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Originally posted by groingrinder
reply to post by nixie_nox
I am talking about all doctors and all insurance companies. Eliminate the greed to eliminate the need.
Originally posted by groingrinder
reply to post by Wotan
NO YOU WILL NOT. You will just be replacing private insurance companies with a government run insurance company.
This is not the way to AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE. Health care where everybody can reach into their bank account and come up with the money. Health care where you do not have to pay for the rest of your life to see a doctor.
Originally posted by FredT
To give you perspective a nurse at the same hospital working full time nights (36 hours a week) can expect anywhere between 150-230K a year.
Originally posted by MMP
Average nurses DO NOT make anywhere near 150-230k a year especially fresh out of school.
Originally posted by groingrinder
reply to post by FredT
I still say seven thousand dollars an hour is too much. Even for a heart surgeon.
Originally posted by groingrinder
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The key to affordable health care is to put caps on the money that can be charged for procedures by doctors and to stop price gouging by hospitals and medical suppliers.
Originally posted by groingrinder
The last time my father had a stent put in, the doctor pocketed twenty grand from his insurance and medicare for a two and a half hour procedure. Not exactly the kind of money your average man on the street has.
Why should I have to pay 300 dollars or more a month for health insurance for my entire life because some greedy doctors have gotten together and fixed the system so they all get fabulously rich in a very short time?
I have no problem paying a doctor several hundred dollars an hour, but over seven thousand dollars an hour is quite a bit too much. The only reason they can get away with this is because it is a "medical" procedure. You put the word "medical" in front of anything and it automatically multiplies the value many fold.
In New Hampshire, many physicians are leaving as malpractice insurance costs soar. Specialty physicians have experienced a 50 percent increase in premiums from five years ago. The average premium is now close to $100,000 for obstetricians and neurosurgeons.
Originally posted by groingrinder
Then there is the equipment. Most medical equipment is no more complicated than your average car or truck, yet it costs quite a bit more.
Originally posted by groingrinder
Also there is no reason for hospitals to make a profit. Pay the bills, pay the staff, pay for the equipment and upkeep of the premesis, pay to build the building. What more do you need?
Originally posted by groingrinder
reply to post by Wotan
It is you who do not understand. If you pay your taxes for health care then you are paying for government health insurance.