This really isn't about politics or the health care bill ... but isn't it odd that?

It seems really backward when the rich or wealthier people don't have to pay a dime, but the poor have to pay full inflated price, for their medical needs and health. Asked by Yellowdog 22 months ago Similar questions: politics health care bill odd Health > Healthcare.

Similar questions: politics health care bill odd.

The affluent have more options in society. Plastic surgery is optional and unless it is out of medical necessity, has to be paid for out of pocket. If, on the other hand, you have a double mastectomy and want reconstruction, that can be termed "medical" and you get insurance assistance.

Corporations offer medical insurance to their employees, and premiums are shared, but the employee is still responsible for deductibles and co-pays. "Yes," the people who work at lower paid jobs have to pay for everything they get. I have always wondered why you are okay in this society if you are very rich or very poor, but the inbetween--where most of us lie--support the rest of society.It is unbalanced.

The essence of capitalism is paying for what you get--or what you might get. ALL of capitalism is gamble. "The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries."

Winston Churchill " In other words, you will not (very much not) have a fair system until Jesus personally rules over this planet. However, human hearts being the desperately wicked (Jeremiah 17:9) things that they are, there'll be a lot of nervous fear and dislike of that rule because crime will be punished simply, thoroughly, unwaveringly, without mercy nor exception nor recognition of past accomplishments (all definitions of fair. ) So the "fat cats" are those who have performed well in the past at earning money, and these perks are designed to both reward past performance and keep the person around to future performance (for the company.) Fair?

We're not looking at fair, we're looking at capitalist rewarding of one sinner for doing something that made money for other sinners, and this poorer sinner who did nothing notable gets nothing of note. Are we brutal enough, yet?.

2 Maybe a little of the 'duh' factor in my statement, but it really does hit me from time to time that this is very unjust. Speaking as one who has always had to pay through the nose for Beverly-hills priced doctors and medicines, or insurance premiums that excede my income -- whereas others get it free through employers or some government aid program.

Maybe a little of the 'duh' factor in my statement, but it really does hit me from time to time that this is very unjust. Speaking as one who has always had to pay through the nose for Beverly-hills priced doctors and medicines, or insurance premiums that excede my income -- whereas others get it free through employers or some government aid program.

3 Trust me - there is no such thing as a free lunch. Most insurance companies negotiate fees with providers, and people without health insurance can sometimes negotiate with the provider to pay at a comparable rate. However, the cost of treating people who can't afford to pay even that much gets factored into the providers' overall pricing.

Those with insurance therefore pay for those without, but the cost is distributed. When an uninsured patient goes bankrupt, and a lot of them do if they have a serious illness, it gets even costlier. That's when Medicaid kicks in, and we bear the cost of treating those people through taxes.

Since Medicaid pays a pittance, providers factor those losses into their pricing structure, too. And that free health care you get through your employer is not free. The portion of the premium paid by the employer is part of your total compensation, part of the cost to them of keeping you on the payroll.

If your premiums were lower, then your take-home pay could be higher. Health care costs are in large part responsible for wage stagnation in the U.S. , and it's only going to get worse.

Trust me - there is no such thing as a free lunch. Most insurance companies negotiate fees with providers, and people without health insurance can sometimes negotiate with the provider to pay at a comparable rate. However, the cost of treating people who can't afford to pay even that much gets factored into the providers' overall pricing.

Those with insurance therefore pay for those without, but the cost is distributed. When an uninsured patient goes bankrupt, and a lot of them do if they have a serious illness, it gets even costlier. That's when Medicaid kicks in, and we bear the cost of treating those people through taxes.

Since Medicaid pays a pittance, providers factor those losses into their pricing structure, too. And that free health care you get through your employer is not free. The portion of the premium paid by the employer is part of your total compensation, part of the cost to them of keeping you on the payroll.

If your premiums were lower, then your take-home pay could be higher. Health care costs are in large part responsible for wage stagnation in the U.S. , and it's only going to get worse.

No emotional tirades, please. " "Is the recently passed healthcare bill hurting the level of care for people on medicare or about to be on medicare?" "Ok... Let's put partisan politics aside and talk about issues - Health Care" "Will the new health care bill cause inflation? " "Are you happy about the passing of the health care reform bill?

" "Are most of the new jobs in Texas, health care related? What caused the boom in healthcare in Texas but not California? " "Will the Democrats pass a Health care bill without any Republican support?

" "Health care reform bill" "My company said that my health care premiums were going to rise next year due to healthcare reform - what reform?" "OK call me stupid but can someone tell me what student loans have to do with Health Care? Why is this in the Bill?

Ok... Let's put partisan politics aside and talk about issues - Health Care.

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