Reply to When Did Having Healthcare become a Right?

Forum Index » Political Discussion

Reply to "When Did Having Healthcare become a Right?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How do you feel about public schools, OP?
I’m guessing you are also like:
Why should I pay to educate someone else’s child?
Why should I pay for roads I don’t drive on?
Why should I pay for fire stations that will likely never benefit me?
Stop enslaving me to pay for schools, roads, and emergency services I don’t use, waah waah waah

I’m guessing if a poor person breaks their arm, you want them to die of sepsis? Too bad for them, huh.
[/quote]

No, I accept that the democratic process and policies of our lawmakers have led to public schools.  I would vote for public schools any day and support paying for them.  I understand that roads are fundamental to the economy and support them.  Fire stations - the same.  I would even support a bond measure to raise money (weirdly some municipalities rely on volunteers to put out fires, yet provide free housing to illegal immigrants).  I am not opposed to some level of healthcare, but what is provided on medicaid is far above what I would support.  Neighborhood clinics for preventive health and life, limb, and eyesight emergent care seems appropriate - and some program for children who need care and treatment for illnesses.  Definitely not some insurance scheme that enriches for-profit health systems.  [/quote]

So I agree with you. I think there should be a network of free preventive care in ten form of walk in health clinics and telehealth services (telehealth in the more rural areas where the population doesn’t support a clinic as well as to triage issues), maternal and pediatric care, an emergent care.   I have been wondering if we did away with the extent of what Medicaid offers would we be able to provide universal breath? Basically the idea is like social security - everyone gets something even if it’s not enough to fully fund retirement.  [/quote]

What things does medicaid currently cover that you think it should not cover?[/quote]

Sometimes it's not a matter of theoretical coverage. In the DMV area, there are very few specialists that accept Medicaid. And among those that do - it's often minimal care just to get the Medicaid payout, which is lower than other insurances. Not exactly the best and brightest doctors if you can even find one that takes Medicaid. Outside of hospitals, the Medicaid accepting doctors are often very scammy. So even with Medicaid, you can get basic primary care. And the Hospital ER will keep you alive. But there's not much in between, especially with specialists.  [/quote]

You stated that we need to narrow the scope of medicaid coverage.  Can you please explain what you mean by that?[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics