I agree it is an issue of INSURANCE and not healthcare. I remember listening to some argument, I think on KPBS, about whether illegal aliens should have access to this insurance. One side was saying no. The other side was saying yes, b/c more people will lower the insurance and actually cost taxpayers less b/c otherwise the illegal aliens will go to the emergency room and taxpayers will pay for it anyway, only more.
Exactly as ucodegen mentioned about the 30% off on the MRI. Have any of you gone to a doctor w/out insurance and they cut you a break on the price? I say insurance IS the reason healthcare is so expensive.
With regard to bipartisan support, I had posted this on a thread, Nixon’s plan for healthcare reform. I guess Democratic congress was against it. Here we are 35 years later still dealing w/it, only roles reversed.
