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Originally Posted by dmek25
you could have saved yourself alot of time, and said the health care industry, combined with the insurance companies, have way too much money to let national health care be thrust onto the American people. who cares if its the right thing, as long as all the people employed by these mega giants get rich( or at least more then their fair share) health care in America is, and always will be, about the money. and anyone who thinks otherwise, is just fooling themselves. i thought Mrs Palin did well last night. but i expected her to. the thing that makes me laugh is that the G.O.P trots her out there, with her typical rhetoric, and applauds her normalcy. are the republicans that out of touch? i dare to think so
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Way too much money?? You clearly haven't been paying attention. Try changing that to "not nearly enough."
You clearly didn't read my post thoroughly. I don't expect people to understand these problems like I have to as part of my job, but at least read my post before commenting.
Nobody gets rich on the healthcare provider side, except for superstar surgeons (as they should).
Last year we lost $60 million. Our physician practice broke even, but only because we subsidized about $24 million in operational losses.
Most hospitals are lucky to cover costs without help from the taxpayer. Insurance carriers have meager profit margins, typically around 5%. The players within the industry are not the problem, the actual expenses (drug costs, malpractice costs, costs of new clinical equipment, new science & technology) involved with treating illnesses are the problem.
Know who's getting rich off healthcare? Civil lawyers collecting gigantic fees from malpractice settlements, and the pharmaceutical companies.