Between my employer and I, the HMO gets a ton of money every month. When push comes to shove, do you think Blue Cross Blue Shields will have my back? The answer is NO! They will look to cut their costs by refusing medical treatment, and will penny pinch me all the way to my grave.
HMOs= Greedy, Republican sponsored, detriment to America.
2007-12-04 07:15:28 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I lived in England for 25 years under "socialized healthcare" and it is a million times better than what the US has. If only Americans would stop believing their government for once. In the past 2 months alone, I have received $4500 in medical bills and I also pay $330 a month in health insurance. Don't be scared by universal healthcare, wonderful free healthcare. What's the point in having some of the world's best doctors and hospitals in the US if you cannot afford them? The sooner the US gets universal healthcare the better for American citizens. I have experienced both kinds and I would opt for the European version every time. I really cannot understand why people are afraid of it.
2007-12-04 07:24:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I'm a neighbour to the North, and I've lived in the UK, and making private clinics so easily accessible made the healthcare system terrible in the UK. The wait times are longer, the country is hemorrhaging doctors, and costs have increased.
Canadians generally support universal healthcare - ten or so years ago, 96 percent of Canadians wanted our healthcare system instead of an American style one - we just want it made better, especially considering that the US government spends more than double per-capita on healthcare than Canada does, the cost of healthcare treatments, including dental and prescriptions, in the States is much, much higher.
The biggest problem is wait times and doctor shortages, which are a problem in the UK (I don't know about the US, as I haven't lived there), but the government has approved new medical schools, is recruiting medical professionals from other countries, and has put 5+ billion into reducing wait times. I just hope it works.
2007-12-04 07:27:36 · answer #2 · answered by drusillaslittleboot 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It leaves a lot of people behind, and those are the insured ones... If your Dr. says you need a test done or procedure you need to first call the insurance co. and ask, what's with that? This BS about all the freedom you have witht his system is bogus. You and your Dr. don't decide ****, the insurance co. does. We are told that people are not happy with the systems in other countries by our media, I think it's a bunch of BS. Shouldn't we be able to have the best of both worlds? I guess that would require thinking outside of the box, somehting America use to be good at, but not so much anymore. Insurance co.s get rich and so do the politicians they buy. It's not acceptable to me that in this great country there are people who literally can't afford to live, it's pathetic.
2007-12-04 07:29:00 · answer #3 · answered by Ktcyan 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hmm - let's see I have worked since I 16 - and I've had my very own (not on my parent's) private health insurance since I was 20....I've had pregnancy related complications, nearly died giving birth to my son, had a skin cancer removed, been involved in a motor vehicle crash, and innumerable visits to the doctors with the kids...and then there is everything my husband has had done.......and we've received deductible bills only. We pay our monthly premium and we receive care......never been denied access or told no by any of the several insurance companies we've had over the years.
Sorry - I have no issue with privatized health care. We have indigent care programs and programs for the poor and elderly. I see no reason to drag the rest of us into a semi-adequate (at best) situation when we don't want/ don't need to be there. I worked hard to get to the point I am today - and yes that point includes some damned nice health insurance.....and I am not giving it up!
2007-12-04 07:41:48 · answer #4 · answered by Susie D 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I agree that it's not perfect, but try to get decent health care in a timely fashion in a universal health care country. Why do you think people with serious, life threatening ailments come to the US?
2007-12-04 07:21:29 · answer #5 · answered by Freethinker 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Works better than Universal health-care does. Just ask our northern neighbor and European allies.
2007-12-04 07:19:06 · answer #6 · answered by only p 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