Re: Mental energy

>Medicaid is another example for this.  When you aren't paying for your health 
care you'll take your kid, or yourself, to the emergency room for a head cold.  
>If you are paying your own heath care, and don't have insurance, you'll suffer 
excruciating pain, risk serious internal infections and contemplate wishing for 
death from a gall bladder attack, so as not to incur a medical bill you have no 
>idea how you will pay. (like I said - anecdotal).

Anectdotally speaking, I have never met the person who goes to the emergency room for a headcold.  Every person I know won't go in to see a doctor until the last absolute second-or die...whether it's government or themselves paying for it makes no difference in anyone I know in real life.  I heck, I didn't go to see a doctor for over a month after having 300 lbs land on my foot and could barely walk-and it would have been a toally free checkup... so, free of charge and not on my healthplan?  Did not change my willingness to go see a doctor...and that has been the example I have seen from friends and family-including those getting free government medical coverage.


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