While we need to have reform with our health care system, I don’t believe we need this large price tag that will greatly increase our taxes again. I feel we need to have inter-state competition, we need to find a way for health care items—prescriptions, and medical supplies—to not cost so much.
The person I share office space with was talking about how people just accept the cost of things without questioning outrageous prices.
Her husband has a sleeping disorder and uses a breathing machine. Shortly after they purchased the breathing machine (their health care covered it) a little plastic piece that held the strap that goes around his head broke. The company said it would sell it to him what the insurance carrier would charge (a discounted rate). It cost him $300.00 (three hundred dollars). [The retail price] was $500.00.
She was furious at the cost and did her own research. She “Googled” the piece—same order #… everything. When it arrived at their house it was EXACTLY the same in every way. She purchased that piece for around $50.00. They took it back to the medical supply place and replaced the piece and got a refund.
I am sure this kind of thing is multiplied thousands of times across our nation. If we could get a handle on this I believe our insurance and health care costs come down.
