Logical Action in Response to Health Care
Hat tip to Amy’s Humble Musings…this article offers a common-sense, practical action for Americans to take in response to the government’s attempt to force insurance purchase. Brilliant.
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March 22, 2010 8:06 pm
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Great article. Thank you for posting. My husband has been in the health insurance industry for 16 years. He has been able to share the gospel to many people. He now has 4-8 years to find a new job path. A new adventure for our family!
I understand that members of Samaritan Ministries and other health cost sharing programs are exempt from mandatory insurance. I am glad since we’ve been very happy members for 6 years. Their web site it http://www.samaritanministries.org.
Fantastic. I am so glad America is easily manipulated into voting for progressives who will harm America. Thanks for the post. Maybe this is why America isn’t mentioned in Revelation? We’ll be bankrupt and ineffective to do help Israel.
Oh, how silly!
I live in Massachusetts where we’ve had an individual mandate for several years now. Some economists predicted that people would pay the fine and not get health insurance, but that has not been what has happened at all. Why? Because [NORMAL] people WANT health insurance! They don’t want to have to worry about what will happen in case of a freak accident or illness! It’s been pretty successful so far. Of course, there are always kinks to be ironed out, and the state needs more primary care physicians to take care of the increased load, but that’s because people are starting to get the *preventative* care they need (which is the most important kind of care — often prevents the need for “catastrophic” care because problems are caught and addressed early on). We’re one of the healthiest states in the nation, according to health outcome statistics. Hawaii has an even better system, and they’ve had universal coverage for decades. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/17/health/policy/17hawaii.html?_r=2&scp=1&sq=hawaii%20health%20care&st=cse
And see? The fabric of society has not come unraveled!
“For from the least to the greatest of them, everyone is greedy for unjust gain; and from prophet to priest, everyone deals falsely. They have healed the wound of my people lightly, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace. Were they ashamed when they committed abomination? No, they were not at all ashamed; they did not know how to blush.” Jeremiah 6:13-15a
Americans are greedy. That is why they want someone else to pay their insurance.
Abortion is an abomination. Americans don’t even blush at the thought of receiving “our rights” (yes, said in a sickly syrupy way) at the cost of lives. Which, by the way, IS a right. The right to life!!!
I do not presume to know what the masses will decide to do. As for our family, if our private insurance goes up a great deal, we will not be able to afford it. We would prefer to be part of a medical share program, but if they do not remain protected, I would rather go without and save the money for future medical bills. Our family has always gone for “alternative” medicine paid for out of pocket before visiting the local clinic. In most cases, the clinic has not been necessary.
Our midwife is a missionary who does not accept insurance and she does not charge a penny. She asks that the families she serves provide for her as God motivates them, and it has worked beautifully for her and for us.
One of our children was early and had to be born at a hospital. Our deductible was high. Through church family, God provided so much more than our need that we had funds left over to pass on to others in the same circumstances.
Having real and good insurance is a nice thing that makes life more comfortable. However, watching God meet our needs when insurance was not the answer sure exercised and significantly grew our faith in the Almighty.
@ b – I don’t think the NYT is a reliable source, frankly. I don’t consider what they print to necessarily be news.
As far as Hawaii – they have one the largest tourist incomes by which to pay for health care -they also suffer from one of the highest obesity rates in the the nation. I don’t see how they could be considered generally healthy – all the preventative care in the world can’t solve the problems that begets.
Massuchusetts may be one of the healthiest states in the nation physically, but Mitt Romney couldn’t even talk his way out of how underfunded the system is there. The deficit, as I understand it, is at two generations and growing. I don’t see that as a brilliant example of helping people.
Cottage Child,
According to the CDC (I’m curious as to what criteria you use to determine what is a “reliable” source of news.), Hawaii actually has a low rate of obesity – 22.6%. Only 5 states have a lower obesity rate than Hawaii: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Colorado, Rhode Island, and Utah (and D.C.).
http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/trends.html#State
It has been costly, that’s true. But it’s a step in the right direction. I would prefer a single-payer system, but we don’t have the political capital to accomplish that right now. Maybe in a couple decades.
http://gombojav.blogspot.com/2010/03/my-sentiments-exactly.html