MedInsProf (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

In Addition, Pinky, thanks for producing a great way for students to learn about MCOs.

MedInsProf (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

The USA is not the only industrialized nation without Nationalized (Universal) Healthcare. South Africa has about 1/2 of their population in a program similar to the US MediCAID program. The rest of their population purchases Medical/Health Insurance from companies that have ties with our Commercial Insurance companies.Any search on the Net will confirm.

QuietGalTalking (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

johninvaIt's a lot more complicated than republicans/democrats. The US is owned by corporations...and bases everything on what benefits those corporations. The corruption goes across any political line.

QuietGalTalking (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

true, goodhuemett

xxx41724172 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

The doctor union keeps salaries high by making it difficult to become a doctor. Thank you A.M.A.! I appreciate the fact I get a 4.0 gpa doctor who went to college for 15 years all to diagnose a silly ear infection or set a bone. It's overkill. Double the number of doctors and all associated medical services and diagnostics and watch the unit price of health care fall in half while creating jobs. Why wont this happen? Doctors lobby. This keeps the government out of any anti-trust investigations.

goodhuemett (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

For all the people who are bringing up "who would pay for socialized medicine?" following it up by saying that the rich would have to pay for most of it and that would be unfair...Yes the top 5% of our wealthiest pay for like half the taxes, but considering they have over half of the wealth in America, what would you expect? Do you really expect the people who have the least control over and least benefit from our economy to support our society?

goodhuemett (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

The wealthy are a product of the society that they live in and therefore should contribute to that society. Bill Gates, Donald Trump, Paris Hilton would not be rich if they did not have access to healthy, educated, willing workers, dependable infrastructure (roads, energy, etc), free consumers, a justice system to keep them safe and allow them to keep their wealth etc. If you plopped any of these people in Somalia, they would not become rich, no matter how talented or hard working they are.

goodhuemett (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

America's current system is the worst of both worlds: capitalism makes it so the health care industry is driven by profit not quality, insurance is a form of socialization with more middle men that takes away competition from providers.

rusty2b (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Employees, not employers, should deduct health insurances cost.Health care cost would be less wild if individuals held the purse strings on health care expenses.Individuals would still band together to get a good deal and fairness from insurers.Our current financial mess tracks back to Congress enabling FREDDIE MAC and FANNY MAE. 2.5 trillion of easy to write (no down payment, no income proof) mortgages since 2001.Don't expect government arranged health care to be done right.

johninva123 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

My o my o my....the dems brought upon this financial crisis along with the head of Obama's campain who was the CEO of Fanny Mae. In order for him to increase his bonuses he had to take more risky loans that was pushed by the dems so they could win votes from dead beats. In 2006 the republicans/McCain tried to stop this but was shut down by the democrat congress.