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eridani

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16. Nonsense. All other developed countries have universal health care

Reply to hill2016 (Reply #10)

Tue Jun 16, 2015, 07:52 PM

Jun 2015

And we pay 50% to 100% more to deny care to sick people. The fire department is paid for by everybody in the district, despite the fact that only a few have fires. Why should health care be any different?

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High deductible plans discourage unnecessary care--and also necessary care [View all] eridani Jun 2015 OP

A lot of employers are now switching to high deductible plans. drm604 Jun 2015 #1

And a big problem with them is that you generally can't find out costs before undergoing procedures Neurotica Jun 2015 #2

I know that my yearly costs will be more than the deductible regardless of how I shop around. drm604 Jun 2015 #3

Yes, that's exactly what it does. Yo_Mama Jun 2015 #13

If ya cant pay the bill you can't pay the bill dembotoz Jun 2015 #4

It sure as hell discourages me. LWolf Jun 2015 #5

Insurance (except life) usually comes with deductibles 1939 Jun 2015 #7

Which is exactly why health care LWolf Jun 2015 #9

but hill2016 Jun 2015 #10

My taxes keep going up and I'm getting less and less. hobbit709 Jun 2015 #11

Would they? LWolf Jun 2015 #12

Nonsense. All other developed countries have universal health care eridani Jun 2015 #16

Co-pays and deductibles are meant to pad profits and prevent care. Pure and simple. n/t djean111 Jun 2015 #6

And Medicare has it because...? NT 1939 Jun 2015 #8

Medicare doesn' t have really high deductibles. Yo_Mama Jun 2015 #14

Between hundreds of dollars for the monthly insurance rate, thousands midnight Jun 2015 #15