[quote=Jazzman]Good find CAR, ditto OCR. Here’s my take on the email:
Socialized (whatever that is supposed to mean) healthcare is not without its problems. I too lived under one for many years. They are a constant political bone of contention.
Obamacare is possibly not working as well as it could, because it’s a half-baked compromise that came about as a result of the usual legislative political deal-making.
I was very happy to see costs have been mentioned as “one of the biggest problems.” They are, I believe, the main problem.
I can confirm the exchanges are poorly represented by insurers here in Hawaii. But there are very few insurers anyway. Healthcare cover, however, is already mandated for employers for every employee.
Very interesting cost statistic regarding the last year of one’s life. I have a health care directive. It says. “If you find me injured and bleeding, kick me perfunctorily (hard) in the head. If you call an ambulance, don’t forget to leave your address so I can forward you the bill.”[/quote]
excellent point about Obamacare being the half baked compromise that it is. That’s why the future is so bleak. Obama had full control of congress and he was only able to pass a 15 year old Republican idea, with zero Republican support.
btw, not counting surgeries, over 90% of the hospital inpatient service at any given time is devoted to the 80+ population. lot’s of them frequent bounce backs.
