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I have seen in 20 years My private insurance disappear, putting me into charity hospital programs then into the Ryan White program. Wile on the R W I have steadily lost services due to funding cuts, loss of ER use, difficulty getting HIV related Nuro (Epilepsy) treatment. Dr's in Public system have there hands tied only putting out health problem fires when they can not be safely ignored any more. Lets face it Private provides don't want us, pub svs is cheaper to have us dead.
This is interesting article. But leaves many questions to be asked. I was on private insurance for many many years with HIV before my viral loads and health conditions put me on disability... then I went on public aid... I was likely to die at that time... but they worked diligently to keep me alive... I am grateful for such. So I would think that many by time they wind up on public aid insurance have already had such a toll on their bodies that would be a factor... I am now undectable healthy!
There are too many other "life style" variables that would contradict/skew this. I'm on public insurance, paid into it for years, one of that 1/5 mentioned in the article and I receive excellent care for all my medical needs through one of the top 10 university hospitals in the world. If you choose to live a "healthy" lifestyle and do the meds, I'd say the playing field is pretty equal. Geez, I'd hate to think them sickos.
I'm sorry.... and this is what the universal healthcare folks are hoping for? Maybe they just want to level the playing field, so that those of us who are privately insured will die at the same rate as those who aren't. What a bunch of sickos. I'll take my private insurance anyday over this crap.
Shirley
People who can afford private insurance have a better life style than people who can't afford insurance. Having public insurnace only gives the poor, underserved people a chance to at least live. Not everyone is able to afford insurance. There are the working poor who get miminum wage and struggle every day just to survive. What universal health care people hope for is that everyone will be able to get insurance and at least have a chance.
August 10, 2011 • Scranton, PA