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<blockquote data-quote="flutterbee" data-source="post: 80938"><p>Regarding wait lists, I waited 10 weeks for an appointment with an internist and 4 months for an appointment with a cardiologist. That's with health insurance. It's not like we have immediate access with our system, either.</p><p></p><p>Regarding higher taxes, it's really a wash. Right now, the cost of everything we buy is inflated to cover the cost of employer-provided health insurance. For example, GM stated recently that it has to markup each car it sells an additional $1500 to cover those costs. That certainly isn't isolated to GM. So, we are already paying for everyone elses health insurance. It's just a hidden cost rather than a line item on a tax return. Frankly, I'd rather know exactly how much of my money is going to pay for other's health insurance. At least then, I could argue intelligently on the issue. In addition, we are paying increased costs for medical procedures and hospital stays to cover all those without insurance. Really, it's an issue of 6 in one hand, half a dozen in the other.</p><p></p><p>People aren't afraid to voice where they stand on the 'right to life' issue, especially around election time. But, sadly, there is much less interest in <em>quality</em> of life.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flutterbee, post: 80938"] Regarding wait lists, I waited 10 weeks for an appointment with an internist and 4 months for an appointment with a cardiologist. That's with health insurance. It's not like we have immediate access with our system, either. Regarding higher taxes, it's really a wash. Right now, the cost of everything we buy is inflated to cover the cost of employer-provided health insurance. For example, GM stated recently that it has to markup each car it sells an additional $1500 to cover those costs. That certainly isn't isolated to GM. So, we are already paying for everyone elses health insurance. It's just a hidden cost rather than a line item on a tax return. Frankly, I'd rather know exactly how much of my money is going to pay for other's health insurance. At least then, I could argue intelligently on the issue. In addition, we are paying increased costs for medical procedures and hospital stays to cover all those without insurance. Really, it's an issue of 6 in one hand, half a dozen in the other. People aren't afraid to voice where they stand on the 'right to life' issue, especially around election time. But, sadly, there is much less interest in [i]quality[/i] of life. [/QUOTE]
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