Comments on: John Stossel: Insurance Makes Healthcare Far More Expensive

By: Melanie Lapa

Melanie Lapa — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:28:12 +0000

The U.S. Government is killin’ us. Doesn’t everyone notice that this is going to increase taxes for everybody and even invent brand new ones for us all?

By: 1977grey

1977grey — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 05:10:49 +0000

see i guess the stew man be pay fo me an mine foe da helf caya man…soze i can git some good doc to writ good scrips to git me off da coughï»¿ syrup man you know what i mean man..im jus lookin fer some chumps to pay fo me an mine and i know stew man is onbored to pay foe me an mine and thank you fo your generosidy man..i preciate it much man..gurantee that..man..go go blomacare man…

By: 1977grey

1977grey — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 04:21:06 +0000

Source: Google search: “the con of american hospitalsï»¿ – John Stossel”

By: 1977grey

1977grey — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 03:42:47 +0000

Holly Springs, NC hoped to get a new hospital. The mayor was on board. Investors were ready to build. But the project was halted because of a law, appropriately called a CON law. CON actually stands for certificate of need. In other words, to build a hospital, you have to convince state regulators that the hospital is needed.It’s one more example of how America does not have a free market in health care. Established hospitals basically can say noï»¿ to competition.

By: 1977grey

1977grey — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 02:50:38 +0000

I don’t want the American system (fascism) or the Canadian one (socialism). Both are overburdened by gov’t red tape and control. Per my example I just gave…ï»¿

By: goldsilverandiamonds

goldsilverandiamonds — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 02:47:01 +0000

@stewie Health care cost are actually rather cheap if you pay by cash,have you ever tried that? A surgery that would cost thousands to an insurance company would cost a cash paying customer a hell of a lot less. You do not have to be rich to get great health care or medications, you just need to pay your own way. Now if you very illï»¿ insurance fits the bill nicely. Health care is a privilege not a right,we have a responsablity to ourselves to take care of our own health it’s no one elses job.

By: InFromTheVoid

InFromTheVoid — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 02:13:52 +0000

health insurance can be a good thing if you don’t accept people that are really sick lol. Also the insurance co. tend to drive up the prices to get services from dr.’s because of the tactics they use with them. Making it REALLY expensive to just pay out of pocket if youï»¿ don’t have insurance. It would work if you maybe if you purchased insurance from the dr.’s directly. But you need a large enough pool of cash.

By: InFromTheVoid

InFromTheVoid — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 01:47:30 +0000

BUt you can’t blame it all on insurance co. since the gov. already substidizes A lot of peoples insurance…medicaid, medicare. Inï»¿ other words we are mostly socialized anyways, and it aint working. The insurance co. needs LESS regulation to open the doors for competition. The bigger co. can absorb most of the penalities, but not the smaller ones. So in a way, the regulations prop up insurance monopolies. It’s rigged. The regulations may hurt them, but not AS MUCH as it hurts their competition.

By: hadenufnow

hadenufnow — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 00:49:05 +0000

i be never take care of myself rite man wid da alcohol problems be a million dalla a year fo you taxpayer typesï»¿ man…jes pay for my HELF CAYA now…I neebs you pay fo my HELF CAYA now chumps…it all be worf it man..all be worf it..

By: darlena1956

darlena1956 — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 00:07:12 +0000

75,000 die unnessarily? Who and from whatï»¿ and where and why? Yes, we do have a great health care system, just too many lawyers.