Healthcare+Related+Videos

media type="youtube" key="AjELON7FxL8" height="344" width="425" Maher argues that healthcare (and war and prisons) shouldn't be for a profit
 * Bill Maher Argues Against the Profit Motive**

media type="youtube" key="6UUqF9j0XWs" height="344" width="425" Main Points: Private Insurance is more wasteful than government administered insurance because hospitals have to fight harder to get paid by the insurance companies and this causes higher administration costs. Single Payer is best option, but a public option is good as long as it is a strong public option with the same rules and subsidies that private insurance plans get.
 * The Democratic Socialists of America argue for a Single Payer System, and also support a Public Option**

media type="youtube" key="foXQbmZxWYY" height="340" width="560" Ron Paul is a true fiscal conservative who always argues that government should completely get out of everything. Basically his points are: 1. Healthcare costs are too high, because a) it is caused not by free markets but by government mandating that employers provide insurance and by giving HMOs subsidies, eliminating competition. b) This allows insurance agencies to charge more for insurance and still get paid. It also allows hospitals to charge more for services because they get paid no matter how much they charge the insurance companies. c) IMPACT: Insurance companies charge higher premiums, and since service costs are so high, the uninsured cannot afford to visit a doctor.
 * Congressman Ron Paul (Republican/Libertarian) Argues Against "Socialized Medicine"**

Ron Paul would like to see: 1) an end to government mandates: employers provide coverage, hospitals provide emergency care, subsidized healthcare (Medicare), etc 2) end of Medicare and the HMO act which drive up prices and eliminate the competitiveness of individual medical insurances (see http://www.capmag.com/article.asp?ID=2819 for details)

Bill Oreilly says "FREEDOM! FREEEEEEEEEDOM!!!!"  media type="youtube" key="ECLDhauFpKU" height="344" width="425"