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Originally Posted by Hitch
Do you envisage a day when those treatments will not be available to the obese, either? Or people who gave themselves diabetes, due to not being able to control their food intake, or their weight?
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Probably, if we want to maintain our Medicare system - which according to the polls is what a large majority want. It's Obamacare on steroids, but it's not a UK NHS clone; there are various co-payments when you see a doctor, and for prescription drugs, and private insurance is optional.
The people who have the issues you raise often can't afford private health insurance. And those who can will often end up being treated in public hospitals for anything more than a sore thumb.
I had a pacemaker replacement a few weeks ago. I was in hospital for six nights (five in a single bed room), they needed to monitor me closely for a day or two before the new one went in, and once it was in, they had to 'tune' it over a few days. It cost me zilch. A quick look at the web suggests it would have cost a private patient's insurer at least $25,000, for what, better food maybe, my visitors offered to bring that - for free
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