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BTW.. Medical Tourism for Americans to other countries is becoming extremely popular . I posted an article from NY Times on this topic on another thread about a UHC or NHC. Because you can get just as good quality health care in other countries for 1/3 of the cost.
I understand that part of Obama's health plan is free airplane shuttles to India or taxi's to Mexico for expensive surgeries.
This is the cost reduction part of his health care.
Can you imagine getting a call from collections demanding that you pay the bill you have yet to receive the service for. What would you do if got a call from a hospital collections demanding payment for the heart attack you might have.
What if in the 5th month of your pregnancy the hospital called and demanded payment for the delivery you're gonna have.
Well it appears that's what hospitals are doing.
Rising bad debt has hospitals resorting to new finance tactics with patients (http://www.startribune.com/business/42020657.html?elr=KArksCiUHc3E7_V_nDaycUiD3aPc:_ Yyc:aUHDYaGEP7eyckcUs - broken link)
They might well wait 7.3 weeks (a little less than two months) for elective cardiac surgery in the US.
Much depends on the area - here in the Phoenix area, the times are much shorter as we have a significant number of specialists in the area and a number of fine hospitals also
It's well known that lots of retired Canadians visit Arizona during the winter, so it is hardly surprising that some of them need to go to the dr.
I can assure you that many intentionally get their medical care when they come here - be it that hip replacement, or the eye surgery, or the dental care, or the vision care.
I can assure you that many intentionally get their medical care when they come here - be it that hip replacement, or the eye surgery, or the dental care, or the vision care.
Their attitude is that they have it (health insurance) and it works for them.. so why completely throw out the system. That's only because they THINK the system works. It doesn't. .not even for those fortunate enough to HAVE insurance,
To the contrary TM - I KNOW my insurance works for me and my family.
And quite honestly, I trust my judgment over the governments, far more than you do - evidently, and your comments substantiate this, you believe the government knows best.
Because it's a stupid communist idea that is completely detached from economic reality?
As far as I know, we are the only industrialized nation that doesn't have a national health plan. So are you saying Canada, France, India, Israel, Germany, Finland, England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Australia, New Zealand....
and the list goes on and on
are Communist countries?
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