Why We Don't Have Universal Health Care.

[Concerned American]

I have quality private health insurance, but I can't see a doctor. I get interns and 'physician's assistants' who don't know what they're doing.

I think this is a common problem and has been for a long time. I have refused to be seen by a PA and demanded a doctor on a few different occasions. You are paying for the care of a doctor. I wouldn't settle for a nurse practitioner either.

 

[progressive hunter]

You know, like all the other developed nations (among others) have. The reason is because of the Insurance industry and the money they can get politicians to take. I say we hang the insurance industry out to dry.

so when are you leaving??

 

[egp320i]

Universal health care is not the same thing as universal insurance.

Corrupt Democrats always dishonestly conflate health care with insurance.

We have had universal health care since Reagan was in office.

Not that I know of
if you work you get insurance through your workplace, if you are self employed you need to buy your own.
if you are disabled or poor you get medicaid

that has been around since 1965

 

[westwall]

You know, like all the other developed nations (among others) have. The reason is because of the Insurance industry and the money they can get politicians to take. I say we hang the insurance industry out to dry.

We do, you silly boy. No one is denied medical help.

 

[Muhammed]

Not that I know of
if you work you get insurance through your workplace, if you are self employed you need to buy your own.
if you are disabled or poor you get medicaid

that has been around since 1965

Fact = Insurance is not health care.

Fact = Medicaid is not health care.

Capisce?

 

[Harry Dresden]

I have quality private health insurance, but I can't see a doctor. I get interns and 'physician's assistants' who don't know what they're doing.

those people know a lot....and you can see a doctor...just ask to see one...

 

[Woodznutz]

I think this is a common problem and has been for a long time. I have refused to be seen by a PA and demanded a doctor on a few different occasions. You are paying for the care of a doctor. I wouldn't settle for a nurse practitioner either.

Worse yet, the intern makes a diagnosis then calls in his/her supervisor to confirm it, and you get billed for both. It's a scam.

 

[Harry Dresden]

Worse yet, the intern makes a diagnosis then calls in his/her supervisor to confirm it, and you get billed for both. It's a scam.

you said you have quality ins....if you get billed and have to pay you dont have good ins...

 

[Woodznutz]

you said you have quality ins....if you get billed and have to pay you dont have good ins...

My insurance pays most of it.

 

[Blaster]

The whole of US politics is run by the rich, for the rich. "We the people...." is nonsense, the people don't really get a say.

You get to vote.

 

[Woodznutz]

You get to vote.

Voting gives us a false sense of representation.

 

[Blaster]

Voting gives us a false sense of representation.

Then don't vote.

 

[Woodznutz]

Then don't vote.

Even if you're losing you keep your hand in the game.

 

[Blaster]

Even if you're losing you keep your hand in the game.

My vote counted. Trump is President.

 

[Woodznutz]

My vote counted. Trump is President.

Same here. Go Trump, MAGA!

I wish he would push for the death penalty.

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

I think this is a common problem and has been for a long time. I have refused to be seen by a PA and demanded a doctor on a few different occasions. You are paying for the care of a doctor. I wouldn't settle for a nurse practitioner either.

I have received better care from NP and PA then doctors on occasion.

 

[petro]

I still find it ironic that leaders from countries with socialized medical from all over the world come by the droves for some of the most advanced care right here at the Mayo Clinic in MN.

 

[dblack]

We don't have universal health care because we don't want universal health care. For the same reasons we don't want a universal food supply or universal housing (prisons), or universal religion or universal education or universal whatever the **** government wants to control next.

 

[Woodznutz]

We don't have universal health care because we don't want universal health care. For the same reasons we don't want a universal food supply or universal housing (prisons), or universal religion or universal education or universal whatever the **** government wants to control next.

Universal healthcare would be like universal free lunch. Everyone would pig out on it.

 

[Crepitus]

Can't do it. We are capitalists. It would hurt the bottom line of for profit healthcare.

Instead of squandering hundreds of billions of dollars on Ukraine and trillions of dollars on wasted garbage, our useless politicians could have given us a cheap, socialized healthcare plan; alongside with the standard healthcare we have in America. (The rich don't want socialized healthcare and the average person can't afford the system we have...so we need 2 systems.) People that can't afford America's unaffordable healthcare could get their appendix out before it bursts.

If they need a heart transplant, then go work 3 jobs and save up for 6 years to pay for it. The socialized plan would be for basics to keep it viable. But the American healthcare system is so greedy they don't want to lose a penny and would never accept a 2nd option. Plus, our politicians are absolute nincompoops and could never run a socialized healthcare system anyway.

Do you think the turtle will get your socialized healthcare?

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Dude, other capitalist countries have universal health care too.