By the way, the book I have embedded above, points out that lawsuits account for only 3 % of America's healthcare costs. Don't believe for a micro-second that health care is sky high due to lawsuits. Our current president would like you all to believe this, he has investments in health care companies and a lot of pressure on him from peoples and companies who have a big share in the health care industry's profits. They have you all imagining that there are ludicrous amounts of frivilous lawsuits that get to court and are settled. That's not true. Educate yourselves.
Big business is the driving force behind our present health care system. Haven't you noticed that your community hospitals have been bought out by corporations? Many times doctors invest in clinics, labs and expensive equipment such as cat scanners. It's really a conflict of interest when it comes down to it.
And yes, insurance companies really are in it for profit. They don't care much about how they make the money, they just care about the bottom dollar. People don't matter in the slightest to them, only the money that people are willing to shell out for premiums.
There is one word that will explain how things have gotten so far out of hand and that word is GREED. People guilty of that kind of greed are building up a huge cosmic debt. Meanwhile, millions suffer while they enjoy their luxuries.
Healthcare should not be a big business and everyone, from the richest to the poorest citzens should have access to it. And no one should have to go broke or lose their life's savings for one hospital visit.
Washington needs to assign a taskforce to figure out a working solution to America's healthcare crisis. They haven't yet because of pressure from the health care industry and insurance companies. They don't want their honey pot drying up.
I recall that earlier this year, it was announced that Canada was considering passing a law requiring that Canadian doctors not write Rx's for American citizens. This would effectively put a stop to people crossing the border to buy their medications. Then a high up Canadian goverment official had a press conference and made sure US citzens knew that President Bush himself had pressured the Canadian goverment to pass such a law. Well, have you heard anymore about it? I applaud the man for having the guts to expose President Bush. He said he wanted us all to know that Canada would not come up with such an idea on their own. Bush pretended he was looking out for the safety of senior citizens who are the major offenders here. The Canadian official pointed out that seniors buy the same medications in Canada that they get here, from the same drug companies.