can someone explain to me why the ACA is the devil?

[nydj66]

Specialist shortages and queues are one huge issue. But the other problem is technology lag. The best diagnostic imaging equipment in the US is just as good as the best equipment in Canada. But at any time, the US may be 50% converted to the best stuff while Canada remains only 2% converted.

It's easy to think that a little time lag is no big deal, but my mother's mother died early of a coronary artery blockage that could have been addressed by a stent that become mainstream about two years after her death.

And the other problem with lag is how it impacts drugs and devices all over the world. We would make DI equipment at huge costs (billions of dollar projects) knowing that we'd get a big pop in the US because many people would upgrade early. Then we'd begin selling it into the rest of the world knowing that sales would dribble in as opposed to a big influx. Without that initial pop, the entire pipeline will be shifted backward years.

So what would be wrong with universal health care with mostly older, less expensive technology and private insurance/private pay for cutting edge stuff for those that can afford it?

Isn't that the best of both worlds?

 

[shirlene29]

*Marlboro

rascist

 

[nydj66]

rascist

*racist

And how is Marlboro racist? She didn't say Cools or Salem light 100's

 

[wootoom]

only a fuktard immigrant would think this was worht discussin fuck i hate you nan

*worth*


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[mrplunkey]

So what would be wrong with universal health care with mostly older, less expensive technology and private insurance/private pay for cutting edge stuff for those that can afford it?

Isn't that the best of both worlds?

A true two-tier system would actually work. But it would need two fundamental tenets:

1) The cost for the bottom tier should be linked to a blended per capita spend of a few other industrialized nations. So we'd take an average of the per capita spends of say Canada, UK, Germany and France.

2) The spend for the bottom tier should work like the Canadian and UK systems do. They are issued a budget an when it runs out of money, they stop doing cases until the next fiscal year. So when the money is gone, it's gone. Absolutely no deficit spending would be allowed.

Then the private sector can buy-up into better insurance as they feel necessary.

The problem with that is Americans would never go for a two tier system -- we're all equal, right? Know what happens to a doctor who implements a two tier system with his Medicare and private pay patients? He goes directly to jail.

 

[TableFun]

My work insurance is cheaper and provides better coverage.


Thanks Obama!

 

[digimon7068]

My work insurance is cheaper and provides better coverage.


Thanks Obama!

your household income is $310,000? congratulations you crazy one-percenter, you!

 

[shirlene29]

gah, I shopped gold plan

current work provided ins is on par with the bronze stuff


Im feeling gyped

 

[TableFun]

That doesn't put me up to 1%. I thought you had to make a half mil or something for that.

 

[digimon7068]

That doesn't put me up to 1%. I thought you had to make a half mil or something for that.

nope