I know a young couple who would constantly espouse that the United States needs to adopt the a healthcare system similar to France or the United Kingdom. As luck would have it they had an opportunity to go live and work in the United Kingdom for a couple years.
After a year of navigating the National Health Service they began to sing a different tune. The level of bureaucracy was their first level of frustration. Eventually they came to the realization the primary goal of the system was to limit spending by limiting care.
This is all true, I see it on my socials daily. We have 2 hospitals here in my city - not small little hospitals either - and they have, are you ready for this, ONE doctor and 2 nurses on staff over night at each.
You go into the emergency by yourself ( not by ambulance ) and you'll notice the waiting area is FULL of single moms with their kids who are, apparently sick, yet running around like chickens with their heads cut off.
I personally know quite a few people that have been waiting a year plus for just an MRI so they can find out what's going on with them. I know people who have died because they couldn't ever get into to see a doctor without waiting 12 hours.
I could go on for hours and hours about the beyond broken health care system up here.
Sure don't want free health care. I know someone who immigrated from Canada to U.S. The husband is an MD and she is an accountant. They both said exactly the same thing because she still have family in Canada.
I have to wait several days for ultrasound and I am already climbing up a wall. No thank you.
On a vacation about 26 years ago we met a couple that we liked spending time with. They were Canadians. After spending a few days having cocktails on the beach or dinners with them we felt comfortable asking John what the lump on his neck was. He told us he did not know and he was scheduled to have his MRI in 3 months. We were shocked and asked why so long. He said that was normal.
When my family members talk about universal healthcare I ask them a question. Do you think it will be easier to fight with the government for a drug or procedure than it has been to fight with your insurance company? Dead silence......
Back in 1990, I was in China when China first opened up its doors to foreigners for tourism and students. I went there as a tourist and got sick from eating their food so I have to go to their hospital.
I saw lines of people waiting to see the doctors (huge line), and I said, I am not waiting for 2 days in that line. That's when I was told, no, no no, you are not going there. As a tourist, my line is very short. Maybe 5 people in front of me. I have to pay a lot higher fees than them natives.
I am wondering if you were traveling in Canada and you get sick, does it work that way?
There's a lot to be fixed with all the world's various healthcare systems. And, just as with everything else in our society that needs fixing, it starts by fixing society itself.
Any Canadian, with money, who finds they are sick-comes to America for treatment. They aren't stupid, they (at least some of them) realize they can beat their system.
I know a young couple who would constantly espouse that the United States needs to adopt the a healthcare system similar to France or the United Kingdom. As luck would have it they had an opportunity to go live and work in the United Kingdom for a couple years.
After a year of navigating the National Health Service they began to sing a different tune. The level of bureaucracy was their first level of frustration. Eventually they came to the realization the primary goal of the system was to limit spending by limiting care.
Of course. Ambulance take several hours to come in UK. If you are on priority, ambulance is 45 minutes at least.
That's how bad.
This is all true, I see it on my socials daily. We have 2 hospitals here in my city - not small little hospitals either - and they have, are you ready for this, ONE doctor and 2 nurses on staff over night at each.
You go into the emergency by yourself ( not by ambulance ) and you'll notice the waiting area is FULL of single moms with their kids who are, apparently sick, yet running around like chickens with their heads cut off.
I personally know quite a few people that have been waiting a year plus for just an MRI so they can find out what's going on with them. I know people who have died because they couldn't ever get into to see a doctor without waiting 12 hours.
I could go on for hours and hours about the beyond broken health care system up here.
Sure don't want free health care. I know someone who immigrated from Canada to U.S. The husband is an MD and she is an accountant. They both said exactly the same thing because she still have family in Canada.
I have to wait several days for ultrasound and I am already climbing up a wall. No thank you.
Now you see why they used WW 2 to start America down the Socialism in Medicine slippery slide.
On a vacation about 26 years ago we met a couple that we liked spending time with. They were Canadians. After spending a few days having cocktails on the beach or dinners with them we felt comfortable asking John what the lump on his neck was. He told us he did not know and he was scheduled to have his MRI in 3 months. We were shocked and asked why so long. He said that was normal.
When my family members talk about universal healthcare I ask them a question. Do you think it will be easier to fight with the government for a drug or procedure than it has been to fight with your insurance company? Dead silence......
Back in 1990, I was in China when China first opened up its doors to foreigners for tourism and students. I went there as a tourist and got sick from eating their food so I have to go to their hospital.
I saw lines of people waiting to see the doctors (huge line), and I said, I am not waiting for 2 days in that line. That's when I was told, no, no no, you are not going there. As a tourist, my line is very short. Maybe 5 people in front of me. I have to pay a lot higher fees than them natives.
I am wondering if you were traveling in Canada and you get sick, does it work that way?
Oui oui... nice receipts...
Exactly.
There's a lot to be fixed with all the world's various healthcare systems. And, just as with everything else in our society that needs fixing, it starts by fixing society itself.
Cannot fix others except to fix yourself first.
Our system is great except the bills...
Don't go with insurance companies and you might say different.
Medical is a clusterfug. Lets hope that gets fixed.
Any Canadian, with money, who finds they are sick-comes to America for treatment. They aren't stupid, they (at least some of them) realize they can beat their system.
What I heard also.
Yes, I believe it truly is.