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#1 I have heard many people worry that health care will be "rationed" under health reform. I won’t be able to get certain tests or procedures. What if I want those tests and what if they detect something that could save my life?
“Health Insurance Reform will end current forms of rationing, not expand it.” –Yeah, riiiight. Look at any other country that has tried this type of government takeover of the healthcare system. What do you get? Higher costs in the form of taxes and longer waiting lines (i.e. rationed care). Having access to ‘free’ healthcare means nothing if you die waiting in line to get a procedure done!
Health Insurance Reform will prevent insurance companies from denying coverage because you have a pre-existing condition …” –Honestly, the whole pre-existing condition argument is getting old. I’m sorry you have a pre-existing condition. The insurance companies can deny you or charge you out the @$$. Many chose to let you seek coverage elsewhere. These companies have to make a profit!
“… and prevent discrimination based on gender.” –What?!! That’s a first for me.
#2 Isn’t health reform going to put more burdens on federal and state governments because we will be covering more people without insurance?
“The cost of caring for the uninsured burdens all of us. Families with insurance pay a hidden tax of $1000 to cover the cost of uncompensated care in this country.” –Then send the illegal aliens packing since they are the primary drain. Also, those without insurance should get the minimum care if life threatening, other than that, you are on your own.
“We have to expand coverage and bring down costs for families …” –That sounds an awful lot like Joe Biden. “We have to spend money to stop from going bankrupt.”
#3 This legislation is going to cost more than a trillion dollars: how can we afford that?
The majority of the initiatives that would pay for reform will come from cutting waste, fraud, and abuse within existing government health programs …” –You mean there is waste in the government? That can’t be!! Ok, so you admit it; what is going to stop this program from becoming even more full of “waste, fraud, and abuse?”
“… and streamlining paperwork.” –No arguments there.
“Health insurance reform must also encourage the kinds of reforms we know will save money in the long run: preventive care …” –See the CBO report on why preventive care will actually increase costs, not decrease it.
“Health insurance reform would be fully paid for over 10 years, and it would not add one penny to the deficit.” –You’re not listening!!!! Read the CBO reports … oh, that’s right. You don’t even read the bills you vote for, why would I expect you to read the CBO reports. Silly me.
“The cost of inaction is too high.” –That is what you said about the stimulus plan and look where that has got us! $1 trillion in the hold and counting (remember, we owe interest on that money because we borrowed it).
Need I continue?
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