Who needs silly things like prescriptions and MRIs when health care costs so much? Not the millions of young adults who are skipping necessary care and treatment because of the rising cost of getting medical attention, says a new report.
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Not to mention it costs $100 to walk into a doctor's office to get the order for the prescription or MRI.
ReplyDeleteSingle payer is looking more and more like a viable answer to an out of control health care system.
That's why we need the mandate that requires everyone to have health insurance. Personal responsibility.
ReplyDeletehealth care should be free. paid for by the working.
ReplyDeleteThe first two comments clearly demonstrate that most people can't differentiate between health "care" and health "insurance".
ReplyDeleteAnon 4:00 - I think what they are trying to say is that health "insurance" does NOT pay for health "care".
ReplyDeleteYoung adults just figure if they get really sick they will declare bankruptcy on the bills or someone will hold a fundraiser.
ReplyDeleteEspecially frustrating if you work for PRMC. Although thankful to have insurance, you would think they would offer top ~ notch health benefits, but they don't.
ReplyDeleteThe have also skipped practical concerns like safe sex. Besides the deadly one there are resistant strains of sexually transmitted disease that the young seem to be spreading unconcerned for their own well being or that of their partners .
ReplyDeleteI get really tired of those who have insurance complaining about what they have.
ReplyDeleteYou could be like us and have NO health insurance and not be able to afford it either!
Just for me is almost 1,000 a month! My husband has a pre-existing condition and they don't even want to know he exists!
Obamacare is not the answer but there has to be an answer somewhere!