Originally Posted by
lovbyts
What the US considers preventative care is not really preventative. In the US we mostly treat symptoms and not the problem. That's why 90% of people who take Viagra know nothing about HRT/TRT testosterone levels and have no idea why they have libido issues along with many other health issues that they just associate with getting older. Most doctors are only pill pushers for the pharmacies.
On one hand I agree with this statement. However, you are not a doctor so you are not aware of the considerations that go into these decisions. Many elderly patients use Viagra, and many of them have lipid profiles which are already compromised, many are already hypertensive, and they are at a much higher risk for an enlarged prostate or prostate cancer. This makes them very poor candidates for Testosterone therapy, which can negatively effect their HDL/LDL, increase their blood pressure, which if they are ALREADY hypertensive could increase their risk of stroke, myocardial infarction, and other cardiac related incidences. The increased level of DHT in their systems can increase their PSA astronomically, putting them at a much higher risk of prostate cancer. So you see there are very complex decisions that go into these things that the average person wouldn't think about. This is one case where a band-aid really does fix the problem.
It's also kind of contradictory to say that these doctors are just pushing drugs because they hand out Viagra, but in the same sentence recommend that the patient be put on TRT. So, hand out one drug instead of another? How does that make them any less of a drug pusher?
Ill bet anyone that in 10 years the one trillion will be 2+ trillion. Like I said/asked; when in the history of the US has the government, congress, state ever kept on budget? Whey have they ever said something will cost XXX $ and it has come in at that price or lower? It has always been 2x or more.
This is absolutely true. They are trying to use the 'non partisan' CBO figures to say that this plan is going to save X amount of dollars. The government is notorious for under-estimating the cost of things. Furthermore, bills get amended several times before they get passed, and pork always finds its way into the bill. We have 70 trillion dollars in unfunded entitlements by the year 2050, from Medicare/Medicaid alone. That means 70 trillion dollars and we have no idea where the money is even going to come from. And that is not including the new numbers of people who are going to be covered under this 'public option'.
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