The facts are the facts !

I had dinner with a couple of friends a couple of days ago and an incident had a confusing effect on me.  My friends had just retired and were still too young to get Medicare.  Even though their Health Ins. was subsidized by their employee. (75%) they were shocked about their cost, out of pocket, for co-pays and deductibles. I tried to explain to them that this was a fact that they just had to get used to.

Later during the conversation I told them that a CAT scan in England only cost $110.00  My friend responded to me by saying that he heard that there were horror stories from the Socialized medical system.

I asked him how many people In England he knew and If the system was so bad why would the people of these countries continue to support their medical care over ours. I also said that if their Governments tried to take their Health Care away they would riot in the streets.

Later that night I realized he must have gotten his ideas from the talking points off the analyists  of FOX News.  The fact is that we rank 35^th in the world by the World Health Organasation and we are the only industralised country that does not have a single payer system.

I find it hard to believe,or understand, how people could put political ideology above common sense. A single payer system would lower costs and remove employers and employees with the cost and worry of paying for medical costs.  It is in the interests of Major Ins. Companies to continue to lie to us in order to make hugh profits off of the sick and dying.

I ,for one,refuse to be duped and fooled. Our system of competition for the health dollar has gotten way out of control. More and more people are putting off care and procedures because of cost. I k now because I am on of them. With a new year starting I have to pick and choose what I can afford to have taken care of.  Such a shame.