Re: 8 questions for Walter Brueggeman
Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2015 4:56 pm
Here is capitalism. I have an idea. I make a product. I sell a product to someone who needs it. There is an exchange of money. The person who buys my product works for someone else who provides a job by providing a good/service. This system is not dependent upon people doing poorly. This system only works well when people work. The problem is, more and more people DON'T want to work and they want their consumable items provided to them for free. THAT does not work.
Now, if the government would stay out of things, and we could get to a cash based system, health care would be affordable for more people. For instance. My boss is self insured. He is a three time cancer survivor. He has negotiated his care and paid cash for a fraction of the amount insurance would have been billed. He goes often for MRIs and CT scans. He pays $300 or so and walks out with his data. That is a quarter of the national average for a CT scan. He is self insured and has paid less than he would have paid in premiums + balances of non-covered procedures.
Medi-Share and other similar organizations are not insurance, but allow believers to pay lower monthly premiums, negotiate a cash price, and use the care provider of your choice. That is the way to go in my opinion.
Now, the big jacked up line of thinking expressed by PFreak ties healthcare to capitalism. The two aren't connected. Insurance is not a right. Insurance is not healthcare. Insurance is what kicks in once you have paid all you can pay. The reason why our system is jacked up is because of the insurance industry has been relied on as the provider of health care. As a result, they have dictated what is good for them. THAT is the problem. This does not give capitalism a black eye any more than McDonalds gives beef farmers a black eye.
Now, if the government would stay out of things, and we could get to a cash based system, health care would be affordable for more people. For instance. My boss is self insured. He is a three time cancer survivor. He has negotiated his care and paid cash for a fraction of the amount insurance would have been billed. He goes often for MRIs and CT scans. He pays $300 or so and walks out with his data. That is a quarter of the national average for a CT scan. He is self insured and has paid less than he would have paid in premiums + balances of non-covered procedures.
Medi-Share and other similar organizations are not insurance, but allow believers to pay lower monthly premiums, negotiate a cash price, and use the care provider of your choice. That is the way to go in my opinion.
Now, the big jacked up line of thinking expressed by PFreak ties healthcare to capitalism. The two aren't connected. Insurance is not a right. Insurance is not healthcare. Insurance is what kicks in once you have paid all you can pay. The reason why our system is jacked up is because of the insurance industry has been relied on as the provider of health care. As a result, they have dictated what is good for them. THAT is the problem. This does not give capitalism a black eye any more than McDonalds gives beef farmers a black eye.