The Frontline video exposes the capitalistic nature of our health care system. The analogy of health care as a tissue paper airbag really made sense to me. If you own a Mercedes you get infrared vision, automatic brakes, 17 airbags, and a seatbelt. Whereas if you own a Ford Fiesta you get a seatbelt and not a single airbag, so good luck. Unfortunately, not all Americans can afford a Mercedes, nor Mercedes-like insurance.
It irks me that Health care coverage has become all about cash flow. There was a statement in the video that insurance companies have an “avoid the sick and select the healthy” mentality. So, those who are really sick and need the most help, but will cost insurance companies more money, get rid of them. Commission for rescissions?? People going bankrupt because of medical bills? This is ridiculous.
Also, the fact that people are looking for jobs and keeping their jobs just because of good health coverage is self defeating. Let’s put aside our passions, dreams, and Chemistry Degree to work at Lowes because they have good health benefits. If issues of health care are stifling the hopes of our youth, what happened to the American Dream? We are living in the American Trap.
Secretly, Capitalism seems to fuel the fire in all facets of government, including health care. If we make a lot of money, we pay a lot of money and get good health care. But, if we make little money, we can’t pay for health care so we get none. This is a sad truth. In the last segment of the video President Obama states that we will have to “force solution.” But, the scary fact of the matter is that for citizens to get more health coverage we will need to be allotted more money. For us to receive more money, money will be have to be taken from other people, particularly those in health care. So, who will be willing to make less? Physicians? Hospitals? Insurance companies? I don’t foresee any of these people ecstatically raising their hands.
Therefore, we better hope that our Ford Fiestas last and keep us out of accidents, or we should start pleading with the gods to be reincarnated with Microsoft dads.
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It is absolutely correct that insurance companies have problems with their operation and management. And it’s not because they are incompetent or simply too greedy. They don’t allow free or even low cost exchange between patients (need) and doctors (service) and this ultimately makes lots of people go file bankruptcy due to unaffordable health care fee. I mean, we need health care insurance in case we get sick and if insurance companies avoid the sick and select the healthy, where can all sick people go when they need health care? Maybe it would be wise to wipe out all health insurance companies who play games with sick people and start from the scratch if possible.
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