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Sob stories about healthcare exist in ALL civilized countries. Morons like the OP, don't know that.
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"If Nikki White had been a resident of any other rich country, she would be alive today."
"Around the time she graduated from college, Monique A. "Nikki" White contracted systemic lupus erythematosus; that's a serious disease, but one that modern medicine knows how to manage. If this bright, feisty, dazzling young woman had lived in, say, Japan - the world's second - richest nation - or Germany (third richest), or Britain, France, Italy, Spain, Canada, Sweden, etc., the health care systems there would have given her the standard treatment for lupus, and she could have lived a normal life span. But Nikki White was a citizen of the world's richest country, the United States of America. Once she was sick, she couldn't get health insurance. Like tens of millions of her fellow Americans, she had too much money to qualify for health care under welfare, but too little money to pay for the drugs and doctors she needed to stay alive. She spent the last months of her life frantically writing letters and filling out forms, pleading for help. When she died, Nikki White was thirty-two years old." From prologue of book linked below.
"On September 11, 2001, some three thousand Americans were killed by terrorists; our country has spent hundreds of billions of dollars to make sure it doesn't happen again. But that same year, and every year since then, some twenty thousand Americans died because they couldn't get health care. That doesn't happen in any other developed country. Hundreds of thousands of Americans go bankrupt every year because of medical bills. That doesn't happen in any other developed country either." T.R. Reid 'The Healing of America'
Often no personal comment is required, life speaks for itself, or is that death? Check 'look inside' on Amazon for more. Amazon.com: The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care: T. R. Reid: Books
No. It doesn't happen in any other purportedly civilized country.
But then again, there's no other purportedly civilized country where elections are funded through the contributions of the insurance industry.
I wonder if willow ijit gets Medicare.
If you think similar circumstances do not arise in other 'civilized' countries, I'd suggest you get the fuck out of your bubble and live in some of those countries, and get sick and see for yourself what their 'civilized' healthcare does for you. See for yourself what a hospital in the UK is like - they're fucking dire, for the record. Or head to France and discover that, yes, some of your care is funded - the rest of it, you have to have private insurance to cover.
It's fine and dandy to pretend we are so much worse than the rest of the 'civilized' world... but unless you've actually lived in the countries you're comparing us to... you don't have a fucking clue what you are talking about. I do. I've lived it.
There are some things above partisan ideology and stupidity, the health of each American is one of them.
A comprehensive, single-payer health care system is not a disincentive, its not going to make Americans lazy or stupid or cause the collapse of American society.
"If Nikki White had been a resident of any other rich country, she would be alive today."
"Around the time she graduated from college, Monique A. "Nikki" White contracted systemic lupus erythematosus; that's a serious disease, but one that modern medicine knows how to manage. If this bright, feisty, dazzling young woman had lived in, say, Japan - the world's second - richest nation - or Germany (third richest), or Britain, France, Italy, Spain, Canada, Sweden, etc., the health care systems there would have given her the standard treatment for lupus, and she could have lived a normal life span. But Nikki White was a citizen of the world's richest country, the United States of America. Once she was sick, she couldn't get health insurance. Like tens of millions of her fellow Americans, she had too much money to qualify for health care under welfare, but too little money to pay for the drugs and doctors she needed to stay alive. She spent the last months of her life frantically writing letters and filling out forms, pleading for help. When she died, Nikki White was thirty-two years old." From prologue of book linked below.
"On September 11, 2001, some three thousand Americans were killed by terrorists; our country has spent hundreds of billions of dollars to make sure it doesn't happen again. But that same year, and every year since then, some twenty thousand Americans died because they couldn't get health care. That doesn't happen in any other developed country. Hundreds of thousands of Americans go bankrupt every year because of medical bills. That doesn't happen in any other developed country either." T.R. Reid 'The Healing of America'
Often no personal comment is required, life speaks for itself, or is that death? Check 'look inside' on Amazon for more. Amazon.com: The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care: T. R. Reid: Books
No. It doesn't happen in any other purportedly civilized country.
But then again, there's no other purportedly civilized country where elections are funded through the contributions of the insurance industry.
I wonder if willow ijit gets Medicare.
If you think similar circumstances do not arise in other 'civilized' countries, I'd suggest you get the fuck out of your bubble and live in some of those countries, and get sick and see for yourself what their 'civilized' healthcare does for you. See for yourself what a hospital in the UK is like - they're fucking dire, for the record. Or head to France and discover that, yes, some of your care is funded - the rest of it, you have to have private insurance to cover.
It's fine and dandy to pretend we are so much worse than the rest of the 'civilized' world... but unless you've actually lived in the countries you're comparing us to... you don't have a fucking clue what you are talking about. I do. I've lived it.
Yup all their citizens are covered - minimally. Same in France. You want more than the bare minimum, you get extra coverage on your own. And most I knew did exactly that.No. It doesn't happen in any other purportedly civilized country.
But then again, there's no other purportedly civilized country where elections are funded through the contributions of the insurance industry.
I wonder if willow ijit gets Medicare.
If you think similar circumstances do not arise in other 'civilized' countries, I'd suggest you get the fuck out of your bubble and live in some of those countries, and get sick and see for yourself what their 'civilized' healthcare does for you. See for yourself what a hospital in the UK is like - they're fucking dire, for the record. Or head to France and discover that, yes, some of your care is funded - the rest of it, you have to have private insurance to cover.
