The United States government should not go forward with the current health care bill but instead put reasonable limits on health care insurance costs. The U.S. government should not be able to force anyone to buy health care insurance. I believe this would violate a person’s right to choice. If a person desires not to buy health insurance and run the risk of not being able to pay for procedures, he or she should have that choice. This is one reason I believe the current health care bill should not be upheld. The U.S. government also should not be able to tell insurance companies who they must accept as customers. This would violate their right to choice. A company should be able to accept and reject whoever they choose. If a company rejects too many customers, it would gain a bad reputation and lose money. This fact will continue to encourage companies to accept customers, but the companies will still have the choice. The government should allow children to stay on their parents’ health care plan as long as both parties agree to it. I believe the parents and children together should make the choice. There should be no limit to how long someone can be on their parents’ plan. If the parents agree to have them on their plan, there should be no problem. This would help eliminate people who would have no health care because they are no longer on their parents’ plan and cannot afford to buy health insurance at the time. To keep health insurance affordable the government needs some authority to regulate prices. Because it is often too easy for insurance companies to gain a monopoly, I believe the government should put reasonable limits on costs for insurance. This would make insurance more affordable and therefore more people would have insurance. In conclusion, the United States government should not have the power to make health insurance mandatory. They also should not be able to tell insurance companies they must accept anyone as a customer. On the contrary, the government should allow children to be on their parents’ plan as long as both parties agree and should regulate prices for health insurance so insurance is more affordable.
The United States should not pass the current healthcare bill. It is a terrible idea because it gives the government too much control and violates the right of choice. I agree with Brouwer Power in that making healthcare insurance mandatory violates the rights of the people and of the healthcare insurance companies. The companies should be allowed to choose who they accept and who they don’t. If they don’t accept anyone, then they won’t be in the business very because they will not be gaining any money. The insurance companies need to accept people and by not passing the bill, the government is encouraging competition between the companies which in theory would lower rates. The reason that rates are not dropping is because there are so few companies that they can all hike up the price because people have to buy from one of them when they do buy insurance. According to Consumer Reports, the average monthly payment for health insurance for a family is $183. That is way to high.That is why, though I still believe making healthcare insurance mandatory is a bad idea, the government should be allowed to cap the price of healthcare insurance. This would make healthcare more affordable and it would give the government some power in the healthcare insurance industry, but it would not allow them to have too much power and the companies would still be able to choose who they will accept.
The rising health care costs should be dealt with by placing a cap on health insurance. The government should not force people to buy health insurance or cover too many unnecessary costs when giving free health insurance. I agree with Brouwer Power that a possibility for lowering health care would be to place a cap on insurance costs. That way insurance could be more affordable for everyone without the insurance companies creating a sort of monopoly. The cap should be reasonable so that the insurance companies could still make a profit and people can still afford to buy it for themselves. People should be treated as independents that have the option to purchase health insurance if they choose to do so. The majority of citizens probably want health insurance for themselves, but I feel that the government should not involve themselves in every area of life. It is up to us to make our own decisions. We need to run our own lives, or we will become too dependent on the government. If a person desperately needs health care, the government should help them. A person may have a deadly disease yet cannot afford health care. This person should not be left to die but should be offered financial help to pay for treatment. The government should help only with necessary costs, however. An example of a controversial yet unnecessary cost is birth control. I do not believe the government should cover those costs, because it is not necessary to stay healthy. Only necessary costs should be given for free.
The United States government should not put the current health care law into effect. I agree with Alex Brouwer when he says that the government should not be able to force people to have health care. The government being able to require a citizen to do something is unconstitutional and should not be but into law. The founding fathers of this country set up our government to stay small but be powerful enough to control monopolies. The government should be able to regulate the health care industry by putting a price cap on the amount that they can charge someone. The prices that insurance companies are charging have become unreasonable. Citizen who would like to purchase insurance but cannot afford health care should get help. The government should give an affordable option for the underprivileged citizens. But the government should not be able to raise taxes because of this. They should take it out of the Medicare and Medicaid portion of the budget.
