tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4315477600049539181.post8177788545946233335..comments2023-07-19T06:54:19.182-07:00Comments on Bump's Stump: Health Care - The Manic ApproachDixon Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07202690322034731396noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4315477600049539181.post-47883159344853388382009-11-23T12:16:06.351-08:002009-11-23T12:16:06.351-08:00Well keep in mind that the same arguments were use...Well keep in mind that the same arguments were used against Medicare and Social Security without which not too many seniors would have much of a life in their 'golden' years. Until they added in a drug provision under Bush, Medicare was doing pretty well in covering its costs (it's overhead runs 5 or 6%) and might have even then if they had kept the power to bargain for lower prices on those drugs like the VA does. As it stands, it just gave a lot of money to pharmaceuticals and threatens all of Medicare if costs aren't brought down. Why they didn't allow bargaining is beyond me as insurance companies do it all the time. The price of some drugs are not the same for what your insurance company pays vs. what you would have to pay if you bought it yourself.<br /><br />To me, the whole system is so corrupt, that I don't have a lot of faith in it being fixed either.Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.com