It is the law that every hospital has to give the same treatment to anyone who comes in the ER, regardless of their ability to pay. It is the law that every doctor's office must treat someone if they come in needing treatment.

There's no problem with American health care. There are problems with payment for care, a totally separate issue.

Problems:

• Government programs (like medicaid) are horrible - doctors offices hate accepting Medicaid patients. The government payments for services are so low, other patients must be charged more so medical facilities can stay open.
• Some patients refuse to pay their bills.
• Insurance premiums are increasing every year.

Another government program is not the solution to any of these problems.

Given the facts, a complete overhaul of the healthcare system to put Washington politicians in control of every aspect of your health care is just obscene. It's merely a unconstitutional (10th ammendment) power-grab and an attack on our liberty.

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1. Antof9 on 8/17/09, 11:39 PM

   THANK YOU! I don't understand how people don't understand the ER thing... I love that you're posting on this topic.