A thought from my twin

What are the real questions of the cost of health insurance? Why does the government not ask them? Perhaps it’s because of the government’s ties to medical unions (pandering to them for votes) or the fact that the government is part of the problem!
Medical costs are ridiculous, the price you pay for a meal in a hospital is higher than you’d pay in a three star restaurant, a bandage costing so much more than what you’d pay at Wal-mart, of course you’re also paying for the person who puts it on, not to mention obscene malpractice insurance cost. These things are part of the cost that you pay when you get insurance. Another price you pay when you get insurance is the difference of what the hospital charges and what the hospital receive in government compensation for Medicare and Medicaid recipients.
In the retail business they tell of how the cost for products we buy is higher due to theft. This is a proven fact! You might say how does that even compare to the medical industry? Well if the government is only paying eighty five percent of the cost (or in the case of Medicare, eighty five percent of what they pay for Medicaid, that’s, eighty five percent of eighty five percent), someone has to pay the difference! It’s you and me, or any company you might work for that has an insurance plan.
The government hasn’t even addressed these points. Perhaps they are afraid that we’ll get upset about having to carry the Medicare and Medicaid recipients, not just with our taxes. Perhaps we’ll start asking the right questions like, what really are the costs to us in our search for less expensive insurance. Probably not! Really!