The proposed health care bill thread (merged)

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by Steel_Tomb

How the heck do you guys think that certain people shouldn't be allowed to get care when they need it? To simply give health care to people who are wealthy is wrong... people who are poor and unable to buy insurance are just as deserving of care when they're sick or injured as anyone else weather it be joe blogs or the president himself. Your all people, but you think that some people aren't worth the effort from what I read here.

The health care industry at least in the united states curently turns no one away regardless of wether or not they can pay. In fact it is one of the factors leading to the astronomical costs.

There are some cases where 'poor' patients are deferred to 'other' health care facilitys but I dont want to get into the first ladys closet and they still recieved at least some help.

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by SteamWake

The health care industry at least in the united states curently turns no one away regardless of wether or not they can pay. In fact it is one of the factors leading to the astronomical costs.

There are some cases where 'poor' patients are deferred to 'other' health care facilitys but I dont want to get into the first ladys closet and they still recieved at least some help.

Really? I'm sure that will come as news to the woman in this story who was denied the cancer treatment recommended by her doctor. Blue Shield stepped in between the doctor and patient and said NO.

http://cbs5.com/local/cancer.treatme...2.1007394.html

[August]

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

Really? I'm sure that will come as news to the woman in this story who was denied the cancer treatment recommended by her doctor. Blue Shield stepped in between the doctor and patient and said NO.

http://cbs5.com/local/cancer.treatme...2.1007394.html

And could you honestly guarantee that a government health care plan wouldn't also say NO?