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Its a myth that single payer in America would be more than twice as expensive as the current absurdly expensive system. It will not cost 4 times as much as in other developed countries. Thats just laughable corporate propaganda.
really... first off the USA is NOT 4 times as much as other countries ....2x yes..not 4x
Yes, that’s what I mean. My private insurance plan ensures access to prompt care without waiting weeks or months for my “turn” for diagnostic procedures or visits with a specialist. It’s worth every penny we pay for it.
We live in a highly competitive healthcare market and have BCBS insurance with a massive number of in- network providers. Nonetheless, it is not possible to get an immediate appointment with an in demand specialist.
There’s a 6-8 week wait for a basic mammogram. Same for colonoscopy. Due to thyroid Cancer, my husband sees an Endocrinologist once a year. Appointments must be scheduled 6 months in advance.
Yeah, or maybe it has something to do with too many guns in the hands of too many who shouldn't have them, and a psyche by many that no gun ever should be regulated, nor those that own them.
But, as I posted previously, the life expectancy of those over 65 still is higher in Canada than the USA. Explain that.
Public and private insurance excludes most cosmetic surgery. It’s all out of pocket.
Yet, the highest compensated medical specialty is plastic surgery. Injectables have become the bread and butter of most practices.
Conversely, family practitioners tend to be among the lowest compensated specialties and most visits are reimbursed by private or public insurance, less a nominal patient co- pay.
In Washington state, like many, a hospital isn't allowed to refuse service due to inability to pay so the uninsured are already on our dime. Furthermore the states benefits for low income people short pay the hospitals. As a result, the rest of us get turned upside down and shook for every penny if we even look at a hospital. The hospital is pretty candid with the fact that they lose money on those with state insurance and the uninsured, and have to massively over-bill the insured to recover that money. Between what my employer pays for my insurance and what I pay out of pocket it's my 3rd largest monthly expense.
Yeah, or maybe it has something to do with too many guns in the hands of too many who shouldn't have them, and a psyche by many that no gun ever should be regulated, nor those that own them.
But, as I posted previously, the life expectancy of those over 65 still is higher in Canada than the USA. Explain that.
Perhaps the US obesity rate has something to do with this.
That 75% of US adults are overweight/ obese makes the population more vulnerable to many diseases, including but not limited to Diabetes 2 and serious complications.
In Washington state, like many, a hospital isn't allowed to refuse service due to inability to pay so the uninsured are already on our dime. Furthermore the states benefits for low income people short pay the hospitals. As a result, the rest of us get turned upside down and shook for every penny if we even look at a hospital. The hospital is pretty candid with the fact that they lose money on those with state insurance and the uninsured, and have to massively over-bill the insured to recover that money. Between what my employer pays for my insurance and what I pay out of pocket it's my 3rd largest monthly expense.
EMTALA became law 33 years ago in 1986.
The ER cannot decline to stabilize a patient due to an inability to pay.
why should I expect someone else to pay MY bill...sorry I am not greedy
The point is that no one knows what calamitous illness may hit you that costs untold amounts of money to deal with. Unless you are a multi-millionaire who has the resources, do you truly have so much lack of empathy to allow a person needed medical care?
Healthcare is a human right, not an option. All humans should have access to proper healthcare, regardless of income or wealth. Want extras? Sure, pay insurance to allow you to have a private room rather than a four bed one. But the basics should be equal to all, as a human right, not a privilege.
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