Commonly Misunderstood Concepts: Health Care

Health care is not the same as health insurance, which is neither necessary nor sufficient for proper health care. Many people ignore or neglect their own role in providing health care, and misunderstandings of this term threaten many lives.

Some of the fundamental problems with the Obama administration's health care "reform" proposals are also discussed.

Sincerely,
Gennady Stolyarov II
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[PureLiberalRadio]

Just as Medicaid ultimately hurts the health & well-being of the poor, and Medicare ultimately hurts the health & well-being of the old, so too ObamaCare is going to lay waste to us all. People are going to be suffering & dying left & right! :-(

This is "change" & reform we don't want!

People think welfare statist government magic & coercion can defeat the laws of economics & provide us with something for nothing. The REAL answer is private savings, private insurance, & private charity.

[GStolyarovII]

Agreed in full. Thank you for your comments, and stay healthy!

My hope is that enough people will change their fundamental *approach* to health care by focusing on prevention first and treatment only when rigorous efforts at prevention fail. With the mess that is likely to come, it will be best to individually control as many aspects of one's health as possible -- so as to be minimally affected by what happens with professional medical care.

This is *much* easier said than done, of course.

[Notsorandomnumbers]

I like the way this guy thinks. Wait, is he pro-public option or what?

[GStolyarovII]

Of course not! I am against any government involvement in health care, beyond the enforcement of voluntary contracts and protections against fraud, as well as reasonable protections against malpractice.

[fragelius]

hmm u keep bringin point when even if u have money u cant get nothing done... this is a lie... i dont know about england or canada but in our contry if u dont want to wait u can go to private healtcenter where u pay for it by yourself and get instant care

[xenocerebral]

Determining who lives or dies according to their ability to pay is unjust for the exact same reasons that it is unjust to let a convicted criminal pay off his prison sentence instead of serving it.

[KenMacMillan]

The government's been intentionally undermining healthcare for the sole purpose of taking it over for decades.

[CHUCKLZLORD]

you don't understand where the money comes from then. NOTHING IS FREE! you pay for the healthcare through taxes.

as well, since the government is so massive that it slows the system (as well as shutting out doctors who want a salary above the governments cap (which is quite alot)) thus creating a system that is a danger to even the least severe of patients.

It's not free, nor is it good, so you're argument is dead.

[ingodidoubt]

This is a very distorted view of how well a national health care system can work. Right now, if you get cancer in the US, there is a pretty good chance your health insurance provider will find any reason not to provide you with coverage. In Canada, when you get cancer it is absolutely free! Do you hear me... FREE! Watch sicko by Michael Moore and learn about Great Britain and France who have the best health care in the world!

[lengthyounarther]

I advocate voluntary communities, as I have already said. I was clear that if people want to organize collectivly that is there right. But still you argue with me. I can only assume that like all the other libertarian socialist I've met, when you say libertarian and voluntary, you mean people must submit to the tyranny of the majorty as you define it. Can people voluntary take part in a market economy based on property rights. (Yes or no will do)