Make A List: The differences between private and public health coverage.

[ColbertWatcher]

Please just list a difference between public and private healthcare in the subject line such that when the thread is viewed it shows a list of all the differences.

Thank you.

[ColbertWatcher]

1. With public health care: everyone is covered. n/t

[Fridays Child]

2. Public health care will cover pre-existing conditions.

[unpossibles]

3. Private: sick people get denied nt

[Orrex]

4. Private health care is intended to generate a profit, and fuck all else

Public health care is intended to provide health care to the public.

[baldguy]

5. In America? Or in the civilized world?

[MercutioATC]

6. You can have private health insurance with all of the benefits of "public" insurance.

I've been a member of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) for 17 years.

I get to choose from a wide array of private HMOs, PPOs and PPVs, all of which have to meet the requirements of the program (like no exclusions for preexisting conditions) to offer benefits. I get to decide which plan works best for me.

Expanding FEHBP to cover all Americans would be better than some single-payer national plan, IMO.

[ColbertWatcher]

7. Is FEHBP anything like what members of Congress get? n/t

[MercutioATC]

9. Yes. Same thing.

[WCGreen]

8. Take the profit out of the equation; Let the Insurance companies scam elsewhere...

[ccharles000]

10. ...

I prefer public over private.

[ColbertWatcher]

11. Afternoon kick. n/t

[guitar man]

12. I wouldn't have to pay $5k a year in premiums

And then still have co-pays for Dr visits and only 80/20 on hospitalization.