tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post79810285614723216..comments2023-06-08T04:15:43.908-05:00Comments on The Lost Albatross: Ballad of the uninsured in AmericaEmilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393762115493350763noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post-75991280064080029492010-02-19T13:52:46.723-06:002010-02-19T13:52:46.723-06:00John, couldn't agree more. Thanks for making t...John, couldn't agree more. Thanks for making the point.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393762115493350763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post-65541312431168670932010-02-19T13:18:51.360-06:002010-02-19T13:18:51.360-06:00John A. makes an excellent point. Add to that the...John A. makes an excellent point. Add to that the other victim of the current system, also noted, and that is the bridling effect of health insurance. "Striking out on one's own" should be encouraged, but so many of us are tethered by the necessity of employment-supported health insurance.George H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00510456908334451963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post-61130391353253410322010-02-18T14:45:20.679-06:002010-02-18T14:45:20.679-06:00Agreed muchly.
I'll throw out one point that ...Agreed muchly.<br /><br />I'll throw out one point that might be semantic, but I think gets glossed over a lot.<br /><br />You said:<br /><i>"Why should someone who takes the initiative to strike out on their own in pursuit of more fulfilling work have to go without health care? Why should anyone, regardless of their situation, have to go without health care?"</i><br /><br />This is making the mistake of equating health <b>insurance</b> with health <b>care</b>. In one sense, this is what American Health Care has become. But it's an association that shouldn't make sense. You can get your car repaired without car insurance and your house repaired without homeowner's insurance. Why has <i>health care</i> become so tied to insurance?<br /><br />To be fair, your statement is correct in a real sense. If a prescription refill costs $700 without insurance vs. $20 with insurance, insurance becomes a pre-requisite for care.<br /><br />But one of my pet causes is to destroy the link between health insurance and non-catastrophic health care. Almost every other type of insurance covers catastrophic loss only. Why is health insurance different?<br /><br />Sorry, down from my soapbox. Meanwhile, I'll go back to railing against the health insurance industry while sitting at my desk working at a health insurance company. :)John Das Binkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04997404099815938801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post-51698314342776367842010-02-18T11:15:44.927-06:002010-02-18T11:15:44.927-06:00Oh I hear you. I'm in the same position basic...Oh I hear you. I'm in the same position basically since I chose to be self-employed a few years back. On top of which it turns out that the insurance companies think I'm uninsurable, so the only insurance I can get is the state HIRSP plan. Which is all well and good, but it's very expensive and has a high deductible, leaving me at the moment staring at a big ol' pile of bills on my desk that I don't know how to pay.<br /><br />Somehow when the tea-partiers et al say that health care reform will ruin business, they forget about small business people like me who would welcome ANY kind of relief for their health insurance.RootsWirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03614267322510694210noreply@blogger.com