Posted by linkadge on November 11, 2016, at 19:44:05
In reply to Re: Obamacare and medicare Vs private + more, posted by baseball55 on November 10, 2016, at 18:37:25
Canadian drugs aren't always cheaper than US drugs. Last time I was on generic Prozac (2010) it was over $50 for one month at Walmart Canada, yet under $10 at Walmart US.
>I don't know what this means. That everyone pays >in but sick people generate most of the costs? >Isn't that true in any system?
What I mean is that (in many ways) you need to make the middle class sicker, in order to make the lower class less sick. The rising deductibles under Obamacare means that many in the middle class forgoe medicines and treatments which were once possible for them. I don't believe this is ethical (although, on the surface it pretends to be), especially since only a portion of that which is taken, is redistributed.
>That's the nature of health insurance, whether >public or private. Or do you mean something else?
>Also, as far as redistributing a "small >portion", the ACA did limit how much insurance >companies could use on overhead and profits.Let me use an analogy:
Democrats would think it is fair to take one year of life from 50 individuals, in order to add 42.5 years of life to an individual who would die younger (I.e. 50 years - 15% = 42.5 years 'redistributed'). In reality, however, the *total* cost of the 'redistribution' is likely much higher than 15%.
Obamacare does not add to the 'net health' of the system. When something is 'free' and delivered without individual accountability, it becomes abused and it hence inherently wasteful.
Linakdge
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