I have never heard someone get on TV and

[hunter]

"Ask not..."

Yes indeed.

The dirty little secret nobody wants to mention is that the medical industry has been de-facto nationalized for quite some time, as the federal government pays >50% of all healthcare dollars, and medicare reimbursement by diagnosis is what pretty much every private insurer follows for reimbursement as well.

Ultimately what it really comes down to is this: Given the healthcare bill's provisions for a national database of health information and a push for electronic medical records, anyone who believes this data is private is deluding themselves. Do you folks, who are always saying 'the republicans want to kill us!' want the government, whose administrations come and go, to have this information?

See attached link wrt privacy of medical records.
Hunter

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100...11888664060.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_opinion

 

[mattl]

Do you folks, who are always saying 'the republicans want to kill us!' want the government, whose administrations come and go, to have this information?

As one of those people given the basic choice between death and sharing my records I'd share in a heartbeat. I want and expect safeguards to be in place, but it has always been relatively easy to find out about a person's medical problems if you really wanted to.

 

[combo52]

YAY FOR THE HEALTH CARE BILL

I haven't been this happy since november 2008. The majority of Americans have finally had thier say on health care in the USA. Americans approve of this bills provisions by more that 70% the president was elected by a clear majority of the voters. The majority of Americans love thier congressman and thier senators, this will likely help increase progressive candidates in the fall. I know everyone has a right to thier political opinion butt when your opinions are so out of step with the majority of Americans and the rest of the world it really makes me wonder if I or many other club members will take your opinions on anything seriously.

 

[petek]

Not much more to add from me other than I think that the majority of Americans are for and have been for it all along and it is the media has been promoting the furor vehemently and you know why that is... Bad news and controversy gets viewers and viewers bring in program sponsers aka money.

But soon as some really big celeb or a blonde haired blue eyed little white girl gets murdered or abducted (colored kids need not apply for this part) the health care bill will be "yesterdays news"

 

[alr2903]

Foraloysius, you are welcome, and thanks 58Limited for clarifying my post. The kid in my example and his family would have very different outcomes in the Netherlands vs. USA. I am done with this post, i am going dancing in the streets with gansky