We already have rationing. Read the "pre-approvals", "pre-existing conditions", "limitations", "covered conditions" and "in-network/out-of-network" paragraphs in your insurance policy - if you even have an insurance policy.
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Originally Posted by DirtFarmer
I read that 78% of those currently insured are satisfied with their health insurance.
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That'd probably be the 78% who never had a serious incident and never did the math to figure out what they've been paying vs. what they've been getting. And just how much is being siphoned off the top. And reporting that they're "satisfied" to a pollster doesn't mean they're not being bled dry by premiums or still at risk of being entirely ruined by a serious illness or accident.
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Originally Posted by BobR
Here's an interesting stat that you surely will not see in the MSM: In one survey, 70% of Americans without health insurance were nevertheless "satisfied" or "very satisfied" with their health care
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That's more a statement about declining expectations than it is about health care or health care funding. I've seen a survey (probably originating with Barbara Ehrenreich; I don't remember) that there are a substantial number of homeless people who self-identify as "not homeless" because they have access to a car to sleep in.
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1986 Isuzu P'up, 177,673.8 miles.
- Hella headlights (highly recommended)
- DOT C-2 back end (also recommended)
- R-12 air conditioner converted to R-406a. Saved ozone and money
- 4.1:1 final drive converted to 3.4:1. Quieter, better mileage but it's a good thing I live in the flat Midwest.
- 9/22/2007, age 21: Still running well when reluctantly sent away for reincarnation, due to body & frame rust.
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