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Originally Posted by TomDot
Yeah I just loved the part where he took a group of Americans to Cuba for their superior health care.
But wait! Earlier in the film a list flashed up on the screen from the World Health Organization showing the U.S. above Cuba in quality of healthcare.
His films are full of half truths and really need to be looked at that way. He did not address many of the reasons why our healthcare needs an overhaul and he offered no answers beyond socialized medicine.
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Thank you for this.
I'm an American from the State of Connecticut. I agree that something needs to be done about our health care system, but I truly do not believe that socialized medicine is the way for us. And I say this as someone whose mother had to file for bankruptcy due to medical bills.
One thing that doesn't get a lot of coverage and is glossed over is how much the private sector contributes to the health care system and how much taxpayer funded help there already is for those who can't afford to pay. I volunteer my time at Yale-New Haven Hospital every week, and here are some of the things I've learned:
--Last year alone, at just Yale-New Haven Hospital, volunteers were responsible for contributing 100,000 hours of work.
--Yale New-Haven Hospital has a pay-blind policy, and it's not the only one. That means that if you walk into the hospital with a medical issue, even a non-emergency, you are cared for regardless of your ability to pay.
--In Connecticut (I can't speak for other states), there
are programs available to those who are uninsured and whose income is insufficient to support paying medical bills. An acquaintance of mine, who falls into this category, has needed a hip replacement due to a car accident injury for years. Unfortunately, like so many citizens, due to the propaganda out there about our health-care system, he didn't think there were any options and was just suffering. My husband told him about the state program and took him to the doctor to begin the process. He has since received his hip replacement, and the State of Connecticut covered 100% of the cost.
There are other sides to this story, many potential solutions, and a great deal of information that's being omitted from media coverage and government discussion of the issue.