Perhaps it's different in your region OldSalt, but for the record:
oldsalt1 wrote: I Quoted John showing what that causes a 6 to 12 month waiting period.
Whenever I call just a general practitioner (ordinary doctor), often times the earliest I can be seen is anywhere from 3-6 months from now. I have combed the phone book looking for a practice that isn't backed up several months to no avail. Specialist here do run anywhere from 3-9 months.
And along with the waiting period comes the oh you are too old for that procedure.
What's interesting about this comment is most elderly have Medicare (government funded single payer system for the elderly). I do not know of any situations where they were told they are "too old" for a procedure.
And I can never remember anyone having a $3000 or more deductable.
I did... well okay, it was $2,000. It's what we had when I started working for Hobart (circa 2005). My employer at the time was kind enough to pay $1500 into it on our behalf. It was something he did out of his pocket to keep premiums low.
Tell me can you honestly say you have better and cheaper healthcare today than you did pre obama care
I will say this is true. However what makes our current system suck is we're forced into buying it by order of law or face penalties if we don't. Also, lets not ignore the fact that the current government installed seems to be in no hurry to change anything. The mandate's still here, and under their plan, if we lapse due to being unemployed or other financial hardship, we get to look forward to a 30% increase in premiums whenever we return. Boy-howdy... it just
keeps on favoring the wealthy!! Give me a break...
I'd also like to point out, I may be mistaken but I believe Obama originally wanted a single payer system when he first pushed for this. When word of it got out, the republicans went on a bunch of tirades about it, got everybody freaked out, scared to death, and right in the middle of trying to get it passed, we had our mid-term elections where republicans took congress and together, BOTH sides passed what Carl calls "Romney-care"... 'mangine that...
I was 29 years old when the A.C.A. was signed into law. And as I absorbed what our "leaders" (rulers) passed down on us, and HOW they went about it (
YES dem's I'm pointing a finger at you too- HOW DARE you pass such legislation without even reading it?!?!), I lost faith in 100% of our government and BOTH sides ability to lead. I realized then, once in for all that our government only works for the elite and whatever lobbyist lines their pockets.
I'm not blaming republicans any more than I'm blaming democrats OldSalt, I hate them all, and personally, I think it's time for a new
Declaration of Independence.
Our government serves itself, not it's people. It's broken and it needs to be overthrown, and I ain't no "teabagger" but for God's sake our commander in chief lives in a gold lined building in Manhattan... IT. IS. TIME!!! And don't worry N.S.A. (I know you're watching this), I'm not going to start a revolution... hell, can't get people to agree on anything anymore, besides, that would require people getting up out of their arm chair...! Voting won't fix it. Our elections are rigged, and by rigged I mean, we get to choose from two major parties that are on basically the same side on all matters of national importance. They only bicker on silly stuff like who uses what bathroom, and what God people serve, and all of that just serves to keep people preoccupied while they pass all sorts of laws that would rile most people on BOTH sides of the line....