That is what they want you to think. When it really gets going they will have to control costs. There is really only one way to control costs and that is to limit procedures.

>The government is going to determine what care is available? I thought all that Death Panel stuff was debunked long ago. That was fear mongering brought to us from those friendly companies who wanted to preserve the status quo.
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>>Isn't that the point. I would rather have my doctor recommending what is needed the the government. And that is exactly what O care is about.
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>>>>I don't think anyone would dispute that we lead the world at the high end. The kind of treatment a sheik can afford, you might say. That is a complete different topic from health care for the rest of us.
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>>>>Other than the cost of my health insurance, I get great medical care. A couple of years ago, my liver enzymes shot through the roof. My doctor had me scheduled for a CAT scan the next day. Think that happens in places where they have socialized medicine?
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>>>Do you think you needed a CAT scan.