tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post6580034850627081833..comments2023-10-24T11:23:31.580-04:00Comments on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion: Holiday Rush Towards Single PayerWilliam A. Jacobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16433685588536441422noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-61434981970110871092009-12-24T00:02:11.065-05:002009-12-24T00:02:11.065-05:00Paul and others,
It seems to be easily forgotten...Paul and others,<br /><br /><br />It seems to be easily forgotten that healthcare is a human need. <br /><br />Furthermore, we seem to forget easily that no free market principles apply to the healthcare industry. Monopolies do exist, right now in many states. That's according to the American Medical Association. <br /><br />I want the mother, with a child, who was told by her doctor she needs cancer drugs to have that treatment. No company, businessman or rule should say she cannot have a doctor ordered treatment.<br /><br />Nonprofit healthcare is sustainable and more effective for an ever aging society. Even today, a man 60 years old couldn't afford individual health insurance when laid off, it may cost $600 - $1,000 per month. Would you like him to deplete his savings? Put it on a credit card? Home Equity Line of Credit?<br /><br />We cannot keep mortgaging our future on the false premise that change is "too disruptive." America was founded on revolution. Let's not become so "American," with our foreign cards, furniture and clothes, that we forget the brand.David - Communcations Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14917279768442448040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-7989912888595955612009-12-15T02:10:37.166-05:002009-12-15T02:10:37.166-05:00"While half of all Americans will require leg..."While half of all Americans will require legalcare services in any given year, almost 280 million Americans lack legal insurance. For those few Americans who do have legal insurance coverage, most plans only cover a limited number of attorney visits and fail to provide coverage for preexisting situations such as divorce proceedings, custody cases, bankruptcy, or cases involving alcohol or drugs, thus exposing hardworking families to unlimited financial liabilities.<br /><br />"We must require law firms and attorneys to accept clients with pre-existing legal problems (to include recalcitrant criminal behavior, drug and alcohol addictions, and civil problems such as complicated divorce and custody battles), at fair reimbursement rates set by the Department of Legal Services. We can no longer allow attorneys and firms to accept easy or lucrative cases while dismissing those who cannot pay, or who suffer from challenging legal conditions."<br /><br />-- http://www.jpands.org/vol14no4/rice.pdf<br />-- http://www.SinglePayerLegal.orgUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07746538681037695876noreply@blogger.com