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View Poll Results: Why does Dr. Waters favor socialized medicine? | |||
He wants a guaranteed place at the public trough | 0 | 0% | |
He's jealous of rich private practicing drs. | 2 | 15.38% | |
M.D. guilt | 2 | 15.38% | |
He's sincerely concerned about the uninsured poor | 9 | 69.23% | |
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09-02-2007, 02:26 AM | #21 | |
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09-02-2007, 02:28 AM | #22 |
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Explain the difference between Medicare and Medicaid please. I'm woefully ignorant of it.
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09-02-2007, 03:27 AM | #23 | |
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Medicaid is a state run program (with matching funds from the federal goverment) meant to cover the poor. Add ons to this include the CHIP (expanded medicaid to children up to 19). This comes out of the 7.65% FICA in your paycheck. Medicare covers about 30-32% of gross charges Medicaid covers about 23-26% of gross charges In comparison your typical Blue Cross contract runs about 35-36% of gross charges... btw.... No one pay total gross charges.
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09-02-2007, 05:11 AM | #25 | |
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It is part of government payment for socialized medicine. It cheapened and worsened health care. Prior to its inception, government entitlements were manageable. Now all discretionary funding is tied up in health care, and government inordinately involves itself. We would not have the horrible price increases but for Medicare, and health care would have remained tied to reasonable costs. It is disappointing to read a physician believes the cause of our current crisis should be cured with more of the disease. More government involvement will fuck up health care royale. Naively and blithely walking into the fire are those who listen to the siron's song. Just have government regulate it, government fund it and it will be great. Just like our educaiton, our screwed up roads and everything else government manages exclusively.
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