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Originally Posted by . . . Yrs to Go
And the way our system is set up now many of those people don't pay much for it out of their own pocket so they just consume whatever their doctor says to without regard for cost. Insurance companies increase premiums to cover all the excess care. And employers reduce wages to pay for the higher insurance premiums. Ultimately the customer pays for his care, he just doesn't pay for it directly . . . and that is a huge part of the problem.
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I guess that must be it - just disconnected enough that it breaks the cause/effect relationship. Still seems like it would work back eventually, but as has been pointed out, there are risks to cutting back too.
Broken system, but based on the way other bills I've read are structured, I really, really fear that the govt will make it worse, not better 
A real shame, because I actually think we are in need of some govt oversight in this area , along the lines of what samclem has defined - everyone required to have ins, the ins cos required to take all applicants, taxpayers pay for those who can't - because there really is no other way to cover everyone, and no other way for the ins cos to not pick and choose and provide reasonable cost coverage to 'existing condition' people.
-ERD50
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