So taxpayers are subsidizing Big Pharma's TV advertising

[PatSeg]

40. Oh no, I'm not defending the insurance companies

I just understand their reluctance to pay the high prescription drug prices.

I realize that if we look at the history of healthcare in this country, the existence of private healthcare insurance was the initial cause of the out-of-control costs. At one time, they were quite efficient and paid most expenses, but many hospitals and doctors got greedy and took advantage of the insurance, often performing unnecessary procedures, surgeries, and tests. Sometimes just charging for things they never even provided. For profit insurance companies were equally greedy and fought back, leaving the patient in the middle struggling to survive.

We need to take the profit motive and shareholders out of healthcare, like other developed nations. As for insurance, I think it is necessary for unforeseen disasters like automobile accidents or house fires, but it really has no place in healthcare, as healthcare is an ongoing necessity in people's lives. Not everyone will experience loss from a house fire, but everyone will need medical care in their life.

Having a good weekend these days gets harder all the time, as Trump never sleeps and never shuts up, but I will try!