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Originally Posted by Riot

You make a good point, the word "free" is misleading. Let's rephrase it correctly: there are no copays for preventive care. And that's a very good thing, as it reduces the cost of health care by addressing prevention. Yes. It's paid by the people who are paying the monthly premiums to the private insurance companies that are providing the services (the private companies are gaining thousands of new customers). Just like when you pay only a copay at your insurance, and your premiums pay for the rest of your care. Wouldn't it be nice if preventive care had no copay with your insurance? Screening blood tests, Pap smears, etc? That would certainly encourage better health care, wouldn't it? Certainly nothing to snicker about.

like i said, i snickered when you said free. as for preventive care, or coverage will encourage visits...i doubt it. many people dont go for care, don't go to doctors, they only go to the emergency room when they can't stand the pain.
there are people my husband works with who have all the coverage you could ask for-still have bad teeth, don't get physicals, etc. why? probably because they don't care about any of that. some do, most don't. having insurance won't change that-and there are going to be plenty of people who would rather pay the fine than will buy insurance, because a lot of people don't see the need-until they get sick that is. then they'll complain that they can't get taken care of, just like it's always been.