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After we raised our two children, my husband and I sacrificed to carry that sencond insurance policy. We didn’t have fancy vacations or fancy cars. We never owned a “new” car. The last used car we purchased was a 1992 Geo, which now has 210,000 miles on it. We are also sacrificing to carry an insurance policy that will help pay for nursing home care when the time comes. My husband after 20 years with his current employer makes about $10/hr. but he does get health insurance coverage with a deduction from his pay check to partially pay for it, one reason he has stayed with this employer.

I have been undergoing treatment for cancer for the past year, but it hasn’t destroyed us because we sacrificed to keep the extra insurance.

We have given up a lot of “extras” in order to carry our insurance, but we don’t owe anyone — except for our house payment, which we chose to buy within our means.

So, I don’t hear a lot about personal responsibility in these discussions. However, I do realize there are people who through no fault of their own need help with insurance, and those problems need to be addressed. We have addressed the needs of the poor through medicaid and schip and I have no problem with that. But I do have problems with people who have not made health care insurance a priority and who chose wide-screen tvs and fancy houses, swimming pools, etc. instead. I resent paying taxes to make people more dependent and government bigger just to help those who could help themselves and the illegals. I see instances in my own relatives who choose to put their money on cable tv and cases of beer and new cars ahead of buying insurance. I have no sympathy for them.

Insurance does need to be more affordable but that can be done in ways that doesn’t incur a government take over and bigger debt.

When are we going to put more emphasis on personal responsibilty?

I’d like their plan and I’d like the insurers to be pushed out to the second tier of supplemental plans or continual plans to individuals who want them. I want the government to produce the best plan in the world. If a bill passes, it will be much ado about nothing.

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one problem is in the US 47 millions people have no health insurance
nhs and cnam are not great- we all could tell you applaing stories but everyone is covered
yes poor dentistry but less tort lawyers
and more evidence based medicine
certainly despised by big pharma
but having a yearly scan and mammogram is stupid nmedically wise
as you get radioactive exposure…
which does not mean mammograms are useless
I worked on the mammogram project in europe and we did compare 1 film/2 films 1yr/2 yrs /3ys etec
a long process but at the end we are certain of what we say
in the us too many tetss are run because of fear of tort or because it brings money
I am a doctor I like life pleasures but not at the cost of not being able to look at a mirror and yes I get a good pay

the us needs to tackle a few issues
but everything starts by a day 1 and a very simple program
between what is the nhs and cnam in 2009 and how it was in 1945 , there is a world
you are all setting your expectations too high
provide already healthcare to every american kid and let it grow
that would be a start

For example, if we only had one car company providing several models, sure we could choose between the models, but that company would still get bogged down because there is no incentive to make its entire system as lean as possible. There’s nothing to stop across-the-board waste.

The worry of a better provider catching up and taking some of your business away keeps you as efficient as possible.

But more importantly, there are at least a few conservative Dems in the Senate who have not committed to substantial health care reform. For better and/or worse, Democrats don’t vote with the same discipline that Republicans do.