Medicare for all
Gern Blansten
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http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/399625-sanders-thanks-koch-brothers-for-accidentally-making-argument-for-medicare
Hilarious....I started seeing articles pop up yesterday about how Bernie's proposal would cost 36T over 10 years, yet the articles didn't mention what we are currently paying. Those aren't additional costs. They replace what we are currently spending and there is absolutely no way it wouldn't save money.
And the Koch's study agrees.
Hilarious....I started seeing articles pop up yesterday about how Bernie's proposal would cost 36T over 10 years, yet the articles didn't mention what we are currently paying. Those aren't additional costs. They replace what we are currently spending and there is absolutely no way it wouldn't save money.
And the Koch's study agrees.
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1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
2013: London ON, Wrigley; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
2020: Oakland, Oakland: 2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana; 2025: Pitt1, Pitt2
The Golden Age is 2 months away. And guess what….. you’re gonna love it! (teskeinc 11.19.24)
1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
2013: London ON, Wrigley; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
2020: Oakland, Oakland: 2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana; 2025: Pitt1, Pitt2
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-Eddie Vedder, "Smile"
If you have had a new hospital built in your area the last 20 years just look in amazement on the wasted cost. Why do hospitals advertise? How much does that cost? Why does each hospital in the county have its own state of the art equipment? Why don't they share that shit?
There is absolutely no good reason why we put this system on ourselves.
The Golden Age is 2 months away. And guess what….. you’re gonna love it! (teskeinc 11.19.24)
1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
2013: London ON, Wrigley; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
2020: Oakland, Oakland: 2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana; 2025: Pitt1, Pitt2
"If you are hospitalised, you will be charged a daily fee that by law cannot exceed SEK 100."
I know I used to be one of those who thought our system was fine. I have no idea how or why I thought that. As PJ_Soul said, we pay more per capita for health care than any other nation. And yet we lag behind every other developed, democratic nation when it comes to health care outcomes. Look at our infant mortality rate compared with other countries in 2010. I can only imagine nearly a decade later, we're even further down the list.
And here's a new story in Newsweek:
U.S. THE MOST DANGEROUS DEVELOPED COUNTRY TO GIVE BIRTH IN: REPORT
This is a result of for-profit insurance companies deciding the fate of someone's medical care. It isn't working. Obamacare, ACA, whatever else, are just derivatives of a completely corrupt and broken system that is not providing adequate care, and costs way too much. It is time that the US get smart about this, and look at how the countries above us are able to do so much better while spending less money. The cry about socialism is tired and boring. A single-payer solution is as socialistic as public roads, public services like fire and police, public education, etc... Why not public healthcare? We could have a world-class system without people spending any more than they currently are - we'd just be paying taxes rather than premiums for our healthcare. Drug prices would come down. Doctor visits would come down. That ridiculous itemized hospital bill would become something displayed in the Smithsonian as a relic of a medieval past.But anyway, yes, we pay for certain things (often covered largely by extended healthcare coverage offered by employers), but we never EVER have to pay for any life-saving treatment, emergency treatment, non-selective surgeries, child birth, abortions, check ups, visits to the family doctor, referred visits to specialists, non-elective scans, all cancer treatment, etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc. SO much of our healthcare is covered so that nobody is losing their house when they get sick, and so that poor people are put at a disadvantage when it comes to necessary healthcare. My main complaint about what isn't covered is eye care. While any eye injuries or diseases are completely covered, and referrals to optometrists makes the visit free too, adults between 18 and 65 (or is it 13 - 65??) still have to pay for regular eye exams. It's like $80 - $90 usually, and that isn't normally covered by extended coverage either (though eyeglasses prescriptions are, just like most other prescriptions) .... But if that eye doctor finds any issues that require follow-up or additional tests or procedures, all that's free too. Still, eye health is really important, and most eye problems are discovered during an annual visit to the optometrist, and making us pay for that check-up is likely keeping some adults from going regularly.
And yeah, of course, ALL healthcare systems always have room for improvement (waitlists for non-emergent surgeries like knee replacements can get long, for example, and provinces should do better with that (BC is making a good move there thank goodness)). But we're talking about how the US system is specifically heinous for people because it is so far away from those other systems and relies on the free market, which is terrible. That is undeniable.
My point being is it seem with every government they are allowing the system to deteriorating because of inefficiencies and poor funding.
You know what, you know that ... you just need to argue for no fucking reason ... now heres a plan go fucking argue with yourself. Im done discussing fuck all with you...
Monthly insurance premiums are 700$ and the deductible is 6,000$ per person.
I understand that no system works with perfect efficiency, but try to imagine the impact that cost has on a family ON TOP of the taxation rate that could easily supply universal coverage if the stodgy old Reaganomics folks like yourself (again, not your fault) didn't stand in the way on crusted old ideologies that were never practical to begin with.
Pretty much all of rest of the developed world are using tax-funded healthcare for a reason.
The US isn't because it's built on greed and a foundation of "me me me... and the flag... then me me me"
Sounds like a tax to me....except the healthcare costs go to fund CEO bonuses
The Golden Age is 2 months away. And guess what….. you’re gonna love it! (teskeinc 11.19.24)
1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
2013: London ON, Wrigley; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
2020: Oakland, Oakland: 2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana; 2025: Pitt1, Pitt2
No, every government is not allowing the system to deteriorate. That may or may not be the case in Ontario, but it isn't currently the case in BC. The BC government is actually improving the system with funding and infrastructure and changes in bureaucracy.
It's not my fault I'm bothering you, I'm simply stating my own opinions just like you are. If you're bothered by that it's all on you - no one is forcing you to take it so personally. I for one am enjoying these discussions.
brianlux: Look how expensive things are in American hospitals!
Meltdown: Wow, can things really be this expensive in American hospitals?
PJ_Soul: Yes, things really are this expensive in American hospitals!
Meltdown: Damn, that's a broken system.
rgambs: This is what happens when you put capitalists in charge of hospitals (who benefit from more people getting into hospitals), and run a campaign on the evilness of trying to give basic health care to every citizen
Meltdown: You jerk! Canada's health care is inefficient!
PJ_Soul: Yeah, it is at times, but our citizens don't go bankrupt affording life-saving procedures
Meltdown: I live in a democracy. Fuck off to China
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The Golden Age is 2 months away. And guess what….. you’re gonna love it! (teskeinc 11.19.24)
1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
2013: London ON, Wrigley; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
2020: Oakland, Oakland: 2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana; 2025: Pitt1, Pitt2
and I’m a teacher in a state that’s 20% below average pay while housing costs have skyrocketed here in the last 10 years.
I have 11 years experience and. Masters degree, I just broke the 50k mark for the first time this year. So that is a huge chunk out of my pay, and of course that means I can’t afford to actually use the insurance because the costs to me on much of it is still very high. This form of insurance is completely pointless, we’re paying over 20k a year to insurance just to get ripped off on procedures and medication.