I know of a young lady who has had to go to the emergency room, see a doctor, and get test done. all three different times cost her a total of $0.00 yes you read that right. it cost her nothing to be seen by the doctors and get test done. Let me explain. She is trying to go to school, and work at the same time. She earns very little and is only able to eek out enough to pay for her car, food, and other required items. She goes to the emergency room for care, regardless of the bill she will not be able to pay it. The hospital and the doctors will either eat the cost or more likely pass that cost on to us. Next she goes to the local health department and sees a doctor, the cost is once again $0.00 because she is such a low income earner, our tax dollars went to pay for her bills. (this is at least government at the lowest level taking care of its people.) There is no reason for government at the federal level to involve itself in health care, it should be done at the local level like we are doing it here. We have program after program that is being supported at the local and state level. Next we will never change the punishing cost of medical care till we have some tort reform. A doctor will send you for every test they can so that you don't end up suing them for malpractice, they will give you medicines you might not need just to keep from being sued. This will needlessly continue to run up cost care. The way to fix this is to implement a looser pays system so that those who have no case will have to pay all court and lawyer fees.
Last if you are not a legal resident or citizen you should not be allowed care, I know this seems wrong. Yet the many millions of illegal aliens who send money back to Mexico are now bringing more money into the country then they get from OIL! why is it they can bring that much money in but can't afford their own health care. Also I work at a location where there are many illegal aliens, it seems that they sure love their American cars. they drive some very nice ones, I wounder how they can afford that, but they can't afford health care. Oh I know they don't pay for their health care. It is time for the Conservative to ask for real equality and stop the government from this taking from hard working wealthy people and giving it to those who would sponge off the government.