This is actually from Garrison, but Tommy doesn't have Kane friended yet.
Actually, Tommy, I agree with you. Now, most of that is based on the fact that the US health care system is a perverse shambles that allows more than half of its population to go without proper health care in order to maximise profits, but it's true never the less.
Health insurance is based around a risk of monthly payments proving less than the costs of treating some one. That's why as you age, as the various elements of your health issues come to light, the cost of coverage goes up. So, mutant X who suffers from an auto-immune issue gets checked into a hospital, and then blows up the west wing of it. That cost is spread across the entire system, so the companies use it as an excuse to jack up the monthly bills ten percent because they have to now cover potential damages from ill mutants losing control of their powers while undergoing treatment. It's a crapshoot that gives more power to the people who hate mutants, giving them the excuse to tell Joe American who is barely scraping by that because of the bill, his health care costs just jumped 25%. Who's he going to blame.
Hint: Google 'immigration' and 'health care' and get the fun parallel.
The only sensible thing is to move towards a national health care system that extends coverage to all US citizens, to ensure that all people with genetic differences like mutants are covered in the same fashion. If you're interested, drop on to the gov.ca site and look under 'Gamma Flight' for a full explanation of Canadian health care twinned with mandatory testing and registration.
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Actually, Tommy, I agree with you. Now, most of that is based on the fact that the US health care system is a perverse shambles that allows more than half of its population to go without proper health care in order to maximise profits, but it's true never the less.
Health insurance is based around a risk of monthly payments proving less than the costs of treating some one. That's why as you age, as the various elements of your health issues come to light, the cost of coverage goes up. So, mutant X who suffers from an auto-immune issue gets checked into a hospital, and then blows up the west wing of it. That cost is spread across the entire system, so the companies use it as an excuse to jack up the monthly bills ten percent because they have to now cover potential damages from ill mutants losing control of their powers while undergoing treatment. It's a crapshoot that gives more power to the people who hate mutants, giving them the excuse to tell Joe American who is barely scraping by that because of the bill, his health care costs just jumped 25%. Who's he going to blame.
Hint: Google 'immigration' and 'health care' and get the fun parallel.
The only sensible thing is to move towards a national health care system that extends coverage to all US citizens, to ensure that all people with genetic differences like mutants are covered in the same fashion. If you're interested, drop on to the gov.ca site and look under 'Gamma Flight' for a full explanation of Canadian health care twinned with mandatory testing and registration.