Archive for April, 2008

healthcare??????????

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

bill j asked: I am seeking a position in private EMS starting in the late Spring of 2008 in Chicago and its suburbs. I am aware of many different companies that are offering employment, however I have also heard negatives about each of these companies. Does anyone have any input ...

Will Universal Healthcare in the USA lower the quality of our Healthcare?

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

mh10190 asked: The USA has the best quality healthcare in the world. People from all over the world (who can afford it) come to our hospitals for the best treatments. We have the best outcomes in almost every disease in the world. But what im interested in is that if ...

PPO vs HMO?

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

Confused asked: We currently have First Health PPO health insurance and we want to switch to Blue cross Blue shield HMO. I had a baby 7 weeks ago and we just received the bills and it is outrageous. The bill for my hospital stay was $10 000 and I am ...

Why my question about Why Socialized Healthcare is more expensive for all was erase? : government incompetent?

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

MISES.ORG asked: In the fall of my sixth year of grade school, I was treated to my first real lesson in American politics on the occasion of the annual election for president of the student body. It was a lesson I have not forgotten after all these years, and a ...

Healthcare in EU?

Saturday, April 19th, 2008

Dee asked: I've done some research comparing healthcare in the US to that of healthcare in the EU. I've interviewed people in the US who are both satisfied and not satisfied with their healthcare. Is there anyone currently livng in the EU who would be willing to share his or ...

Should full healthcare be a priviledge of someone with a good job? or should it be a basic human right for all

Saturday, April 19th, 2008

Chris34 asked: Americans, universal healthcare. Why should a rich person's life have more value then a poor person's life when it comes to receiving healthcare treatments, operations, surgeries, transplants, chemo, drugs, etc? The problem in America is that the healthcare system is set up as a for profit ...

Healthcare insurance.I live in Europe with a welfare state.How much does it cost an healthcare insurance?

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

Riccardo L asked: that could cover eveything? ( surgical treatment... every type of disease...a full covering healthcare insurance). I'm curious about it. I've seen Sicko by Michael Moore and so i would like some informations about healthcare cost in Usa I mean... in USARachel

How is PPO different from HMO?

Monday, April 14th, 2008

natashap asked: My husband had a PPO insurance plan earlier but post marriage he got an HMO whats the difference? Which is better? I see that we need to copay $35 for each appointment with HMO whereas earlier it was free for my husband. Why is it so?Adrian

HMO’s, elective procedures, healthcare?

Monday, April 14th, 2008

andyw asked: Someone pgoesto the emergency room of a local hospital, complaining of a sore tongue. That hospital, upon finding out that her coverage is provided by an HMO that the hospital does not have a contract with, refers her to the hospital down the street. At the ...

HMO or PPO. I need to decide?

Sunday, April 13th, 2008

Tabbycat asked: I need to enroll in my health benefits.. I have never had so many choices. Each has it's own positives and negatives. The HMO takes out a bit more out of my check each month, but the PPO could cost more if I were sick or needed surgery(etc). I've ...