i'm doing some research on it.
also can you tell me some solutions to lowering health care costs.
thank you very much!!!
would creating more clinics help the health care situation.
iswd1
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Healthcare costs are astronomical, and it's mainly due to the fact that doctors feel they are so above everyone else that they deserve the kind of money they make.
For example, the last time my wife went into the hospital, they used a 5 inch Q-tip type thing on her, and we got a bill that had that on it, 26.00 for the qtip. Why? Because they know that they can charge whatever they want and people will have to pay it, or else skip going to the doctor which isn't feasable.
The other reason health care is so expensive is because of all the lawsuits against health care providers. People in the US are willing to sue for as much as they can, with or without a valid reason. Even if they lose, which a majority do, the cost in defending themselves drives the malpractice insurance up, which increases prices, which...blablabla, you get the idea.
The reasonsthe costs should be lowered are kind of obvious... namely so that those of us who cannot afford insurance can still go to the hospital or the doctors without fear of having our credit ruined because we can't afford the bills. So that people with 4 or 5 kids can afford to keep their kids health whereas now, they have to sacrafice everything when a child is sick.
The only way the healthcare costs will ever come down is if the government steps in and puts a stop to all these over-the-top charges. I recently had my appendix removed. The bill came out to be close to $5,000.00. I stayed in a room for 1 day, had 1 meal, and a 40 minute surgery without even being opened up, just 3 small slices in my belly and wands inserted to do the work. 40 minutes. I can't honestly say that a night in a hotel (basically the same thing) and having some doc look through a scope for 40 minutes is worth 5K. There's no way.
But if I didn't have it done, I could have died. Hence, they can charge whatever they want. It's an unending cycle
***EDIT***
To the person above who said everyone should have to pay for insurance...
Think about it, then look at your last pay stub or your W2... see that thing that says Medicaid? We all DO pay for insurance, it's just not for ourselves.
Anonymous
Sometimes it really sounds funny when people say that other countries have health care for free when they are paying high taxes to the government.
Since you are doing research, consider looking into ways healthcare costs can be lowered through market forces. Look into presidential candidate congressman Ron Paul's insights.
He is a medical doctor and active congressman with ample insight.
midtownirene
It would be great to be able to lower the cost so more people could afford it however it is unlikely. One way would be to require everyone to pay for insurance EVERYONE whether you need it or not. If each person pays at least a little then it might help pay for those who need care. If you don't happen to need it that year you would be lucky. Then when you did need it, it would be there for you.
It costs money to open more clinics. If it there isn't the money to pay for them, it will not lower the cost.
Maniaka
well, besides that almost every country has free health care for their people except US... the cost of life in US is pretty expensive, some ppl cant afford to get sick, and i dont think the problem is the clinic... the problem is the prices, any regular visit to a Doc is easily $125 and to the ER 1,000 min.
moosies
Because the amount of people that are uninsured is on the rise, and everyone wants to turn to medical care from the state which is costing a lot more money for taxpayers. I think we should do it like Canada, free health care.