten the last bill.

[Tumbleweed_Connection]

The medical community had procedure shoved down their throat long ago. What would you do if the policy didn't completely cover all that was necessary? You didn't mention malpractice, what overall affect do you think that had?

[FITZ]

Look at JFK. He had all the "doctoring" his fame and money could buy.

Like Elvis. He had a lot of doctors and a lot of medical care.