If an insurance provider is guaranteed a paycheck from a corporation like.. Wal-Mart, do they automatically provide sub-standard care just because that check will always be rolling in?

Why wouldn’t it breed competition amongst the providers? When the government has a project, and they take bids from different sources, that encourages competition amongst the bidders. You work in construction. I work in construction. Virtually the same thing. And what I’ve suggested was a basic health plan for all qualifying adults. Not based on income precisely, but based on necessity. For instance people that fall through the cracks of the government’s existing health care aid. Like me. Limited coverage for everyone else. I.E a few doctor’s visits a year, and some basic dental. Some basic hospitalization and emergency care. Why do you think hospitals charge you $50 for a box of tissue? Because if you have insurance, they know they’ll pay. And oftentimes, the insurance companies are able to negotiate prices down for their clients. For instance, if I had been covered in the hospital, my bill would probably have been cut in half because my insurance provider is able to handle things like that, cut financial corners. All having some sort of national plan would do is take a few more dollars out of the pocket of taxpayers and help clean up a corrupt health care system and make it a little less easy for a doctor to drive a Mercedes. I see nothing wrong with that. And I’d gladly have an extra $5 taken out of my paycheck if it meant someone didn’t have to choose between rent and meds.