Senate Health Care Bill

[computerworks]

Sorry you're losing sleep over this; doesn't matter one way or the other to me.

I just wanted to correct the error in your original post.

[Dan40]

Originally Posted by computerworks

Sorry you're losing sleep over this; doesn't matter one way or the other to me.

I just wanted to correct the error in your original post.

There was no error. Free and no co-pay mean it is 100% paid by the insurance co. That is 100% inconsistent with the lying politicians claim that they will bring premiums down. Just another in the long line of vote buys aimed at the poorest and dumbest in our society. Wreck the country if necessary, just do anything to stay in power. That is the politicians single mantra.

[427sharpe]

Actually it means everybody's co-pay goes up to cover the costs. Liberal governments always function well until they run out of someone else's money. I guess that they still feel too many are holding some reserve cash...can't have that, now can we?

[Tommy]

This heated exchange brings to mind one of my concerns about the direction of our health care system. I am concerned that if Congress gets involved in deciding what treatments must be provided and at what cost to the consumer, it opens the door for them to pander to voters without regard to the costs or medical efficacy of the treatments. If the government wants to be involved, it should appoint a balanced commission that could independently make such decisions. We don't need our Congressmen making these decisions for their own benefits.

Incidentally, what Congress did in this matter was use our own money (i.e., insurance premiums) to buy our votes. They can claim they did something good for us without raising the federal budget. A more sensible approach would be to let those who want a zero co-pay for mamograms purchase a policy that provides that benefit. I personally don't need one.