Why did we allow for the passage of the new health care bill?
First, we used Massachusetts as a lab rat for health care reform. Look how that turned out: the program went bankrupt and many doctors fled the state. We also had many warnings from Europe and Canada. Canada implemented the same kind of "single-payer system" and look where that got them, the same situation Massachusetts is in. Even though we were warned, America voted for President Obama whose political agenda revolved around this topic and now our government has taken several more steps in invading medicine.
I just don’t understand any of this. My father is a doctor and I have seen what this health care system is like from his time in the military. For instance, the doctors in the military get paid the same amount no matter how many extra hours worked or how many surgeries were performed in that time, so the doctors and surgeons lose the incentive to work harder and in fact, seem to work less. I have also worked at an Ophthalmologist clinic and Optic shop for two years and I have been to an Ophthalmologist convention and saw proof of what was to come.
Ezz- The insurance companies have to stay afloat somehow. Remember, the insurance companies are competing with the government and the government’s help is free of charge to most. Also, see this: http://smartgirlnation.com/2009/06/popular-ranking-unfairly-misrepresents-the-us-health-care-system/.
Firstname Lastname- Don’t assume things that were clearly not stated or implied within my question. Also, if your medicine was not covered on medicare before, why didn’t you switch to a more reliable insurance?