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To: Steve Lokness who wrote (14557)	4/4/2012 11:18:14 AM
From: d[-_-]b	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 85487

Who do you want to pay for medical care The person getting the care of course. I am a little unclear on the boundaries of free care or even insurance - both have limits - you don't get every medical treatment possible - you get what's covered unless you have more money. So if the government has to pick up your tab there has to be a set of covered services as Oregon tried to list years ago. The list was created by looking at the amount of money available and the cost of each service and ranked benefit or possible outcome. Then they drew a line when the money was estimated to run out - nothing after that is covered - some would call it a death panel. Also I would add there is a difference between health care and catastrophic insurance coverage. There are many regulations government could repeal or create - look for ways to reduce costs, legal protections for doctors, cross state insurance, importation of foreign drugs etc etc. As for a federal system - a constitutional amendment appears to be required to create a mandate. So you better get started on that.