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I have personally seen the opposite -- a relative came into the hospital with no healthcare (even Obamacare which he was 100% eligible for, but simply forgot to
by jujube3 4y ago
I have personally seen the opposite -- a relative came into the hospital with no healthcare (even Obamacare which he was 100% eligible for, but simply forgot to sign up for) and got the best possible healthcare. And eventually got retroactively put on Medicare, so that he didn't have to pay.
In any case, people die waiting for service with single-payer healthcare as well. Before you try to reform the system, try to understand how the system actually works rather than just repeating talking points.
- forgetfreeman 4y agoYour anecdote does not disprove the general case. If you walk into a hospital dead broke with no insurance with a chronic but not immediately life-threatening condition you're not getting the same level of care an individual would if they had the ability to pay for ongoing treatment. I've got a couple ER nurses I can rope into the conversation that can confirm that if you'd care to try to continue arguing the point. As far as healthcare reform goes there's nothing particularly complicated about having a multi-billion dollar industry sieve funds that could be better spent on actual healthcare providers. There is also the minor issue of America's medical bankruptcy rates compared against literally every other industrialized nation on the planet, and the small matter of us having both the most expensive (by a wide margin) and one of the least effective healthcare systems of any 1st world country. Again, what the fuck are you stanning over there?