So, if you are low-priority, the wait times are stupid. A lot of people have issues that are hard to / impossible to fix and diagnose, and those end up back of the line.
But mom had a cancer scare and was cleared in a week from beginning to end.
I think private/public combined healthcare is much better. Right now, those people who can afford private healthcare must wait in the same line as people who can't.
I would be okay with some sort of combination. I think the idea of having free clinics is very good to help with basic stuff. I wouldn't mind those having a combination of federal/private funding.
I'm also big on incentives. Have a loan forgiveness plan if doctors donate so many hours of their time to working in free clinics, etc. That may encourage more people to become doctors that don't feel like they can afford the outrageous tuition.
I feel like there are SO many different solutions to these problems, but everyone is too busy fighting instead of compromising and coming up with real workable solutions.
I will say our healthcare was a million times better before Obama touched it. Obamacare was a disaster. I used to have a simple plan for $135 a month. It had a high out of pocket deductible ($5K), but $5K does not put you in the poor house, and $135 a month was doable for us even though money was very tight back then.
Now, for a plan like I had in 2010, it would cost at least $1,000 a month. It's crazy!
So, if you are low-priority, the wait times are stupid. A lot of people have issues that are hard to / impossible to fix and diagnose, and those end up back of the line.
But mom had a cancer scare and was cleared in a week from beginning to end.
I think private/public combined healthcare is much better. Right now, those people who can afford private healthcare must wait in the same line as people who can't.
Absolutely retarded.
I would be okay with some sort of combination. I think the idea of having free clinics is very good to help with basic stuff. I wouldn't mind those having a combination of federal/private funding.
I'm also big on incentives. Have a loan forgiveness plan if doctors donate so many hours of their time to working in free clinics, etc. That may encourage more people to become doctors that don't feel like they can afford the outrageous tuition.
I feel like there are SO many different solutions to these problems, but everyone is too busy fighting instead of compromising and coming up with real workable solutions.
I will say our healthcare was a million times better before Obama touched it. Obamacare was a disaster. I used to have a simple plan for $135 a month. It had a high out of pocket deductible ($5K), but $5K does not put you in the poor house, and $135 a month was doable for us even though money was very tight back then.
Now, for a plan like I had in 2010, it would cost at least $1,000 a month. It's crazy!