who else thinks that it's a d*mn shame that america ranks 37th in the world for health care?!!?

Answer 1

It should be illegal for healthcare to be profitable. It should be cost based period. Many institutions are not for profit but the insurance companies have stock holders they are accountable to and that makes it a poor bedfellow.

In a cost based system, research and technology can be factored in. That's the great so called quandry that people think will happen, that suddenly new advances in healthcare won't come about. Which is bs. Remember the French were the first to identify aids and they have had a cost based system for a long time.

Answer 2

It's also a shame to hear stories of people carrying sick/injured children into an ER and being turned away because they don't have insurance or all of the money upfront to pay for it. If I worked in a hospital and told some lady who's holding a kid with it's leg cut off "No", I wouldn't be able to sleep at night, but then again I am a normal person, those other people are just evil aliens like from that "They Live" movie ;P

Answer 3

Health care for health or health care for profit? As a neighbor to your north we had the same kinds of fears back in the 60's when we went to a Universal health care system for all, paid through our taxes. 50 years later, our country isn't bankrupt and while our system is far from perfect, as much as I hate to say this, the main reason our system doesn't work as good as it could or should is because of the for profit health care system you all have. Doctors are as greedy here as anywhere else and when they can earn their degrees up here, you all can afford to pay them so much more that we lose many of our health care professionals because of the money they can make south of the border. No one waits for emergency care here, our system works on a worst goes first system. While I am not saying there isn't waiting times in ER's, it is because of the shortage of specialists that waits for elective surgeries is at times way too long. But seriously, I am 51, married with 3 boys. We all have a family physican we see each year, dental visits annually, last year 5 ER visits, we all wear glasses. With the health care system and my wifes supplemental insurance through her job, our out of pocket expenses was less than $100.00 last year. Our system may not be perfect but is a tangible use of tax dollars that we all pay and if you really think about a government being "of the people, by the people", then shouldn't that government we both elect every 4 years take care of our neediest. That is what universal health care is all about. Health care for the sake of health and not profit. Anyway, HAPPY THANKSGIVING.

Answer 4

it's a prison of our own making. we wanted all the free lunch, well free lunch costs.