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Originally Posted by AOII Angel
Not having a fix to healthcare obviously does cost us all. Who do you think pays for all the free care that is provided to people right now in ERs all across America? ERs cannot turn away anyone, no matter what their insurance status. When hospitals can't collect from patients' without insurance and no ability to pay (including illegal immigrants that everyone was so interested to make sure were not included in any healthcare plan, btw) they pass that cost on to the rest of us through increased fees to self-pay patients and to health insurance companies. This means that health insurance companies then increase their rates. There is no free lunch.
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You're right, there is no free lunch( unless of course you're one of the people mentioned who don't pay for their healthcare). When ObamaCare goes into full effect I'll be subsidizing the people who can't afford to buy their own insurance thru higher premiums and potentially higher taxes. If ObamaCare is repealed, I'll still be subsidizing the un-insured via higher insurances premiums and higher medical costs. To be honest, it kind of makes me apathetic to whole issue.