The current health care bill needs to be changed so that it is optional, there is a limit on how much insurance company and the medical community may charge, and there is a cap on individual spending. It would be beneficial to make the government health care optional. If there are still other insurance companies available, there will be healthy competition. Between the government health care and the other companies, they will keep each other accountable; therefore, keeping the cost down. I agree with Brouwer that the government should put reasonable limits on insurance costs. Insurance companies should not be allowed to raise their rates by 30% each year. There should be a limit put on their rate increases. There should also be a limit on how much is charged by the medical community because they keep charging unreasonable amounts. For instance, one hour of physical therapy should not cost $400 when a PT gives you an exercise to do and then walks away. If the United States was to go to universal health care, there would be people taking advantage of it. People, if given something free, will eventually abuse it. So, if we go to Universal there would have to be a cap put on the spending of the “average Joe.” If people need extensive care and are examined and confirmed, then they should be able to “go over the cap,” but the rest of the general public must have a limit of money to which they may spend over a specific period of time. In conclusion, our health care bill that has been proposed will not solve all the problems. There needs to be spending and cost limits, but not forced participation.
The United States should not pass the health care bill because it invades personal rights as well as business’ rights by forcing people to get health insurance and by forcing private insurance companies to insure people with preexisting conditions. The health care bill would force people to buy some kind of health insurance or else pay a large yearly fine. I agree with BrouwerPower, if people want to not have health insurance and risk having to pay for all their medical procedures then they should be able to do that. If the person takes the risk of not having insurance it is his own fault when he ends up having to pay for all his medical expenses. Forcing people to buy health insurance is imposing of people’s rights of making their own decisions. That is one reason I believe we should not go forward with the health care bill. Another reason we should not go forward with the health care bill is that it is not the governments job to tell private insurance businesses who they have to cover. Since private insurance companies are private, they should be able to decide who they want to cover and who they do not want to cover. I believe a better way to solve the “health care crisis” would be to encourage private insurance companies to lower rates by giving the companies tax breaks based on the number of people insured they have. I believe this would work because it would encourage the companies to lower their rates so more people will buy their insurance and it will encourage them to not deny as many people with preexisting conditions. Also, I think the government should be more concerned with the prices the hospitals and other medical facilities are charging for medical procedures. The price of insurance would go down a lot faster if medical procedures and medicine did not cost as much as it does now. In conclusion, I believe the government can find better ways to fix the “health care crisis” than with the health care bill.
The Government should not pass this current healthcare bill because it is forcing us to buy government health insurance and people are fined if they cannot pay it. It is ridiculous in the aspect that it forces people to buy government healthcare and fines those who can’t afford it. I believe the best course of action is to move toward universal health care, but with stipulations on how people use it. This healthcare bill is ridiculous in the aspect that it forces people to buy government healthcare and fines those who can’t afford it For clarity’s sake, I‘m not saying I’m in support of a completely universal healthcare system. I do believe that the government should pay for healthcare. Funding this system will come through taxes, but will be how much a person pays will be subjective. For example, if everyone was taxed the same amount in healthcare, a lung cancer patient who does not smoke will pay less for their than another lung cancer patient who does. Stipulations like this will encourage people to be healthier. In response to Kara’s statement saying,” If the United States was to go to universal health care, there would be people taking advantage of it. People, if given something free, will eventually abuse it.” A proactive step will be taken to avoid this. A person who goes to the doctor’s office an unreasonable amount of time will have more taxes to pay in terms of healthcare. I believe that it is unacceptable for an American citizen to die because they can’t afford it. Everyone dies at some point, but should they die over a simple illness that they couldn’t pay for? When I had an inguinal hernia, which requires a very minor surgery, I was able to go to the surgeon and have it paid for with ease. A week later I met a man whose uncle passed away recently because of the same hernia as I had. He wasn’t able to treat his because health insurance was too expensive. It eventually became incarcerated and caught off his blood circulation, killing him. Deaths like this are a 3rd world problem and this is a 1st world country, again I say it’s unacceptable.
I believe it is a bad idea to make all U.S. citizens buy health care. It is a good idea to put SOME regulations but not to where the whole thing is controlled. The government wants to put controls on different insurance companies which can be good, but those companies will no longer be private if that happens. I agree with Brouwer Power when he says that if a person chooses to not have health care that is their problem, not the governments. If the government passes the bill, it will take away people’s right to chose, which goes against the constitution. If a person doesn’t want health care they will be the one to suffer in the end, and it is not the right of the government to decide what is right for a citizen. In conclusion, the U.S. government should not pass the health care bill. I believe that it will just cause more problems than there already is.
The government should not be involved with the healthcare system. I agree with Rita in some respects when she says that the government should force everyone to buy healthcare. I think that it is not the governments place to tell you what you can and cannot do with your money, so even if it may help in the short run it is taking a step too far in the direction of the government’s power. Instead the government should put a flat cap on what the healthcare providers can charge. Doing that would prevent any gaming of the system and make the price fair for everything.
The United States government should not go forward with the current health care bill but instead put reasonable limits on health care insurance costs.
