Flake wrote:Fun fact! It costs nearly 10 times as much money for a person without insurance to go to the emergency room for their primary care.
Fun fact #2: That padded bill is picked up by medicaid and / or medicare which is then passed on to the taxpayers.
So really you are already paying for these 'free loaders'! Hooray!
More fun facts: Key provisions in the affordable health care act are intended to force insurers to lower their costs through competition. Insurance markets and being able to buy plans from companies across state lines will break defacto monopolies. That's a good thing for consumers.
Not saying that the law is going to work but it is the first thing that has been done to address the incredible amount of money we taxpayers are ALREADY paying for other people's exorbitant healthcare. A little preventative care and actual competition in the insurance marketplace could go a long way.
Amen....
...and kudos! I appreciate the fact that you always leave me guessing a little bit about where your thoughts lie on political/social issues like this. It is a good sign that you think things through from a variety of angles. Glad to see you siding with the proponents on this one, as I don't really think I understand the counter-arguments very well and even well articulated opposition seems to have little substantive merit.
I have the same problem. Between school and work I literally do not have a single day off at any point in time (at least, for the past two weeks and the next two weeks), but even though I'm worn out I still manage to make late night plans with people for some reason. I do have one day off tomorrow however, and I'm ensuring that will be kept sacred.
