I've had several relatives that got cancer after they turned 65 years old. Thank God America has good insurance that pays for those things.
Why do Libs want our grandparents to NOT get screened for Cancer?
"Although more than one-third of all diagnosed cancers occur
in patients 75 years of age or older, most cancer-screening
programs in the British NHS do not include people over age
65. "
http://groups.google.com/group/talk.politics.misc/msg/ac875e6e98191110
2007-08-24 07:45:18 · 11 answers · asked by Duminos 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Quoting a posting on a Google Groups message board as a fact...now THAT's American conservative research and thinking in a nutshell.
2007-08-24 07:49:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 0⤋
Is society obliged to help people live forever?
If you have the money, sure get the screenings. If we were to go to a national health system, we would have to make some tough decisions about what type of care to provide and who to provide it to. This happens on a smaller scale in a family. You decide whether or not you are going to take aspirin for a headache or not. That decision may be that the illness isn't worthy of spending a lot of money. What about cancer in a family? Most health insurance has a lifetime cap on expenditures and a family will have to make some decisions on what health care they will pay for if that money runs out.
On a grander national scale, we will have to look at probability of survival, quality of life after treatment, money in the coffers, etc. and make those same types of decisions. Do you provide Viagra? Is it more important to help someone in his thirties procreate or to keep someone alive in their eighties?
It's not a black and white issue.
2007-08-24 07:58:43 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Your premise is completely wrong.
The British DO screen people over 65 for cancers. They just don't invite them for appointments. The seniors can, and do, request screenings, regularly.
See below.
Oh, and if our system is so much better, how come we have one of the highest rates of non-treated cancer deaths in the world?
2007-08-24 07:56:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Actually the democrats are pushing for comprehensive heath coverage to be available in one form or another to all citizens.
I believe you are a little confused, having coverage implies that medical services are available to you, which is what the democrats want.
Not having coverage (in some cases) makes care, treatment and screening inaccessible for some. Which is how the current system operates.
2007-08-24 07:56:48 · answer #4 · answered by smedrik 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
They'll let you be screened, but then the second-rate doctor will tell you you have cancer when you don't, causing you to spend your life savings on a final vacation, before the treatment you don't need, and the doctor will tell you MUCH later, they were wrong, and not have to reinburse you for their mistake. You will then live in the poor-house for the rest of your life. This is what happened to an Englishman earlier this year. Universal Health Care is to blame.
2007-08-24 08:03:32 · answer #5 · answered by xenypoo 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Hello Sam,
In the United States, no one is turned down for screening or treatment. Sometimes you have to go to the country, that does not have restrictions, to be treated.
2007-08-24 08:01:30 · answer #6 · answered by Cow Girl 2 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are going to attempt to bash American liberals, please stick with siutations in America please?
BTW you do know that Universal Health care that most "liberals" are proposing is a program where the benefits are provided by private insurance companies right??
2007-08-24 08:13:30 · answer #7 · answered by avail_skillz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Again nice logical Fallacy
Just because they do it, does not mean we will.
your attempts to discredit the Democratic position are futile. Your beloved president has done too much damage for your party to recover from.
The really sad part is is that you really believe your insurance company cares about you at all. They don't care who you are or what is making you sick, if it is too much of a risk for them, you won't get treated.
micholob86 just served you a frosty mug of shutthefuckup. OWNED
2007-08-24 07:51:56 · answer #8 · answered by Kevy 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Please don't be so willfully ignorant. Britain has private health care. No one is denying anyone anything. Look it up. Many British companies offer private health insurance to their employees. Universal health care is not and does not have to be as radical as you (and others) seem to imply. Nor do we have to adopt identical systems as other countries. Try not to be so reactionary.
2007-08-24 08:03:34 · answer #9 · answered by zero 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No, in America we strive for perfection. I am sure the medical plans in other Nations programs will be scrutinized and improved. The people will not accept a system which is worse than the one we have now.
2007-08-24 07:50:24 · answer #10 · answered by wisdomforfools 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