I have an underlying medical condition- Ulcerative Colitis. Got diagnosed about 6 years ago. Its fairly mild, controlled by daily meds. I'm under a low-key but always available 'watch' by my docs and nurses, and I can turn to them at any time. Case in point: I had a little bit of "gastric flu" last week for 4 or 5 days, and a bit of a lazy gut for a day or so afterwards. Got some cramps because I couldn't pass wind, called my docs to get an emergency appointment. In there an hour later, and he confirmed that all was well.
Now, I'm lucky because I'm in the UK, and this is all paid for out of general taxation. I'm a taxpayer. We get a better deal all round because of the economy of scale that a country buying its healthcare from providers can give. Its not perfect, but it sounds about 1,000,000% better than in the US.
What I've never understood is why those who defend it say that the American system is democratic, that other nations are 'socialist' (as though that's degenerative). Why can't America just see that they have a system that's designed to bilk them?
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I have an underlying medical condition- Ulcerative Colitis. Got diagnosed about 6 years ago. Its fairly mild, controlled by daily meds. I'm under a low-key but always available 'watch' by my docs and nurses, and I can turn to them at any time. Case in point: I had a little bit of "gastric flu" last week for 4 or 5 days, and a bit of a lazy gut for a day or so afterwards. Got some cramps because I couldn't pass wind, called my docs to get an emergency appointment. In there an hour later, and he confirmed that all was well.
Now, I'm lucky because I'm in the UK, and this is all paid for out of general taxation. I'm a taxpayer. We get a better deal all round because of the economy of scale that a country buying its healthcare from providers can give. Its not perfect, but it sounds about 1,000,000% better than in the US.
What I've never understood is why those who defend it say that the American system is democratic, that other nations are 'socialist' (as though that's degenerative). Why can't America just see that they have a system that's designed to bilk them?
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