Emergency room care is a completely different thing from chronic care for one thing or another. I know an ER nurse, and she has people coming in all the time that have a bad cold, or a flu, or even a headache. And we're not talking "at risk" people (immune suppressed, elderly, children, etc). We're talking regular people who will be fine.
I understand where you're coming from in the fact that you believe that its forcing people to pay. However that is not going to make it cheaper for everyone. Instead a divide in quality of care is going to appear (actually completely differentiate). There will be hospitals/clinics/care facilities that will be the Wal-Mart of the industry, and then there will be the facilities that are the Nordstrom, Sacks Fifth Avenue, and Tiffany's of the industry.
I do not believe that this would be a good thing.
~Jeordam
I understand where you're coming from in the fact that you believe that its forcing people to pay. However that is not going to make it cheaper for everyone. Instead a divide in quality of care is going to appear (actually completely differentiate). There will be hospitals/clinics/care facilities that will be the Wal-Mart of the industry, and then there will be the facilities that are the Nordstrom, Sacks Fifth Avenue, and Tiffany's of the industry.
I do not believe that this would be a good thing.
~Jeordam
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Federal judge in Va. strikes down health care law - 
- 13/12/2010 05:21:37 PM
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- 13/12/2010 05:21:37 PM
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*yawn*
- 13/12/2010 05:46:58 PM
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Another step closer to SCOTUS.....and that will be 5-4 decision in favor of repeal! 
*NM*
- 13/12/2010 05:55:54 PM
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*NM*
- 13/12/2010 05:55:54 PM
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So riddle me this...
- 13/12/2010 07:23:14 PM
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He's not "making his own law", just denying the government the ability to.....
- 13/12/2010 08:06:48 PM
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That wasn't my question.
- 13/12/2010 09:10:39 PM
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I get what you're saying...
- 13/12/2010 11:30:13 PM
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That's not all they're saying, though.
- 14/12/2010 01:42:27 AM
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At least in my mind....
- 14/12/2010 04:10:38 PM
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Agreed; when do I get a refund for my share of the B2 bomber?
- 14/12/2010 04:40:25 AM
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But see...you are using the B2 bomber.
- 14/12/2010 03:59:27 PM
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Much as you are using the healthcare system.
- 14/12/2010 05:55:40 PM
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*nods*
- 14/12/2010 06:09:42 PM
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Again we're back to whether individuals deign to tolerate majority rule.
- 14/12/2010 07:27:22 PM
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It's judicial review
- 14/12/2010 02:47:43 PM
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I really don't understand why people defend the forced purchase aspect
- 13/12/2010 08:22:03 PM
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This analogy no doubt has its flaws too, but I was just reminded of it...
- 13/12/2010 08:52:31 PM
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Forced insurance purchase would indeed be terribly unconstitutional.
- 14/12/2010 04:26:27 AM
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there is a major problem with this..
- 14/12/2010 01:29:41 AM
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Bad analogy.....
- 14/12/2010 02:57:28 AM
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Re: Bad analogy.....
- 14/12/2010 03:23:31 AM
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Not everyone uses the HC system and many can pay for it without insurance.....
- 14/12/2010 03:42:26 AM
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Re: Not everyone uses the HC system and many can pay for it without insurance.....
- 14/12/2010 04:53:39 AM
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Just to note....
- 14/12/2010 06:11:57 PM
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yeah, but the courts exist to strike down dumb legislation, which is what this ruling does
- 14/12/2010 03:17:04 AM
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No, the courts exist to interpret legislation, and the SCOTUS to strike down illegal legislation.
- 14/12/2010 04:36:59 AM
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I'll excerpt some relevant passages, but the full article is in the link.
- 14/12/2010 02:10:48 PM
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He partially owns the lobby aiming to make it unconstitutional, which the plaintiff was a client of *NM*
- 14/12/2010 05:35:21 PM
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