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Gdetrailer
Jan 12, 2020Explorer III
Everyone wants USA Healthcare "fixed" but yet everytime they attempt to "fix" it they end up making it worse by attacking the wrong end of the problem.
"Universal" coverage insurance is the absolute wrong place to start, you have to start in the place that is costing the healthcare system the most..
LITIGATION as in Lawsuits, Lawyers and such.
Tort limitations and REASONABLE settlements for truly bad outcomes can easily reduce the cost without any Government run health system.
It starts at the Liability insurance that ALL healthcare personal, Hospitals, Doctors and other staff must carry to protect themselves from being sued.
Have a sister who is a DR of Veterinary Medicine, when she first became a DR the Vet clinic she worked at paid her Liability insurance to the tune of $60K per yr!! Fast forward 20+ yrs and I would hate to see what that costs now let alone what a DR of humans would need for insurance..
Then there is the "health insurance providers", yeah, my Primary DR tells me they are not losing money, many have an "surplus" of money in the Billions of Dollars but yet they are telling the DRs like mine what the DRs must or can't do otherwise the DRs will not get reimbursed for services rendered..
I suspect that the DRs are being told to "push" the latest, greatest most expensive meds even though there may be less expensive older meds which work just as well or better than the new ones.. My DR has alluded to that..
Hopefully you can come up with a plan on your Trailer, as I mentioned, a custom builder most likely would be a better place to start for your situation. You have very specific needs which they should be able to design and build for you.
After fully rebuilding two TTs, I can tell you that it is not as easy as it looks to rebuild and even would be harder to start from ground zero with nothing to go by. Trailers have a balance thing that must be considered, axles must be in the correct place, your weight must be distributed correctly. Failure to get your load balance and or the axles balanced correctly will result in a trailer with a very bad towing instability.
IF you really wish to pursue from scratch, there was a company called "GLEN L" which offered some basic build pans. You can also search for "trailer design plans", vary your search terms and read up as much as possible!
There has been a few folks on this forum who have built from scratch, there was one who built a 5th wheel with slide outs, might have been by the name of Chad? I am sure someone else may remember that fellow and can find his build threads on this forum.
Additionally you will need to make sure you have all of the DOT stuff covered like your clearance lights, running lights and tail lights are in the correct positions and you will need axles with electric brakes and a emergency break away system.
"Universal" coverage insurance is the absolute wrong place to start, you have to start in the place that is costing the healthcare system the most..
LITIGATION as in Lawsuits, Lawyers and such.
Tort limitations and REASONABLE settlements for truly bad outcomes can easily reduce the cost without any Government run health system.
It starts at the Liability insurance that ALL healthcare personal, Hospitals, Doctors and other staff must carry to protect themselves from being sued.
Have a sister who is a DR of Veterinary Medicine, when she first became a DR the Vet clinic she worked at paid her Liability insurance to the tune of $60K per yr!! Fast forward 20+ yrs and I would hate to see what that costs now let alone what a DR of humans would need for insurance..
Then there is the "health insurance providers", yeah, my Primary DR tells me they are not losing money, many have an "surplus" of money in the Billions of Dollars but yet they are telling the DRs like mine what the DRs must or can't do otherwise the DRs will not get reimbursed for services rendered..
I suspect that the DRs are being told to "push" the latest, greatest most expensive meds even though there may be less expensive older meds which work just as well or better than the new ones.. My DR has alluded to that..
Hopefully you can come up with a plan on your Trailer, as I mentioned, a custom builder most likely would be a better place to start for your situation. You have very specific needs which they should be able to design and build for you.
After fully rebuilding two TTs, I can tell you that it is not as easy as it looks to rebuild and even would be harder to start from ground zero with nothing to go by. Trailers have a balance thing that must be considered, axles must be in the correct place, your weight must be distributed correctly. Failure to get your load balance and or the axles balanced correctly will result in a trailer with a very bad towing instability.
IF you really wish to pursue from scratch, there was a company called "GLEN L" which offered some basic build pans. You can also search for "trailer design plans", vary your search terms and read up as much as possible!
There has been a few folks on this forum who have built from scratch, there was one who built a 5th wheel with slide outs, might have been by the name of Chad? I am sure someone else may remember that fellow and can find his build threads on this forum.
Additionally you will need to make sure you have all of the DOT stuff covered like your clearance lights, running lights and tail lights are in the correct positions and you will need axles with electric brakes and a emergency break away system.
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