Quote Originally Posted by Mindcrime View Post
You still haven't explained how having insurance is not the same as having access to health care.

I didn't change the subject, what I said is a fact. Most people are not able to afford even low-level costs, like chemotherapy or getting an MRI, to say nothing of a major surgery. Mandating that the insurance companies couldn't refuse to cover you because you're sick was the right thing to do. Yes, there are flaws, and the actual cost of healthcare needs to be addressed. In the long run, 30 Million more people will be covered, it will save us money over the next decade and reduce the deficit. That's the bottom line.
Any person can walk into a public hospital and by LAW cannot be refused treatment that will stabilize said person. In cases, this includes very costly procedures like dialysis, surgeries and other lifesaving procedures. For a person who claims to work in Doc Management you should be coming in contact with doctors and lawyers on a daily basis and know such things.

Health insurance is ONLY a form of payment, Health Care is the ACT of treating an illness.

You seem like the person that would go to a knife fight with a banana.

Oh and the newest CBO report stated that less than 20 million people will be covered. SO the price went up by 1 Trillion and the number of people being covered went down by 50%.