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    Quote Originally Posted by Wrathbringer View Post
    I'm okay with that. Now opt me out of this mess just like Congress did.
    I am actually okay with it also. Because I think if you want to go it alone, totally alone, then you should be allowed to. Its like smoking to me. If you smoke in your own home and get cancer from it and die, you had zero impact on me as long as you used zero public services. If you smoked in your own home and got cancer from it, started coughing up blood and go to the ER without insurance and no proof you can pay for the first round of tests or medical services, they should kindly move your ass to sidewalk and let you die.\

    Quote Originally Posted by Tgo01 View Post
    When I was uninsured (but paying my bills) I found a doctor that gave me a discount if I paid cash. Guess those kinds of doctor/patient deals are gone now. Thanks, Obama!
    That is not true depending on the doctor you find. They don't like the paperwork and re-reimbursement schedule on a number of services, especially if you are medicare/aid? My brother in law is a chiropractor and he still loves cash payments. I would be interested to see your proof otherwise. There are places like Target, Walmart, and other drug stores with significantly lower pricing on tests and basic medical care because either you show your insurance card and cash before services or you don't get served. They are not required to provide free services like hospitals are.


    Quote Originally Posted by Tgo01 View Post
    Insurance companies weren't feeling the pain of the uninsured because they weren't paying for the uninsured, hospitals were. You could argue that since the uninsured cost the hospitals money they in turn had to increase their prices but insurance companies were already negotiating huge discounts with hospitals.

    I have no proof to back up my arguments (I wonder if such proof even exists) but I'd be willing to bet obese people and smokers account for a larger portion of why healthcare costs are so high than the uninsured.
    That was exactly my argument.
    Last edited by Buckwheet; 10-21-2013 at 01:26 PM.
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