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Originally Posted by TheSpecialist
Exactly now if the Federal Government did the same thing healthcare would be significantly lower. If they can take what the insurance companies are giving and still be profitable, then they should start by using those rates.
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Are you saying that government would act as a healthcare provider (like a doctor), or are you saying the government would act as a health insurance company (taking people's money and paying doctors with that money)...
If you are talking about the government actually providing healthcare, well, I don't see that the government does many things nearly as well or efficiently as what's done in the private scetor. The government has no incentive to save money, because they are spending other people's money.
If you're talking about the government acting as an insurance company, that's how Medicare works, and (1) it doesn't pay doctors enough for services provided, and (2) it's nearly bankrupt, and will be completely bankrupt when the baby boomers are all old and sick.
I don't pretend to have any answers...