Freep a Poll! (you OK with paying $63 a year to cover those with pre-existing conditions?)

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Tuesday's Poll

Are you OK with paying $63 a year if it means coverage for those with pre-existing conditions?

Yes

No

[stevio]

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[freeandfreezing]

The real number is more like $12,000 per year for a family of four. I know because that is the difference between a small group business policy in our state which covers new employees regardless of pre-existing conditions (with some limitations) and an underwritten policy which does not cover pre-existing conditions.

So the poll should read "are you OK with paying $12,000 a year to cover those with pre-existing conditions?" I suspect the response would be somewhat different when the real price is presented.

[Route395]

Isn’t socialism grand? FUBO!!!

[left that other site]

I choose not to have health insurance.
I choose to pay cash to the doctor, at the time of my visit.
I choose to buy my own prescriptions with money I have earned by working as a self-employed musician.
I choose to visit the doctor only when i am sick.
I choose to use an urgent care facility for urgent care, and pay for it myself, even if I have to spread it out over payments.
I choose to eat properly, exercise, and take care of my own health.

I may get arrested and put in prison for these choices. if that happens, I will have free medical care for the duration of my sentence, paid for by the taxpayer.

It would cost both me and the gub’mint a lot less money if they would just leave me the hell alone.

[randita]

Is this $63 per family or $63 per person. If the latter, then a family of four would be coughing up $252/year.

[Neoliberalnot]

I am pro-choice on insurance. To govt pigs; stay out of my personal affairs. If I want insurance I don’t need another faceless bureaucrat or dc lawyer making my decision. Get out of my life and get out of America.

[Cringing Negativism Network]

Bingo.

We allowed private rates to exceed the ability for reasonable people to pay.

I have to go with “no” on this one.

Sorry.

[apoliticalone]

Speaking of pre-existing conditions. I’m also in favor of requiring those who build multi-million dollar houses on the beach front to be required to self insure, and not be permitted to put the burden on US taxpayer funded flood insurance. If it was up to me there would be one and only taxpayer bailout for those stupid enough to build a house on a flood plain. The second time would be totally on their dime, and not mine.

The difference between that stupidity and health is that we typically do not choose our health afflictions, but there are some that do such as smoking. If you smoke, etc then you need to self insure for those affiliated diseases.