ReplyDeleteThe U.S. government should not be able to force anyone to buy health care insurance. I believe this would violate a person’s right to choice. If a person desires not to buy health insurance and run the risk of not being able to pay for procedures, he or she should have that choice. This is one reason I believe the current health care bill should not be upheld.
The U.S. government also should not be able to tell insurance companies who they must accept as customers. This would violate their right to choice. A company should be able to accept and reject whoever they choose. If a company rejects too many customers, it would gain a bad reputation and lose money. This fact will continue to encourage companies to accept customers, but the companies will still have the choice.
The government should allow children to stay on their parents’ health care plan as long as both parties agree to it. I believe the parents and children together should make the choice. There should be no limit to how long someone can be on their parents’ plan. If the parents agree to have them on their plan, there should be no problem. This would help eliminate people who would have no health care because they are no longer on their parents’ plan and cannot afford to buy health insurance at the time.
To keep health insurance affordable the government needs some authority to regulate prices. Because it is often too easy for insurance companies to gain a monopoly, I believe the government should put reasonable limits on costs for insurance. This would make insurance more affordable and therefore more people would have insurance.
In conclusion, the United States government should not have the power to make health insurance mandatory. They also should not be able to tell insurance companies they must accept anyone as a customer. On the contrary, the government should allow children to be on their parents’ plan as long as both parties agree and should regulate prices for health insurance so insurance is more affordable.
The United States should not pass the current healthcare bill. It is a terrible idea because it gives the government too much control and violates the right of choice.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Brouwer Power in that making healthcare insurance mandatory violates the rights of the people and of the healthcare insurance companies. The companies should be allowed to choose who they accept and who they don’t. If they don’t accept anyone, then they won’t be in the business very because they will not be gaining any money. The insurance companies need to accept people and by not passing the bill, the government is encouraging competition between the companies which in theory would lower rates. The reason that rates are not dropping is because there are so few companies that they can all hike up the price because people have to buy from one of them when they do buy insurance. According to Consumer Reports, the average monthly payment for health insurance for a family is $183. That is way to high.That is why, though I still believe making healthcare insurance mandatory is a bad idea, the government should be allowed to cap the price of healthcare insurance. This would make healthcare more affordable and it would give the government some power in the healthcare insurance industry, but it would not allow them to have too much power and the companies would still be able to choose who they will accept.
The rising health care costs should be dealt with by placing a cap on health insurance. The government should not force people to buy health insurance or cover too many unnecessary costs when giving free health insurance.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Brouwer Power that a possibility for lowering health care would be to place a cap on insurance costs. That way insurance could be more affordable for everyone without the insurance companies creating a sort of monopoly. The cap should be reasonable so that the insurance companies could still make a profit and people can still afford to buy it for themselves.
People should be treated as independents that have the option to purchase health insurance if they choose to do so. The majority of citizens probably want health insurance for themselves, but I feel that the government should not involve themselves in every area of life. It is up to us to make our own decisions. We need to run our own lives, or we will become too dependent on the government.
If a person desperately needs health care, the government should help them. A person may have a deadly disease yet cannot afford health care. This person should not be left to die but should be offered financial help to pay for treatment. The government should help only with necessary costs, however. An example of a controversial yet unnecessary cost is birth control. I do not believe the government should cover those costs, because it is not necessary to stay healthy. Only necessary costs should be given for free.
The United States government should not put the current health care law into effect. I agree with Alex Brouwer when he says that the government should not be able to force people to have health care. The government being able to require a citizen to do something is unconstitutional and should not be but into law. The founding fathers of this country set up our government to stay small but be powerful enough to control monopolies. The government should be able to regulate the health care industry by putting a price cap on the amount that they can charge someone. The prices that insurance companies are charging have become unreasonable. Citizen who would like to purchase insurance but cannot afford health care should get help. The government should give an affordable option for the underprivileged citizens. But the government should not be able to raise taxes because of this. They should take it out of the Medicare and Medicaid portion of the budget.
ReplyDeleteThe current health care bill needs to be changed so that it is optional, there is a limit on how much insurance company and the medical community may charge, and there is a cap on individual spending.
ReplyDeleteIt would be beneficial to make the government health care optional. If there are still other insurance companies available, there will be healthy competition. Between the government health care and the other companies, they will keep each other accountable; therefore, keeping the cost down.
I agree with Brouwer that the government should put reasonable limits on insurance costs. Insurance companies should not be allowed to raise their rates by 30% each year. There should be a limit put on their rate increases. There should also be a limit on how much is charged by the medical community because they keep charging unreasonable amounts. For instance, one hour of physical therapy should not cost $400 when a PT gives you an exercise to do and then walks away.
