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To: TimF who wrote (262680)	4/24/2008 10:49:44 PM
From: geode00	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Yes, there are ways of rationing care. Having people without sufficient resources suffer through illnesses or simply die is the right wing answer. I find that answer unacceptable in my country. You may disagree but I find it morally repugnant and damaging to our society as a whole. Rationing of care can be done by many different means including providing basic care for all without question, providing long wait times for procedures, using a gatekeeper, etc. My favorite method is to figure out why some people are using the system more than is expected and then fixing the problem. If some people are bored and lonely and want to visit the doctor every day then that can be addressed elsewhere. Some people hate going to the doctor even if it is included in the price of citizenship. I suspect most health care would not need to be rationed because most people do not like going to the doctor and certainly do not like going to the hospital bill or no bill. There are ways to achieve a reasonable usage of the system that does not include letting people wander around without care. Yes, it is worth it to have people lead healthier, happier and possibly longer lives. I include the growing of personal vegetable gardens in the 'preventive' care category. Giving doctors incentives for keeping their patients healthy helps as well. No, there can be many more doctors practicing around the country. Today, doctors cluster in urban areas. Reducing or eliminating the high cost of education is a good trade off for reduced pay for doctors. Those who want to make more money can go into business. Those who genuinely want to practice medicine as a retail profession on real people can go into medicine. No, you invest in education and get more, less expensive and better regulated doctors out the other end. That is an excellent investment in the health and welfare of our people. Yes, bad doctors (like bad priests) shouldn't be shifted from one hospital or practice to another. It should be easier to track and get rid of bad practitioners than it is today. Are you sure you are a capitalist? You seem married to a bloated, over-priced, corrupt system. Why is that?