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To: TimF who wrote (130059)	2/5/2010 1:07:03 AM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (1) of 541990

>>If we're going to have an subsidized insurance scheme that everyone can join, I think it would be best if its catastrophic insurance. Not gold plated, cover everything, medical pre-payment plans, but insurance against the most serious of risks. Those are the risks that can crush people. We don't need to "insure" against an annual checkup, esp. if your talking about subsidized insurance.<< I can see the appeal of that idea. It seems as though it would be less expensive for everyone if the government only underwrites the most serious risks. And that might work well enough for a lot of people. But I believe it ends up being more expensive to choose not to cover things like checkups. If you catch things like cancer, diabetes, and heart disease early, they are usually a lot less expensive to treat. Orders of magnitude less expensive. And the patient gets better and goes back to work more quickly, too. I just posted some thought about the Canadian system. I know you often don't read posts that aren't addressed to you, so allow me to provide a link. Message 26299955 PS: I apologize for taking the "handout" comment personally.

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