"Andrew VK3BFA" wrote in message
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Got an email recently from someone here, saying he was going to have
to wait till he was 65 before he could get anything done about his
skin cancers - it was then that your Medicaid/Medicare(?) kicked in.
Is that a just, equitable health system in action or what?

You can set aside the "just and equitable" argument and just go with stupid.
This is an excellent example. Your friend could be treated today at a much
lower cost than will be possible tomorrow or the next day.
By the time treament will be covered, your friend will be very sick, the
treatment will be extremely expensive and much less effective.
The public will end up spending a fortune in the future for what will likely
be end of life care rather than a few bucks today.
That's as dumb as it gets and the terror these people experience between now
and the time their coverage begins to kick in isn't something that should be
visited on anyone by their fellows, especialy not given the practical
reality of what will happen at age 65.
It is debilitating to both the work force and society.

JC