The proposed health care bill thread (merged)

[Onkel Neal]

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

To quote someone more eloquent than me:
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“some societies, ours included, from time to time decide that its citizens, or certain groups of them, should be entitled to certain benefits. Sometimes this [is] justified by the common good -- a well-educated populace serves society well, so we guarantee an education to all children. Sometimes this is derived from humanitarian principles -- children should not go hungry, so we create childhood nutrition programs. Healthcare would, in my estimation, fall into the category of an entitlement rather than a right..."

Source: http://www.healthpolicywatch.org/commentary.asp?opedid=2071

I’m not sure that the average ER doc should be paid $180,000 more than he is today. (I would agree that, when compared to many specialists, ER docs are not overpaid—and theirs is a very demanding job. But $180,000 seems a large sum

....seems a large sum ... Sure, start deciding what doctor's should get paid, that should motivate young med students

Why should I pay for Joey Couchpotato who spends his weekend getting his arse kicked at the local bar and spending the night at the local ER on my dime?

Yes. That got me to thinking about a lot of people who engage in high risk activities, such as (ahem!) motorcycle riding, for one. It was not long ago I was reading Motorcyle Houston forums, and these guys who buy $12,000 sport bikes and go ripping up the roads at 200 mph; one of them was giving advice about using Ben Taub Hospital in Houston for crash treatments, because Ben Taud does not pursue to collect payment.

Hope all those involved are going to make it...Just a little inside info for you guys...Ben Taub doesn't try to collect on bills it sends people. They will send a bill once, maybe twice, then nothing further. They average about 16% collection of payments. Not sure what Cody's health insurance status is, but hope this is helpful.

Seriously, all we need in this country is more enabling of people who won't take care of themselves and want us to pay for their mistakes.