Comments on: Myth 9. A “public option” is needed to spur competition, keep private plans honest, and bring down costs. http://www.aapsonline.org/newsoftheday/00340 from the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:47:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: AlaskaMike http://www.aapsonline.org/newsoftheday/00340#comment-3160 AlaskaMike Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:52:45 +0000 http://www.aapsonline.org/newsoftheday/?p=340#comment-3160 Private insurance companies charge as much as they can and pay as little as they must. They are purely profit driven with no care for the well being or benefit of their patients. Medical providers charge as much as they can and take what they can get from the medical insurers. Again, a profit driven enterprise. The root problem with our medical care system is the fact that it is a profit driven enterprise, not a public service. Medical care is a fundamental responsibility of a civilized society, not a capatilistic commodity. Private insurance companies charge as much as they can and pay as little as they must. They are purely profit driven with no care for the well being or benefit of their patients. Medical providers charge as much as they can and take what they can get from the medical insurers. Again, a profit driven enterprise. The root problem with our medical care system is the fact that it is a profit driven enterprise, not a public service.

Medical care is a fundamental responsibility of a civilized society, not a capatilistic commodity.

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