tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283566705150810720.post812467772968184825..comments2023-04-03T07:46:50.410-04:00Comments on Card Blue: Trials on trialSGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02070002119579123328noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283566705150810720.post-10125190953473357192009-08-05T09:23:17.002-04:002009-08-05T09:23:17.002-04:00Thanks for your thoughts, Kathy. I don't know....Thanks for your thoughts, Kathy. I don't know. I'm not the best person to argue health care reform. I'd personally like to see something done about the nearly 50 million uninsured and the skyrocketing costs. The pre-existing condition issue is huge, too, and probably requires a government mandate -- otherwise, the first insurer that leapt into THAT pool would be bankrupt. Whatever plan emerges will reserve a huge amount of power and influence to the private sector, though I wonder if HMO bureaucrats are really all that much better than government ones. Have you read about "rescissions," where people actually get sick and then lose their insurance for irrelevant "previous conditions" they had no idea they had? On the other hand, I don't know if the plans being discussed can lower costs enough to get wide adoption/be affordable for the government. It's a huge a problem, which is why it has been brewing for 15 years at least... i'm grateful to have a decent plan, even if "optional" things like trials are expensive. take care of yourself...SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02070002119579123328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283566705150810720.post-77957871640986547882009-08-04T16:59:46.243-04:002009-08-04T16:59:46.243-04:00As one of those less fortunates, I agree that the ...As one of those less fortunates, I agree that the cost is dire and has caused me a bit of a financial hardship. But, the healthcare reform I would like to see does not include the single payer system or any government plan whatsoever. I'm a Libertarian and that kind of government intrusion in my life allows the government to take my choices away from me. As a resident of Chicago, I know better than to put my hopes into any government official to fix anything. IL is bankrupt, corrupt, and a sorry mess. The only reform I am hoping for is a way to lower costs without assigning a dollar value to human life and the ability to shop for and procure a plan despite pre-existing conditions. I think we as Americans, can figure out how to do this without resorting to a government takeover. Your life is best left in your hands. Though you may trust this administration (I don't), there may be an administration further down the line you would not want doling out your care. Hoping that you are on the mend. You are in my thoughts and prayers.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05900166688273592932noreply@blogger.com