Quote Originally Posted by ForeverAutumn
But, for the most part, our public system works. In 43 years, I have never had to pay for a doctor’s appointment or trip to the emergency room. I can see my doctor as often as I need (currently weekly, while I recover from bronchitis) and never have to worry about how the bill will be paid.

I am free to change jobs and not worry about losing my medical insurance (although we do have employer sponsored insurance that covers prescription medication and other items that our public health care does not cover).

I can see any doctor that I want to. No one tells me where I can and can’t get treatment.

If I need a specialist, I see a specialist. I don’t worry about how to pay the specialist.

If I need surgery, I get surgery. I don’t worry about how to pay for the surgery.
If you listen to some of our media, those are the things they say we can not do with public health coverage. And to make it even more scary, linking abortion and illegal aliens issue to the mix.

Quote Originally Posted by dean_martin
In my profession I constantly see medical bills, particularly hospital bills that vary widely based on whether the patient is insured. Typically, the person who is NOT insured is billed 3X the amount that the hospital accepts from the health insurance carrier of the person who is insured for the same services.
Wow, I din't know that.

GMichael said that his hospital bill was $100,000 for his child birth with insurance. So you are saying that an uninsured person might have to pay $300,000 for same service?

Talk about headed to the poor house and ruin lives.