If the United States was to go to universal health care, there would be people taking advantage of it. People, if given something free, will eventually abuse it. So, if we go to Universal there would have to be a cap put on the spending of the “average Joe.” If people need extensive care and are examined and confirmed, then they should be able to “go over the cap,” but the rest of the general public must have a limit of money to which they may spend over a specific period of time.
In conclusion, our health care bill that has been proposed will not solve all the problems. There needs to be spending and cost limits, but not forced participation.
The United States should not pass the health care bill because it invades personal rights as well as business’ rights by forcing people to get health insurance and by forcing private insurance companies to insure people with preexisting conditions.
ReplyDeleteThe health care bill would force people to buy some kind of health insurance or else pay a large yearly fine. I agree with BrouwerPower, if people want to not have health insurance and risk having to pay for all their medical procedures then they should be able to do that. If the person takes the risk of not having insurance it is his own fault when he ends up having to pay for all his medical expenses. Forcing people to buy health insurance is imposing of people’s rights of making their own decisions. That is one reason I believe we should not go forward with the health care bill.
Another reason we should not go forward with the health care bill is that it is not the governments job to tell private insurance businesses who they have to cover. Since private insurance companies are private, they should be able to decide who they want to cover and who they do not want to cover.
I believe a better way to solve the “health care crisis” would be to encourage private insurance companies to lower rates by giving the companies tax breaks based on the number of people insured they have. I believe this would work because it would encourage the companies to lower their rates so more people will buy their insurance and it will encourage them to not deny as many people with preexisting conditions.
Also, I think the government should be more concerned with the prices the hospitals and other medical facilities are charging for medical procedures. The price of insurance would go down a lot faster if medical procedures and medicine did not cost as much as it does now.
In conclusion, I believe the government can find better ways to fix the “health care crisis” than with the health care bill.
The Government should not pass this current healthcare bill because it is forcing us to buy government health insurance and people are fined if they cannot pay it. It is ridiculous in the aspect that it forces people to buy government healthcare and fines those who can’t afford it. I believe the best course of action is to move toward universal health care, but with stipulations on how people use it.
ReplyDeleteThis healthcare bill is ridiculous in the aspect that it forces people to buy government healthcare and fines those who can’t afford it
For clarity’s sake, I‘m not saying I’m in support of a completely universal healthcare system. I do believe that the government should pay for healthcare. Funding this system will come through taxes, but will be how much a person pays will be subjective. For example, if everyone was taxed the same amount in healthcare, a lung cancer patient who does not smoke will pay less for their than another lung cancer patient who does. Stipulations like this will encourage people to be healthier.
In response to Kara’s statement saying,” If the United States was to go to universal health care, there would be people taking advantage of it. People, if given something free, will eventually abuse it.” A proactive step will be taken to avoid this. A person who goes to the doctor’s office an unreasonable amount of time will have more taxes to pay in terms of healthcare.
I believe that it is unacceptable for an American citizen to die because they can’t afford it. Everyone dies at some point, but should they die over a simple illness that they couldn’t pay for? When I had an inguinal hernia, which requires a very minor surgery, I was able to go to the surgeon and have it paid for with ease. A week later I met a man whose uncle passed away recently because of the same hernia as I had. He wasn’t able to treat his because health insurance was too expensive. It eventually became incarcerated and caught off his blood circulation, killing him. Deaths like this are a 3rd world problem and this is a 1st world country, again I say it’s unacceptable.
I believe it is a bad idea to make all U.S. citizens buy health care.
ReplyDeleteIt is a good idea to put SOME regulations but not to where the whole thing is controlled. The government wants to put controls on different insurance companies which can be good, but those companies will no longer be private if that happens.
I agree with Brouwer Power when he says that if a person chooses to not have health care that is their problem, not the governments. If the government passes the bill, it will take away people’s right to chose, which goes against the constitution. If a person doesn’t want health care they will be the one to suffer in the end, and it is not the right of the government to decide what is right for a citizen.
In conclusion, the U.S. government should not pass the health care bill. I believe that it will just cause more problems than there already is.
The government should not be involved with the healthcare system. I agree with Rita in some respects when she says that the government should force everyone to buy healthcare. I think that it is not the governments place to tell you what you can and cannot do with your money, so even if it may help in the short run it is taking a step too far in the direction of the government’s power. Instead the government should put a flat cap on what the healthcare providers can charge. Doing that would prevent any gaming of the system and make the price fair for everything.
ReplyDelete