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Have you ever been on Medicare? Frankly, it’s not that good.
by tamaharbor 6y ago
Have you ever been on Medicare? Frankly, it’s not that good.
- elliekelly 6y agoI bet it will improve rather quickly once Congress is on it, too.
- AlexTWithBeard 6y agoI've been through a couple of countries with government-run medicine. The very first thing that happens in these systems is people are assigned to a specific medical center, usually using either home or office location. Rest assured: hospitals in Washington, DC will never be short of personnel, out of supplies or, god forbid, overcrowded.
- toomuchtodo 6y agoPew Research has another survey where those polled about their satisfaction with healthcare programs rated Medicare the highest. The link escapes me, but it is there, I have linked to it previously. TLDR Medicare > Tricare (DoD) > private employer healthcare > nothing
- Spooky23 6y agoIn what way?
- triceratops 6y agoBetter than nothing.
- yazaddaruvala 6y agoI've experienced the Canadian healthcare system (similar to Medicare for All) as a patient, and I've experienced the American healthcare industry as a "customer" (Note: I've always had private insurance through great jobs). I can easily say, "having private insurance in American, frankly, its not that good." Proposals I've previously heard: Medicare for All, Medicare for Children, Medicare reduced age, a public-private option, improved transparency in costs (i.e. a menu), pin costs to Medicare + X%, allow insurance companies to operate across state lines, better subsidize preventative medicine, force clinicians to be able to speak to costs (similar to dentists/chiropractic/optometrists/dermatologist), reduce patent length or add a maximum return on investment to patents (e.g. 10x or 100x R&D costs?), etc. Literally any of these would be an improvement. Please tell all of your representatives (regardless of politics) to fucking execute on any of them so things improve at least a bit from where it is now.
- protomyth 6y agoI would have more respect for the Canadian health care system if the Grand Forks ND Hospital parking lot wasn't full of Manitoba license plates. If the US isn't available as a quick out for people with money than how well does the system work? Frankly, I wish Congress had to live under Indian Health Service for a couple of years. If the US is incapable of getting decent health care for 2% of the population its obligated to provide for, then I don't see how it gets better adding the other 98%.