Here in the real world.........

[1inStripes]

Its also a huge reason why the health care bill was passed.

Please tell me you just didn't go there. Was reading today before leaving work on Yahoo that it appears as though healthcare costs are rising since the health insurance plan has been passed. (Lets be honest, this wasn't truly a healtcare plan that done anything to actually improve healthcare, just to boost insurance practices, and the drug makers once you look at it.)

[Biggin]

What I was getting at was that theres no excuse for prisoners being able to go to the hospital and be treated with great care while the average person would get crushed by the medical bills for one tenth of that care.

[sup-rbeast]

Please tell me you just didn't go there. Was reading today before leaving work on Yahoo that it appears as though healthcare costs are rising since the health insurance plan has been passed. (Lets be honest, this wasn't truly a healtcare plan that done anything to actually improve healthcare, just to boost insurance practices, and the drug makers once you look at it.)

At least something was done...even if it has to be "fixed" in the future. Had it gone through as it was initially conceived, it would have been much better. The partisan wrangling eliminated much of the good points that would have immediately brought costs down such as the public option. But, I think within the next decade or so that will be a reality as well. I'm like UTVols2, anything that will bring my premiums down is what I'm for...regardless of who sponsors it. As far as prisoners go, funding their health care is just one of the prices we pay to be the country we are. It's not exactly right, but that's how it goes sometimes.

[1inStripes]

I really don't believe this is going to bring our premiums down is the problem. In the end, this just ended up being a bigger money maker for insurance companies, and drug manufacturers the way it is looking. Costs are already going up, and the cost savings had to do with Medicare leveling out, and everyone knows that is just going to continue to rise.

[sup-rbeast]

I really don't believe this is going to bring our premiums down is the problem. In the end, this just ended up being a bigger money maker for insurance companies, and drug manufacturers the way it is looking. Costs are already going up, and the cost savings had to do with Medicare leveling out, and everyone knows that is just going to continue to rise.

It may not, but with the public option it would have. The problem is, the GOP wouldn't have it and politicized it to the point that we ended up with what we have now. But, there is now legislation in place and it's not going away....there is a good chance it sees a fix or two tho.