tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245382822017142877.post756267017231073621..comments2023-11-05T03:37:44.767-08:00Comments on The Cranky Conservative: The Joy of ObamacareCranky Conservativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07353427256529214488noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245382822017142877.post-90210756561017316172014-01-22T10:09:41.083-08:002014-01-22T10:09:41.083-08:00As with all things....the pendulum always swings, ...As with all things....the pendulum always swings, water and electricity find the path of least resistance, and change is always inevitable. With the advent of the "Unafforable Care Act," many doctors and patients are frustrated with the new system. The next step is a doctor a) leaving the system (e.g., resigning); b) reducing his hours and number of patiets; or finding a new way altogether.<br /><br />The impetus in all of this is the fact that eventually, Obamacare will fail--say, two or three years from now, just in time for the presidential elections (when all the knights on white horses will come out of the walls to save us)--and we are left with complete government control of our health (aka, single payer system).<br /><br />To counter this, the medical community "may" create a new means of acquiring and giving services. One of those would be what's called "medical tourism." You can see it happening already, with some insurance companies offering hip replacements, not locally, but in key geographic areas of the country or overseas. It generally will be free or low cost (hmmm, for large corporations and their employees), the caveat being one has to pay for the flight to get there...The flight from the USA has now begun.<br /><br />Other avenues are to pay low cost, but more direct medical expenses from a menu offered by "medical services companies." In otther words, pay the IRS fine having no medical insurance, but have instead, a medical avenue that is more direct and immediately responsive to one's needs. <br /><br />Pretty soon, no one will want to sign on to Obamacare (especially the young), thus ever-increasing taxes and premiums just to support it. Once people balk at it, then the 'single-payer' system will be created.. Whoever is in political power in 2015/2016 will be ousted....that's why I fear the Republicans and conservatives will lose even if they win in 2014...<br /><br />Welcome to our future...we have met the enemy, and he is us (Pogo, I think).BobbyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04833687724310617411noreply@blogger.com