Liberal welfare bums keep wanting more!

[DA BEAR]

Sadly, socialized medicine is a certainty in the United States. Along with
that socialized medicine we'll see a decrease in the quality of medical
care, long waiting periods for most elective surgeries and absolutely
hideous costs. This whole process is about to be accelerated by the
adoption of this hideously expensive (not to mention unneeded) prescription
drug benefit for Medicare.

Here's something else for you to consider. Genetic testing. As science
advances genetic testing is going to become more widely available. People
will be able to undergo tests which could serve to predict the probability
of several rather sever diseases. So, the question is whether or not
insurance companies will be able to perform these tests on those who apply
for coverage? Obviously a health insurance company isn't going to what to
write a policy for someone with strong genetic markers for a costly disease.
The general thought is that insurance companies would not be allowed to run
the tests. But what about individuals? We could all have those tests run,
and those among us with markers for some rather bad diseases could run out
and load up on all kinds of insurance … health and life! We would have more
information than the insurance company would. Not exactly an equitable
situation, is it?

So, the solution? Ted Kennedy's wet-dream. Universal coverage mandated and
regulated by government. Universal coverage … the next step to full
socialized medicine.

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