Do a search of the Congressional Record of the "Hill Burton Act," and you will see what you believe is not correct, it is EVERY hospital in EVERY state. The feds are stealing from Medicare to implement the act as well. Why do you think an aspirin costs $4 in a hospital?
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>>That is not a benefit IMO. I know we have problems (in healthcare), but
>>gubmint-run universal healthcare is not the answer. It will be worse
>>than what we have now.
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> But what we have now needs serious reform. Healthcare is a service
> system, not an insurance system, yet we have insurance companies
> taking a major chuck out of the middle and limiting needed care based
> on purely monetary motives. We can't fix that when the people in power
> are in the pocket of the insurance companies.
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>>There are programs in place now to cover the
>>otherwise uninsured.
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> You are sadly misinformed.
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> There are few programs for the uninsured. The only "programs" in most
> states are the fact that if you show up in an emergency room they are
> obligated to treat you.