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Try living in a few different countries. The US healthcare system is amazing if you have good insurance - really freaking amazing.
by danielmarkbruce 1y ago
Try living in a few different countries. The US healthcare system is amazing if you have good insurance - really freaking amazing.
- Freedom2 1y agoI've lived in over 7 countries and the US healthcare system is by far the worst one I've personally experienced.
- danielmarkbruce 1y agoMaybe you didn't have good health insurance? If you have children or anything big happen, you want to be in major metro area of the US with broad network, expensive insurance. It's the best in the world, by miles.
- nielsbot 1y agoBut what about people in the US who don't have the good insurance? Should they not get healthcare?
- danielmarkbruce 1y agoI'm just describing what it's like if you have the right insurance and live in a big metro. There are a lot of takes on what the system should be...
- fzeroracer 1y agoI live in the US and have good insurance. Our healthcare system is garbage.
- lotsoweiners 1y agoPlease explain because it sounds like you might not have as good of insurance as you think. I have good insurance and pay basically nothing out of pocket beyond around $200 deductible.
- fzeroracer 1y agoI had the highest level of insurance from my company working for one of the big named ones. It took over six months to get a scheduled neurologist visit and that was after needing to wait four or so months to see a GP for a referral and some other things I needed done. The fact that you immediately jumped to 'you might not have as good insurance as you think' tells me either you are fundamentally out of touch with how disastrous the system is or have had no need to engage with medical care outside of visiting a doctor once per year.
- wakawaka28 1y agoYour insurance is almost certainly a factor here, in that they require you to see a GP before escalating the issue to a specialist (one of the most highly-paid, I might add, who might have a busy schedule also). But what you've described is not uncommon for any insurance company. Other countries with "universal healthcare" also have times consuming referral processes and wait lists for stuff. But they have it worse because there are more people seeking service, and less providing it (because profits are capped). I've heard plenty of stories of people in those countries dying on the wait lists for things that sound urgent or mundane, like appendectomy surgery. I even heard a few where people with ordinary problems like trouble walking were offered euthanasia. You should do a bit of research before you whine too much. So, what would solve the problem of having to wait? Ultimately more supply of service providers, less demand, or an unlimited budget to pay for the scarce ones that exist.
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- neurostimulant 1y ago> I've heard plenty of stories of people in those countries dying on the wait lists for things that sound urgent or mundane, like appendectomy surgery. Emergency procedures like this wouldn't be put on a waitlist, you can just go to ER and settle administrative stuff later.
- xenospn 1y agoThis is verifiably false.
- danielmarkbruce 1y ago[flagged]
- nielsbot 1y agoWe should have a public system that covers everyone. If you're a fat cat feel free to go to a private clinic or doctor. Those will still exist. :) The profit motive just seeps in to everything and screws everything up even if you have great insurance.