Bonneville America Forums Forums Off Topic Discussion Forums Lounge Support for National Health Insurance Plan

I believe I was the first to drop the "socialism" bomb in here.....
The problem, as I see it, is that the current system is totally fubar, and National Health Care is not the answer. My reference to the free market system is exactly that - doctors and clinics and hospitals that do their job properly will prosper and the ones that don't - won't.
Some beancounter or beauracrat should not have any say in your health care decisions. That should be entirely between you and your doctor.
Along the same lines, good doctors and hospitals should have some protection from ambulance chasing attorneys and rediculous malpractise suits, while sub-par doctors and hospitals should be shut down as soon as possible.
Health care issues should be regulated at the state level, not the federal, so voters may have a bit more say in how things are done.

There are hundreds of issues related to health care and insurance that are totally out of control, and we're not going to resolve them on here, but putting the federal government in charge of it is not the answer. They seek only to remain in power so their goal is quantity of votes, not quality of health care.

Oh, and thanks, Ben, for moving this rather than nuking it.

It is just as "topical" as the loophole which let's insurance companies deny you coverage if you're injured ridng a motorcycle, a snowmobile, skiing, etc.....