A L KatzAmerica doesn't have a health CARE system. We have a health INSURANCE system. That ain't the same thing.
When anyone walks in the door, our first question isn't "How can we fix you?", it's "How're you gonna pay for this?"
That's barbaric.
Traci Law@Alan Truth. Or the panic that sets in after an emergency and it's about the cost even with insurance. Years ago I had to go to the hospital in Scotland for food poisoning. Once I was human again I stressed about not having insurance as a tourist. It cost nothing. Not even the ambulance. That's how it should be.
Agnieszka@tracilaw @Alan healthcare is not free in Europe. It is usually well build system of cooperation between state (public funding - taxes) and private insurance. But it is human centered. Accutally at the moment (what we hear) NHS in the UK is in a pretty bad shape lately. Americans have it really tough and the costs of medical procedures are beyond ridiculous.
@RealityGlimpses @Alan It's part of the taxes out of your pay, correct? A much better system. It's a nightmare here and yeah, I've heard NHS is heading down our road quickly.
Jupiter LIV@tracilaw @RealityGlimpses @Alan The NHS has been strangled by 12 years of irresponsible Tory misrule.If it were properly funded, which it could be if the Tories weren't so keen to let the filthy rich off the hook, it would still be just fine.