Obamacare Can't Fix GREED

Aljazeera reports about a guy bit by a copperhead snake last August in North Carolina. He got treated and was billed $81,151.16 for treatment with four vials of anti-venom costing $20,000 each!

The big deal is it cost the hospital $2,200 a vial. Not only that but it's made at that same factory in Mexico that charges substantially less to patients who live in Mexico. I strongly urge everyone to read the article.

There's no way in hell the United States medical system can be cost contained either under Obamacare or private insurers, I'll put this briefly as possible (once again). Doctors, lawyers and hospitals have a helluva' racket going. They are not going to let go without kicking and screaming all the way to Washington. Not so long as they have these other options available.

Simple solution.. 'National Healthcare' (expand Medicare) which is a single payer system. Here's what providers get paid.. PERIOD. Private insurers would still exist. Their only role then would be to collect premiums and pay out the medical payments. In return they would be paid for their services allowing them to continue being in business.

Some may call this socialism or a government monopoly. I on the other hand feel the private marketplace is no place to hold someone hostage when it comes to pain, suffering and allowing for the charging of whatever ransom need be paid to save our lives or relieve our medical torment

We all get sick and we all die. We all (rich or poor) surely should support a balanced healthcare system which provides reasonable payments for services rendered. No one should profit hugely off the misfortunes of others. Not in the kind of country I would like ours to be.