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lindysalsagal

(20,692 posts) Sun Sep 24, 2017, 06:33 PM Sep 2017

I'm hoping the ACA debate airs the white elephant: profiting from capatalist healthcare is WRONG

For-profit, share-holding capatalist health insurance and care is immoral, unethical, unworkable, unaffordable, unsustainable, and every other 21st century democracy has dropped it.

There is no point in discussing anything else until we abandon healthcare profiteering.

Ok, ok, maybe there are some fringe areas that can remain private, like cosmetic surgery (medically unneccessary), new experimental therapies, or other lessproven sciences. There will always be people who are willing to pay for things they don't need for health, and that should be allowed, but not government subsidized.

BUT Planned Parenthood and reproductive choice are necessary healthcare, so HANDS OFF!!

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I'm hoping the ACA debate airs the white elephant: profiting from capatalist healthcare is WRONG (Original Post) lindysalsagal Sep 2017 OP

Some countries use combined public/private health insurance marylandblue Sep 2017 #1

Right. Exactly. Medicare has to exist as one option. That's the point. lindysalsagal Sep 2017 #2

marylandblue

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1. Some countries use combined public/private health insurance

Reply to lindysalsagal (Original post)

Sun Sep 24, 2017, 06:46 PM

Sep 2017

For example, in Germany, you must have insurance, but you can get either public insurance or private insurance. The important point is that everyone pays in, and everyone is covered. That's the only to prevent people from dying or going backrupt for lack of health insurance.

lindysalsagal

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2. Right. Exactly. Medicare has to exist as one option. That's the point.

Reply to marylandblue (Reply #1)

Sun Sep 24, 2017, 07:02 PM

Sep 2017

Even if it's limited, because someone has to draw the line somewhere: We can't afford to give everyone everything they want. That's a reality. But a non-profit team must sit and draw those lines with input from all stake-holders. You're looking for some balance. Earaches, diabetes, hypertension, broken bones, childbirth, asthma, some things are just so obviously on the "OK" side, that it's unforgiveable that we don't cover them for all.

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