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originally posted by: Aazadan
originally posted by: Gothmog
I could say that also if I were not in the know , or not living in this country for 50+ years.
Perhaps your viewpoint would be different if you or a family member was uninsurable due to pre existing conditions, but now have the option to get medical care?
originally posted by: EternalSolace
a reply to: Aazadan
People shouldn't have to degrade their quality of life to subsidize someone else's health care. Nor should pre-existing conditions prevent someone from getting health coverage.
originally posted by: neveroddoreven99
Couldn't any idiot make pre existing conditions a non issue with a bit of legislation without wrecking an entire health care system?
originally posted by: xuenchen
a reply to: Aazadan
Why didn't Congress just place all pre-existing conditions on Medicare?
originally posted by: Aazadan
originally posted by: xuenchen
a reply to: Aazadan
Why didn't Congress just place all pre-existing conditions on Medicare?
They tried, it was decided that doing so would make Medicare competitive against the private companies. Eventually everyone ends up with a pre existing condition, so eventually when people change providers they would end up in Medicare, this would function as a government monopoly over the private sector over the long term.
originally posted by: xuenchen
When did they try this?
And if pre-existing is rejected by private companies, how is Medicare competing?