Does anyone think 72 year old and 4 time cancer survivor John McCain can get reasonable health insurance in the open market?

When did insurance companies become charities?

These presidential hate posts are getting sillier and sillier. just go cast your damned votes and see what happens. Not that that will ever end it, of course. The hatred has been bubbling over since the Clinton years, so I seriously doubt it'll end now.

This isn't a hate post - this is simply pointing out a major flaw in McCain's healthcare policy. He thinks people can get insurance on the open market with his tax credit. But like SillyWabbit points out, insurance companies are not charities and they have strong incentives to not insure the elderly and the disabled. So John McCain is just an example of the type of people who will be left out of McCain's healthcare plan.

I retired from the Postal Service. I pay $108.75 for insurance a month for myself. I thank God that I decided to work for the Federal Government because of this benefit (though I don't use it at this time). Perhaps I will be affected by McCain's plan. At 60 years of age I am sure that there are a few "preexisting conditions" that my insurance plan would love to use to terminate me. I am looking forward to the "unintended consequences" of McCain's vision. I am sure the lawyers are already looking for ways the companies can shed the burden of employees with "preexisiting conditions". This will be a huge shakeup in the next few years. Lots of dead and money to be inherited. Maybe that will jumpstart the economy (or at least the funeral industry).

You're right, Wabbit, insurance companies aren't charities. That's the problem; there's someone standing between me and good health, and that someone has a vested interest in not doing the right thing.

Health care should be a basic human right.

I think the focus should be on health not health care. Increase food quality, nutrition, mineral content, etc. Encourage play and exercise.

Health care is all about drugs and doing what your trained doctor tells you to with mixed results. People taking scripts rarely seem to be healthy or getting healthier.

omg, I actually agree with charlatan. Did anyone else feel the earth move?

After watching the most recent Frontline episode and 60 Minutes, both of which addressed the lack of health care in this country, it is truly disgusting to see how many people are without health care through no fault of their own. There are cancer patients suddently being told their health insurance will no longer cover their chemo, and others who cannot find insurance that is affordable. One of the programs investigated the health insurance industry and found they actually give large bonuses to its employees for finding ways to drop someone's coverage. How immoral is that? The U.S. is the only western society that does not provide health insurance to the public. Nobody should die in this country because they can't afford health insurance!