Comments on: Questions For Conservatives Regarding Universal Health Care http://dancody.org/archives/questions-for-conservatives-regarding-universal-health-care.html Progressive commentary & Wisconsin politics by Dan Cody of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Mon, 1 Dec 2008 20:32:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Jim Ski http://dancody.org/archives/questions-for-conservatives-regarding-universal-health-care.html#comment-12353 Jim Ski Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:57:30 +0000 http://dancody.org/archives/questions-for-conservatives-regarding-universal-health-care.html#comment-12353 One continual gripe about England and Canada is that you have to wait for service for ELECTIVE surgeries. How long do Wisconsin Citizens without insurance wait for ELECTIVE surguries? A life time. We already have rationed health care. We just choose to ignore the 450,000 or so citizens without insurance. Oh yeah, they can have health savings accounts. I heard a State Senator twice claim that people making $20 k a year can now have insurance because of HSA's. I know people making $20 k a year and they save money, for rent, food and gas for their car. Nothing is left for an HSA. Have these people ever talked to a poor person? Do they even know a poor person, I doubt it. One continual gripe about England and Canada is that you have to wait for service for ELECTIVE surgeries. How long do Wisconsin Citizens without insurance wait for ELECTIVE surguries? A life time. We already have rationed health care. We just choose to ignore the 450,000 or so citizens without insurance. Oh yeah, they can have health savings accounts. I heard a State Senator twice claim that people making $20 k a year can now have insurance because of HSA’s. I know people making $20 k a year and they save money, for rent, food and gas for their car. Nothing is left for an HSA. Have these people ever talked to a poor person? Do they even know a poor person, I doubt it.

]]> By: Daniel Cody http://dancody.org/archives/questions-for-conservatives-regarding-universal-health-care.html#comment-12332 Daniel Cody Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:46:37 +0000 http://dancody.org/archives/questions-for-conservatives-regarding-universal-health-care.html#comment-12332 Why not just eliminate the pay for elected officials while you're at it? Or, following your train of thought, maybe they should actually have to pay to hold elected office! That will ensure that only the most well-off among us represent the interests of those who *aren't* so well off! Brilliant. And clearly, the lack of deductions for HSA plans or malpractice lawsuits - which again benefit primary the well off and healthy among us - is what's been causing the double digit rises in health care costs. You should read some of the other comments and realize that up to a third of the cost of health care is administrative in nature. HSA's aren't the magic answer despite what many people think, and frankly they also fail to address the problem of the uninsured and underinsured in Wisconsin. Thanks for commenting by the way. Why not just eliminate the pay for elected officials while you’re at it? Or, following your train of thought, maybe they should actually have to pay to hold elected office! That will ensure that only the most well-off among us represent the interests of those who *aren’t* so well off!

Brilliant.

And clearly, the lack of deductions for HSA plans or malpractice lawsuits - which again benefit primary the well off and healthy among us - is what’s been causing the double digit rises in health care costs. You should read some of the other comments and realize that up to a third of the cost of health care is administrative in nature.

HSA’s aren’t the magic answer despite what many people think, and frankly they also fail to address the problem of the uninsured and underinsured in Wisconsin. Thanks for commenting by the way.

]]> By: Rich Jessen http://dancody.org/archives/questions-for-conservatives-regarding-universal-health-care.html#comment-12321 Rich Jessen Wed, 27 Jun 2007 13:42:12 +0000 http://dancody.org/archives/questions-for-conservatives-regarding-universal-health-care.html#comment-12321 How about this plan. WE eliminate the health care benefits for all elected positions. They are voluntary and public service should not be a ticket to free benefits. Remove the mandates from health insurance plans and let people cover what they want or not at all. Enact real tort reform and get out of the way of the market. This state still does not allow deductions for HSA plans. That state has no business dictating what type of plan or coverage you should or should not carry. How about this plan. WE eliminate the health care benefits for all elected positions.
They are voluntary and public service should not be a ticket to free benefits. Remove the mandates from health insurance plans and let people cover what they want or not at all. Enact real tort reform and get out of the way of the market. This state still does not allow deductions for HSA plans. That state has no business dictating what type of plan or coverage you should or should not carry.

]]> By: Yeah Boy http://dancody.org/archives/questions-for-conservatives-regarding-universal-health-care.html#comment-12172 Yeah Boy Tue, 26 Jun 2007 16:44:42 +0000 http://dancody.org/archives/questions-for-conservatives-regarding-universal-health-care.html#comment-12172 <i>Will they be reimbursed more, less the same?</i> Generally it has been less, which leads to fewer physicians and doctors. <i>Why would it be any different under this plan?</i> Initially the wait is not too bad, but as the months go by, the waiting list grows. Welcome to government controlled health care. Will they be reimbursed more, less the same?

Generally it has been less, which leads to fewer physicians and doctors.

Why would it be any different under this plan?

Initially the wait is not too bad, but as the months go by, the waiting list grows. Welcome to government controlled health care.

]]> By: Daniel Cody http://dancody.org/archives/questions-for-conservatives-regarding-universal-health-care.html#comment-12155 Daniel Cody Tue, 26 Jun 2007 16:14:20 +0000 http://dancody.org/archives/questions-for-conservatives-regarding-universal-health-care.html#comment-12155 It'd be the same as they're reimbursed now when any state employee makes a visit, through whichever insurance provider we choose to use. It’d be the same as they’re reimbursed now when any state employee makes a visit, through whichever insurance provider we choose to use.

]]> By: John http://dancody.org/archives/questions-for-conservatives-regarding-universal-health-care.html#comment-12002 John Mon, 25 Jun 2007 19:47:14 +0000 http://dancody.org/archives/questions-for-conservatives-regarding-universal-health-care.html#comment-12002 How will Doctor reimbursements be under this plan? Will they be reimbursed more, less the same? Also, I was talking to person from England on Saturday, and he told me that his father has had to wait 18 weeks for knee replacement surgery and his still waiting? Why would it be any different under this plan? How will Doctor reimbursements be under this plan? Will they be reimbursed more, less the same? Also, I was talking to person from England on Saturday, and he told me that his father has had to wait 18 weeks for knee replacement surgery and his still waiting? Why would it be any different under this plan?

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