Illustrating the Success of Health Care Reform

[PhenomZ]

The ACA helps but it still doesn't go far enough. Hopefully Vermont will provide an example for the rest of the country to follow just like Massachusetts did.

[SpitfireOFatj]

Let's face it. This was the Republican Plan before they went insane.

The REAL plan would be to eliminate the age restriction on Medicare. Let insurance companies go back to selling life insurance,....and denying widows their payout by claiming their husbands died because of "risky behavior" because they were in a car on the way to work when their car was hit by a semi that didn't stop at the light.

[Quiksilver385]

this guy does not know what he is saying. the free-market is the only true solution to our problems! government health-care is a terrible idea, total control of our lives in the hands of bad people.

insurance companies are evil, they make medicine expensive so you cant afford it and then you need them!

Solution: get rid of federal reserve, your money regains its power, save your money for sick days. Benefits:dont need governmet, dont need insurances. Also technology becomes your friend

[sinistar99]

@Quiksilver385 So insurance companies are evil ==> get rid of the federal reserve? Why not get rid of health insurance companies? They produce nothing, they create nothing they're just middle men. Health care is not a supply/demand type of product. A triage nurse doesn't pick the next patient based on the highest bidder. Treatment is prescribed by experts based on needs. Based on science, not marketing.

[Quiksilver385]

@sinistar99 that's a misconception about the free-market. Did you know the supply of doctors is restricted in the US? How is that not Supply&Demand?

Did you know talented doctors who love their jobs and discover better INEXPENSIVE cures get their "licenses" taken away? or worst, get put in jail for fraud or something stupid like that. Government Control Sucks!

[diogeneslaertius666]

DELUSION 2012

[timber2403]

OBAMA 2012

[ibykus1981]

One simple idea, return to the Hill-Burton standard. It worked.

[joegreenst41]

Yes, yes yes, Medicare for all

We don't need no sticking insurance companies!

We need to negotiate with Big Pharma like the Veterans hospitals do.

In other words, bring down the cost so all the people can obtain it.

[DrChristineAdams]

We need a single-payer national health program if we are ever going to control costs &maintain quality health care. We have to eliminate for-profit health plans from our health system. ACA won't work because it keeps the for-profit health insurance involved. The majority of Americans and doctors want single-payer; Every other industrialized a national health program - they have better overal medical outcomes & spend 1/2 as much as we do. We have islands of medical excellence in seas of misery.

[Quiksilver385]

@DrChristineAdams Every other industrialized nation is doing it wrong. Dont compare us to them.

[DrChristineAdams]

@Quiksilver385 They are all democracies. They could vote to have our system. They don't. USA's health system is referred to as: Islands of Excellence in a Sea of Misery. read facts: WHO; Commonwealth Fund. Kaiser Family Foundation reports in 13 years (2025) the average annual health premium will equal the average annual household income if premiums continue to rise as they have over the past 15 years. For profit plans deny care to reap huge profits for a few. They add no value. Dump them.

[Quiksilver385]

@DrChristineAdams Do some research on what Ron Paul has to say on Health Care and I hope you get an epiphany.

[DrChristineAdams]

@Quiksilver385 I respect Ron Paul for his honesty & internal consistency. But he does not have the resources to conduct the rigorous studies on health care policy that international organizations have. I have been a provider or patient in every system. I see the ravages of for-profit health insurance on patients, providers & communities. Even Aetna's CEO said the system is broken & the end is near for profit driven health insurance companies as quoted in Forbes Rick Unger's blog.

[Quiksilver385]

@DrChristineAdams You underestimate the power of the free-market. Make no mistake, what we have right now is NOT the free-market. The term "for-profit" makes it sound bad but in reality healthcare is no different from any other business. I envision a world were the average person saves their money and gets fast, confidential, quality service CHEAP. NO Insurances and NO Government Necessary! Unfortunately, as expected, the government will fight tooth and nail to prevent this!

[anonymousryan]

@Quiksilver385 What about human behavior to this point leads you to ever believe that the majority of people will save enough money to cover catastrophic medical emergencies? Your plan works if people inexplicably begin acting counter to all of human history or so long as we throw the people who can't pay for medical coverage in a ditch and let them die. So long as we're committed to helping sick people, regardless of their ability to pay, we need a system which forces people to be responsible.

[Quiksilver385]

@anonymousryan First of all, the free-market will revolutionize EVERYTHING that we know about Medicine. Oooh, You have no idea How ahead Medical Technology has advanced! But it is been suppressed because Technology is the Enemy of Monopolies.

Suppose the cure for cancer costed $1,310, would you need insurances? NO! If a person is still too lazy to save his money then AND ONLY THEN do i agree with you that that person is on their own; or "left-to-die" i don't care how it sounds.

[anonymousryan]

@Quiksilver385 Supposing you're not a troll or stupid: what happens if the free market doesn't work like you say it will? You sound just as deluded with absolute certainty as the early Soviets did. There is no perfect market or government because there are no perfect people.

[Quiksilver385]

@anonymousryan "there are no perfect people" you can say that again. Look, the free-market is a trial-and-error kinda thing, its not elegant, the government is a do-what-I-say-or-die kinda thing (Soviets). But with the free market at least you get the REAL deal.

Ron Paul 2012!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!

[sweetmaggy1]

@Quiksilver385 Ron Paul: Health Care, you are on your own.

[hms08KY]

Mr. Gruber was a paid "advisor"to the designers of the flawed ACA. So hey--You dance with the one what brung ya'.

Ask him about controlling costs,and watch him mumble around the issue.

We need a cost-effective single payer Medicare for All plan --without the profiteering insurers.

But it's a great illustration-- I hope the illustrator got paid.



[beerandbanjo]

All you people crying that the ACA is making your ins worse: False. Your insurance is worse because your insurers are greedy. Same thing happened to me BEFORE the crash. Every year they covered a little less, made more exceptions, and raised deductibles. What you're seeing is just them being greedy because they know they are at the end of the rope. There is less and less money to steal because we are broke.

[TheConfederateLady]

how so wicked?

[wickedoctober]

Massachusetts' economy is in the drink because of this healthcare plan.

[nationx]

Smocialmalism????

[OstieSpumonte]

Nooooesss!! Teh Fox Nooz told me it's Socialmalism!!! I'm scared because Fox Nooz told me to be scared!!!!

[jcwhite]

@Meleconitrate - Medicaid is going to be expanded, to the point where more people will get access, including adults, males, and those without children. There are no plans to restrict who might get medicare, although unfortunately there have been trial balloons of raising the age from 65 to 67 or 69. Hopefully that doesn't happen. There are subsidies available to those up to 400% of the poverty line to help them pay for insurance. You are wrong in almost every statement you made. Do your homework

[interferencemusic]

@ Melexonitrate: What's going to ruin our country are greedy healthcare providers and big Pharma. What's going to ruin our country is if we don't start taking care of each other. I'm ashamed any American would let ANY of their fellow citizens die for the benefit of multimillion dollar companies. Great job, MIT and CAP!

[Melexonitrate]

I just want you to know that I'm ashamed your from MIT and made this. This is going to ruin our country. My insurance through my employer is now worse because it's to help with this reform. But i get to keep my plan. People who have medicaid medicare who qualify right now, may now not qualify, an be denied. The people who do qualify get better insurance now, great thats awesome. To the poor, insurance is still impossible, and in 2014 you get 'charged' for not having it. False video.