National government health care the united states is well overdue for it

I agree that the health care issue is something that should have been addressed a long time ago and I'm glad that both candidates have spoken about a national program. Having access to doctors and medication should not be limited to only those with medical coverage.

No. I disagree. Nationalized "government" health care is just a form of socialism. When you give the government that much control over anything, it doesn't get better it gets worse. Nationalized healthcare means government control. It means the government will dictate who your healthcare provider will be, giving you no choice in the matter. It means the government can dictate how much you have to pay for the health care, which may ultimately be more than you pay now because of the elimination of the competition between insurance companies and doctors. Nationalized healthcare means losing your freedom to choose who treats you, where you go to get that treatment and how you are treated. I have talked to people who work in or have worked in the healthcare system and who has a thorough knowledge of how it works and I can promise you they could tell you exactly what nationalized healthcare means and it's not good. It sounds good but it's anything but that.

I wasn't aware that Obama had a health care proposal. But just like Bill CLinton, it's gonna probably be caught up in mega snafus and red tape. That is why I was down with Clinton.

Ame to that. My family has not had any health insurance for about 6 years now. We cannot afford it. The place where my husband works now, does not even offer it for us either. they don't have that kind of coverage. To get healthcare for my family, would cost more than my house payment monthly. There is no way we can afford that. My daughter is sick and has to go to surgery next week to have a cyst removed from her ovary. The bills is already $4000.00 just for taking her to the emergency room. she has to see the OB/GYN Monday so he can schedule her surgery. We are going to go try to apply for Medicaid for her Tuesday. Her father is to carry insurance on her but he won't call me back and give me the information. He has not called at all to check on her. I think it is his responsibility since it is court ordered but the hospital told me I am responsible since I signed her in and then I have to fight him again in court for the insurance. I hope we get Medicaid for her for now. He is worthless.

Soemthing needs to be done. There are so many people that don't have insurance because they can't afford it. The insurance rates are sky high and go up every year. Where is it going to stop? Even if you have insurance, the insurance companies seem to always question everything and try to worm their way out of paying for anything. Why have insurance if they aren't going to pay? I doubt that national gov't healthcare will come about just because we will have a new president. If it ever happens it will be years down the road.

I don't understand why people cannot see that the problem with health care costs is costs. A national health care system would be like putting a bandaid on a broken arm.

If the government, which doesn't seem to mind regulating everything else, would regulate the drug industry and the insurance industry, forcing prices down to within reason, we wouldn't have a health care problem. People would be able to pay their own way and have a little dignity left.

TOTALLY DISAGREE!! The poorest and richest have healthcare, it is the middle class that struggles the most... so you are saying you want to trust another government program? Have you been to the post office lately? No thanks, I will stick with what we have now over the government having control over another aspect of my life.

I wouldn't be broke all the time if my co-payments weren't so high. If I didn't have insurance through my employer, I'd probably have to lose everything and become homeless because I have poor health. I can't imagine what people do who aren't able to get insurance. I would really like to retire because of my health problems, but I drag myself to work because I'm not old enough for Medicare yet. I have become one of the working poor, and I guess that will continue for at least five more years.

I think it is a disgrace that we in the US have not provided a better system of health care for our citizens. If you have insurance or if you are on Medicaid, then at least you have a means of accessing health care, but it is the people in between who have real issues. In addition, if you have group health insurance through your employer, don't get too complacent because if you lose your job and the group insurance goes, then you may be unable to get affordable individual health insurance or, if you do, then it may very well exclude your pre-existing conditions. I am having this problem with my adult daughter right now. She was covered through my job until she turned 25 and I had to pay about $300 a month to cover her. However, when she turned 25 she was not eligible to be on my insurance anymober. I could put her on COBRA, however, which I did -- but which now costs $600 a month and she is only eligible for 3 years. We looked into individual coverage, but they said they would not cover her pre-existing conditions for 2 years. Therefore, I would have to go out of pocket for those payments every month in addition to the payment of the individual health insurance. It would be great if she would get a job with group coverage, but right now that is not in the cards. What would happen to her without me? If she had private insurance as an individual, she would not be covered for doctors or medicine for her pre-existing conditions for 2 years? Clearly, she would be unable to get the treatment that she needs. This situation seems untenable to me in our country. I don't know anybody in a country that has nationalized health care that wants to give up their nation's system (no matter how imperfect) for our system. Plus everytime you hear about American health statistics, we are not at the head of the list in terms of good health for our residents.

I totally agree that something needs to be done about the healthcare in the USA, but I really am concerned about what a national healthcare system will do to the health care industry in general. I'm 19 I got kicked of my family insurance with no warning since I wasn't in school full time, I work for a company where I can't get health insurance, unforntuately I am also uninsurable and take 4 prescriptions medications daily 2 of them aren't generic and the state "insurance" which cost over $300 a month has yet to cover hardly anything. I'm spending close to a $1000 a month in medical expenses, but my concern in the national goverment health care program is that it could take away the motivation for people in the medical profession to do well. The best/worst thing about the US is the competion in just about every industry. If you take away the competion to be the best or somehow cut down on their income why would anyone want to be a doctor? Especially these days when with college and medical school costing upwards of a $100,000 in the addition a 4+ year residency how would want to go through all that? It would no longer be worth it for anyone to go into the medical profession.