Entry #9: RANDOM THOUGHTS 6/15/2011

The cost of living is so high that people have to choose from paying bills, paying for medication, or food. If people were unable to pay their hospital, either bill the doctor can transfer it to bill collectors or the government would pay for it. Most likely, the government would end up paying for it. Medicaid or Medicare will help pay part but the patient would have a co. payment. Even though some people do not have health care, the doctors cannot refuse their service. The reason why healthcare is so high in this situation is because their losing money. In addition, physicians are committing fraud and sending in false information about patients that they are not treating. That cause is running up millions of dollars. People are losing their jobs and therefore they cannot afford the insurance. They are also losing their benefits. Once the insurance goes up high, they cannot afford it. Health insurance companies are exaggerating their rate and after people are losing jobs its impossible to pay it. Therefore, people do not have the money to spend because of the recession.

The United States is known, as a wealthy nation, people still have trouble-affording healthcare. Our nation still has the highest cost of health care in the nation. Even though health care programs help to provide for the elderly, disabled, military service families and veterans, children, and the poor, and federal law ensures public access to emergency services regardless of ability to pay; however, a system of universal health care have not been put into action nation-wide. If drug-manufacturing companies lower, the price of drugs more people would be able to afford health care. Citizens of the United States pay hospitals and doctors much more than any country does when it comes to medicine. The prices of drug manufacturing companies and malpractice are driving up medical spending in the country. The house and the senate are in debate now trying to solve the problem about health insurance. They are working hard to solve the problem about which plan is best for the people of the United States of America because all citizens need to have health coverage.