Government should monitor Health Care, Utilities, Financial Institutions, National Transportation and Communications and stay out of our lives. A similar approach could apply to all of the above categories.

So much depends on the rules established to govern a co-op and how they compare to the rules governing other members of the healthcare system. More at http://www.healthcaretownhall.com/?p=1288#more-1288

In our current system, the taxpayers and the insured (people like myself) are paying the cost for those who are less fortunate at an astronomical cost. The high costs for health care are partly due to the overuse of emergency rooms/hospitals by the unisured. It would seem to me that a program that provides more access to health care for the poor and uninsured would both provide people with what should be a basic right, as well as reduce the costs associated with overuse, which the current taxpayer and insured are paying.

So I’m done, completely finished. I don’t want government in any more parts of our lives. Stick within the Constitution of protecting and defending us and leave us alone to pursue life, liberty and happiness.

With the socalled coop option, there is still an initial government funded seed to the program. And guess who is footing that bill…those of us who are working and/or have worked all of our lives. I say let insurance companies compete…competition has always driven costs down and has spurred on innovation to create better products more efficiently. So, too, would the health care industry as well as the health care research industry.

Also, health insurance was originally NOT intended for every little sniffle at the doctors office. It was meant to be there precisely FOR catastrophic illness or accident, NOT for every day issues. Look at auto insurance…you are NOT insured for oil changes and tire changes…you are insured for accidents etc. If this were the case regarding our physical health, everyone would realize what the real cost of insurance was, because they’d be paying for every doctor’s visit and every ER visit. And if we did that, then to carry insurance for the catastrophic instances and long term maladies, would be affordable. And we’d have MORE money in our pockets to pay for the every year doctor’s visits!

I say NO, to government programs. Stick to protecting our borders, keep us safe from terrorism. Healthcare is the last issue we need to be involved with now with what is going on in the world around us.