As with a lot of discussions, it may be difficult to get across the certain points that stand out. Do none of you want to comment on the fact that insurance companies have departments who exist to drop insurance on people who have paid the premiums played by the rules and now need the insurance. Did you not see the part of the article where they , the insurance executives would not even commit to the stopping it, when the reason for the removal from the policy was not caused by the patient. It is pretending that this does not go on because it does not affect me. It is the attitude that "I got mine so screw everybody else." For those of you who have good and cheap insurance, and your children are covered, great!. President Obama has good news for you. As part of his insurance overhaul, your children get to keep that good insurance til they are 26. My oldest son who is working as much as he can and living on his own really benefits from this, because he works for one of those multi million dollar companies that work their employees just under the amount to qualify for full time benefits
Sadly a lot of Americans get all of their facts from sources that have an agenda, usually an agenda that leans to the right. On 1 such web site they are telling readers that under Obamacare, the cheapest insurance that a family can get will cost $20,000 a year. REALLY? So a family that is living on $20,000 a year will have to pay all that to the government and find other ways to eat. People actually believe this crap?
The fact is that the Presidents plan says that affordable insurance is..• ObamaCare states that "[COLOR=#163A79 !important]affordable insurance[/COLOR]" means that you pay no more than 8% of your annual income on insurance.
Other FACTS...
• ObamaCare does not replace private insurance, Medicare, or [COLOR=#163A79 !important]Medicaid.[/COLOR]
• The Fact is ObamaCare gives 47 million women access to preventive health services and makes it illegal to charge women different rates than men. Get more ObamaCare Women's Health Services Facts
• ObamaCare gives seniors access to cheaper drugs, free preventive care, reforms Medicare Advantage, and closes the Medicare Part D 'donut hole. The AARP agrees, costs won't rise because of ObamaCare, if anything, the improvements to the system will decrease the average cost of health care for seniors.
• 1 in 2 Americans have a "pre-existing" condition they could be denied[COLOR=#163A79 !important]health insurance for. ObamaCare chips Away at pre-existing conditions until 2017 when there are no more preexisting conditions for anyone, including high-risk customers.[/COLOR]
• 54 million Americans with [COLOR=#163A79 !important]private health insurance now have access to preventive services with no cost sharing due to the new minimum standards of ObamaCare.[/COLOR]
• ObamaCare doesn't ration health care; it protects consumers from the health care rationing insurance companies have been doing for ages.
• ObamaCare reduces the growth in healthcare spending. The current $2.8 trillion U.S. healthcare system costs almost $9k a year for every man, woman, and child.
JIMBO, I cut this out for your info...6 Million Americans Travel Abroad Each Year for Surgeries, Medical Treatments - Health News and Views - Health.com
An estimated 6 million Americans are traveling each year to such countries as India, Costa Rica, Mexico and Thailand in search of less-expensive treatments for simple and complex procedures. Even France and Belgium tend to be cheaper than the United States.
“People are going abroad for necessary medical treatments such as kneeand hip replacements and cardiac procedures,” said Devon Herrick, senior fellow with the National Center for Policy Analysis, in Dallas. “And in many countries, especially places like India, the quality is very high and the price can be up to 80 percent less expensive.”
And that often includes the airline ticket.
Major U.S. health-care players are jumping on the train, including BlueShield of California. Its “Access Baja” health plan caters to Americans and Mexicans wanting to get medical care in northern Mexico. BridgeHealth International, based in Denver, also has an overseas network.
What’s driving the trend?
“The cost of health care in the U.S., combined with the fact that we have a shortage in this country of physicians and, probably more acutely, nurses,” responded Boucher. “At the same time, 2008 was the first year of the ‘silver tsunami,’ with Americans turning 62 at [a rapid] rate,” he noted.
“Over half of folks turning 62 opted for early Social Security, and most do not have an employer-sponsored medical program,” Boucher added. “There’s going to be a sharply increasing number of people that needbypass surgery and hip and knee replacements.”
According to the National Center for Policy Analysis, costs for treatment abroad can be as little as one-half to one-fifth the going rate in the United States. As an example, it cited New Delhi’s Apollo Hospital, which charges $4,000 for heart surgery, compared with an average of $30,000 in the United States.
A “nose job” might cost $850 in India and $4,500 in the United States. An MRI in Brazil, Costa Rica, India, Mexico, Singapore or Thailand ranges from $200 to $300, but it can be three or four times that much stateside.
Quick answer, yes Americans travel for health care.
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