It's fine and dandy to pretend we are so much worse than the rest of the 'civilized' world... but unless you've actually lived in the countries you're comparing us to... you don't have a fucking clue what you are talking about. I do. I've lived it.
LOL. What a peice of twaddle. All of that, but their life expectancy is much better, and their infant mortality is way below ours. At about half the cost per citizen, and all their citizens are covered.
If you think that 3,000 page mess the democrat party crafted in the middle of the night is going to help people like Nikkie White you are delusional.
If you think that 3,000 page mess the democrat party crafted in the middle of the night is going to help people like Nikkie White you are delusional.
So the 'can't do' is the new American motto. Sorry, but someone has to act and if not perfect, it is a start.
How about instead of "can't do", we say "can do a whole lot better". Agree that someone has to act, it wasn't perfect, and it was a start. If nothing else, the issue has raised the nation's attention on a very important question. I think it was very poorly done and the legislation is ruinous; it's not sustainable in it's current form. We're going to have to find a way to address costs rather than coverage, or at least in addition to coverage.
Yup all their citizens are covered - minimally. Same in France. You want more than the bare minimum, you get extra coverage on your own. And most I knew did exactly that.If you think similar circumstances do not arise in other 'civilized' countries, I'd suggest you get the fuck out of your bubble and live in some of those countries, and get sick and see for yourself what their 'civilized' healthcare does for you. See for yourself what a hospital in the UK is like - they're fucking dire, for the record. Or head to France and discover that, yes, some of your care is funded - the rest of it, you have to have private insurance to cover.
It's fine and dandy to pretend we are so much worse than the rest of the 'civilized' world... but unless you've actually lived in the countries you're comparing us to... you don't have a fucking clue what you are talking about. I do. I've lived it.
LOL. What a peice of twaddle. All of that, but their life expectancy is much better, and their infant mortality is way below ours. At about half the cost per citizen, and all their citizens are covered.
If you think that 3,000 page mess the democrat party crafted in the middle of the night is going to help people like Nikkie White you are delusional.
So the 'can't do' is the new American motto. Sorry, but someone has to act and if not perfect, it is a start.
How about instead of "can't do", we say "can do a whole lot better". Agree that someone has to act, it wasn't perfect, and it was a start. If nothing else, the issue has raised the nation's attention on a very important question. I think it was very poorly done and the legislation is ruinous; it's not sustainable in it's current form. We're going to have to find a way to address costs rather than coverage, or at least in addition to coverage.
No. It doesn't happen in any other purportedly civilized country.
But then again, there's no other purportedly civilized country where elections are funded through the contributions of the insurance industry.
I wonder if willow ijit gets Medicare.
you're gonna pay for my operation on tuesday and I love it.
But I don't care b/c I'm not a hypocritical loon.
Funny how you live off of the lib who pays a ton of taxes, though, leech
"If Nikki White had been a resident of any other rich country, she would be alive today."
"Around the time she graduated from college, Monique A. "Nikki" White contracted systemic lupus erythematosus; that's a serious disease, but one that modern medicine knows how to manage. If this bright, feisty, dazzling young woman had lived in, say, Japan - the world's second - richest nation - or Germany (third richest), or Britain, France, Italy, Spain, Canada, Sweden, etc., the health care systems there would have given her the standard treatment for lupus, and she could have lived a normal life span. But Nikki White was a citizen of the world's richest country, the United States of America. Once she was sick, she couldn't get health insurance. Like tens of millions of her fellow Americans, she had too much money to qualify for health care under welfare, but too little money to pay for the drugs and doctors she needed to stay alive. She spent the last months of her life frantically writing letters and filling out forms, pleading for help. When she died, Nikki White was thirty-two years old." From prologue of book linked below.
"On September 11, 2001, some three thousand Americans were killed by terrorists; our country has spent hundreds of billions of dollars to make sure it doesn't happen again. But that same year, and every year since then, some twenty thousand Americans died because they couldn't get health care. That doesn't happen in any other developed country. Hundreds of thousands of Americans go bankrupt every year because of medical bills. That doesn't happen in any other developed country either." T.R. Reid 'The Healing of America'
Often no personal comment is required, life speaks for itself, or is that death? Check 'look inside' on Amazon for more. Amazon.com: The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care: T. R. Reid: Books
There are some things above partisan ideology and stupidity, the health of each American is one of them.
A comprehensive, single-payer health care system is not a disincentive, its not going to make Americans lazy or stupid or cause the collapse of American society.
It would be a Godsend to American business.
There you have it...Gubmint = God to the modern day progressive/socialist/liberoidal.There are some things above partisan ideology and stupidity, the health of each American is one of them.
A comprehensive, single-payer health care system is not a ‘disincentive,’ it’s not going to make Americans lazy or stupid or cause the collapse of American society.
It would be a Godsend to American business.
"Caleb Medley, an aspiring standup comic, YouTuber, total nerd, and enthusiastic fan of Batman, was shot in the eye at the Aurora movie theater mass shooting...Caleb is currently listed in critical condition at the University of Colorado Denver Hospital. He is showing some signs of progress. Like a number of people injured in the Aurora shooting, he is uninsured. His family has been told that the cost of his medical treatment may exceed $2 million." Uninsured Aurora shooting victims face financial devastation - Boing Boing
"Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control. ¶ Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance. All children, whether born in or out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same social protection." Universal Declaration of Human Rights