Will Soldiers Have to Use Private Ins?

[classicman]

So you don't want the VA privatized, but you don't want the private system "socialized" either? Now I'm confused. What exactly is it we should all have? Whats good for one should be good for the other, no?

I'm torn on this issue. I want the privatization for some reasons, yet I think there should be much more affordable healthcare for more Americans. What I don't want is the Gov't managing it. How that gets accomplished...dunno.

[sugarpop]

Originally Posted by classicman

So you don't want the VA privatized, but you don't want the private system "socialized" either? Now I'm confused. What exactly is it we should all have? Whats good for one should be good for the other, no?

I'm torn on this issue. I want the privatization for some reasons, yet I think there should be much more affordable healthcare for more Americans. What I don't want is the Gov't managing it. How that gets accomplished...dunno.

Is it better to have insurance companies running it? I don't think so. look at how weel that's worked out.

What we need is for health care to NOT be about profits, but about helping people. And it would probably cost less if we focused more on preventative care, and less on disease care. Wouldn't it be better (and less expensive) to stop illness before it actually IS illness?