Here I transferred it to make it easy for you to read,Michael Rinehart
25% of Texans have no health insurance
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Diana Stigleman Health insurance costs a lot of money — I didn’t have it for nearly two years before I became eligible for Medicare. What’s needed is affordable health insurance and health care for everyone (including those with pre-existing conditions) not mandated health insurance. Although I admire President Obama for at least trying.
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Kurt Koopmann If it is not mandated there will be thousands who still elect not to purchase insurance, even if it is affordable. That is what screws up the system and increases the cost for everyone else.
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Sandra Guthans In Louisiana the numbers are even higher. Heck, we have 25% of our population on Medicaid. Keep on this.
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Paul Blase There are two assumptions prevalent that really mess things up. 1) That the only way to pay for health care is through insurance. This is driving up costs, since it decouples both the doctor and the patient from the money involved. Much of the “cost” of modern medicine is due to Medicare/Mediaid and the reliance on insurance. (much of the rest is due to the need for malpractice and liability insurance and could be removed through tort reform)
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Paul Blase 2) That health insurance must be coupled to employment. This is a result of wage controls instituted in the 1930’s and only serves to bind workers to their employers. Most of the so-called preexisting condition problems result from people changing jobs. I don’t need to get a new auto, life, or property policy if I change jobs, why health insurance?
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Diana Stigleman Heart conditions and things like a child with cystic fibrosis are not caused by people changing jobs.
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Paul Blase There’s also the problem of relying on the government for what should be private charity. Sure, there are people that can’t afford life-saving health care; that’s what the Shriner’s hospitals and the like are for. Getting the government involved only increases the probability of corruption.
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Diana Stigleman Good point about private charity.
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Mary Page Oh I prefer cooperative adventures–private charities, a bit of government, and church in an alliance to take care of the least of these or when we are in a bit of trouble. Keeps each part honest–and of course there should be our personal choices–ministries as well
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Sandra Guthans There’s not a lot of choice when the burn vicitim shows up at the ER. YOu treat them and find out about payment later. The tab for that kind of injury is about $2 million. Your congregation up for that? You? Your denomination even? Didn’t think so. Shriner’s care for a lot of burn patients, but not even half of them. Think they could double their contribution?
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Diana Stigleman So, Sandra, do you think that burn victim should be turned out on the street when it’s discovered they don’t have the $2 million to pay for the treatment that could save their life? What if it’s someone you love — still feel that way? There has to be a way to provide the health care everyone deserves. What would Jesus have us do? Did He ask the lepers if they had the money to be healed?
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Mary Page Love finds a way—long time artists with large portfolios from the Baytown art league have been donating their paintings to help. Churches are people who have contacts and access to other monies and ways. There are few lawyers in churches that could work on the political aspects. Insurance companies are making huge profits–they could be more generous as well. Do what the local bars do when a regular comes in without insurance–they throw them a party and all those people really do not have money to give come eat and give? I would think a church could at least do that. Barbeque anyone?
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March 29, 2012 at 12:32 pm
No article? No comment?
March 29, 2012 at 1:05 pm
Nope. Just a fact to ponder.
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March 29, 2012 at 6:32 pm
Here I transferred it to make it easy for you to read,Michael Rinehart
25% of Texans have no health insurance
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· 9 hours ago via WordPress.com ·
You like this.
Diana Stigleman Health insurance costs a lot of money — I didn’t have it for nearly two years before I became eligible for Medicare. What’s needed is affordable health insurance and health care for everyone (including those with pre-existing conditions) not mandated health insurance. Although I admire President Obama for at least trying.
9 hours ago · Like
Kurt Koopmann If it is not mandated there will be thousands who still elect not to purchase insurance, even if it is affordable. That is what screws up the system and increases the cost for everyone else.
9 hours ago · Like
Sandra Guthans In Louisiana the numbers are even higher. Heck, we have 25% of our population on Medicaid. Keep on this.
9 hours ago · Like
Paul Blase There are two assumptions prevalent that really mess things up. 1) That the only way to pay for health care is through insurance. This is driving up costs, since it decouples both the doctor and the patient from the money involved. Much of the “cost” of modern medicine is due to Medicare/Mediaid and the reliance on insurance. (much of the rest is due to the need for malpractice and liability insurance and could be removed through tort reform)
8 hours ago · Like · 1
Paul Blase 2) That health insurance must be coupled to employment. This is a result of wage controls instituted in the 1930’s and only serves to bind workers to their employers. Most of the so-called preexisting condition problems result from people changing jobs. I don’t need to get a new auto, life, or property policy if I change jobs, why health insurance?
8 hours ago · Like · 1
Diana Stigleman Heart conditions and things like a child with cystic fibrosis are not caused by people changing jobs.
8 hours ago · Like · 1
Paul Blase There’s also the problem of relying on the government for what should be private charity. Sure, there are people that can’t afford life-saving health care; that’s what the Shriner’s hospitals and the like are for. Getting the government involved only increases the probability of corruption.
8 hours ago · Like · 1
Diana Stigleman Good point about private charity.
8 hours ago · Like
Mary Page Oh I prefer cooperative adventures–private charities, a bit of government, and church in an alliance to take care of the least of these or when we are in a bit of trouble. Keeps each part honest–and of course there should be our personal choices–ministries as well
7 hours ago · Like
Sandra Guthans There’s not a lot of choice when the burn vicitim shows up at the ER. YOu treat them and find out about payment later. The tab for that kind of injury is about $2 million. Your congregation up for that? You? Your denomination even? Didn’t think so. Shriner’s care for a lot of burn patients, but not even half of them. Think they could double their contribution?
3 hours ago · Like
Diana Stigleman So, Sandra, do you think that burn victim should be turned out on the street when it’s discovered they don’t have the $2 million to pay for the treatment that could save their life? What if it’s someone you love — still feel that way? There has to be a way to provide the health care everyone deserves. What would Jesus have us do? Did He ask the lepers if they had the money to be healed?
3 hours ago · Unlike · 1
Mary Page Love finds a way—long time artists with large portfolios from the Baytown art league have been donating their paintings to help. Churches are people who have contacts and access to other monies and ways. There are few lawyers in churches that could work on the political aspects. Insurance companies are making huge profits–they could be more generous as well. Do what the local bars do when a regular comes in without insurance–they throw them a party and all those people really do not have money to give come eat and give? I would think a church could at least do that. Barbeque anyone?
2 hours ago · Like