US health system ranks last

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  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    Cosmo wrote:
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    Ugh... There's blood in my mouth because I'm biting my tongue so hard...
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    Jeanie... Jeanie!!! you takin' notes?

    If you have a problem with me, you know how to reach me Cosmo.

    And all I can say is bring it on! You seem to have nothing else to do today.

    So by all means pm me. I'd just LOVE to hear what have to say now.
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  • Cosmo
    Cosmo Posts: 12,225
    Jeanie wrote:
    If you have a problem with me, you know how to reach me Cosmo.

    And all I can say is bring it on! You seem to have nothing else to do today.

    So by all means pm me. I'd just LOVE to hear what have to say now.
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    I thought you were... plague... avoiding... all that... tough talk...
    Well, since you've decided to open a dialog with the Great Satan, Cosmo... well... I....
    Okay, $500,000.00 each day... that's $182,500,000.00 per year... for one hospital. I mean... not to get you upset and report me again... but... maybe a little high? Like, shouldn't someone notice this? Maybe... an accountant... or auditor... or journalist? Maybe... instead of reporting me to the Mods... you can report this to the newpapers? Because... at least, in my humble opinion... 182.5 million dollars in taxes... well, that's kind of a lot of money... to me... not being a millionaire and all... you know? Ain't it?
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  • OutOfBreath
    OutOfBreath Posts: 1,804
    onelongsong wrote:
    us healthcare allows competition. it's not top of the line but doctors can earn what they will. this brings more research and more ideas. american medicine also has their hands tied with strict regulations and laws. other countries are open to alternative forms of medicine which also makes medicine more affordable.
    You have much of the best top-of-the-line treatment and research, true enough. But that top-notch treatment is by no means accessible for the general population. The lack of or poor treatment for large portions of the population makes you sag far bahind other industrialized countries in this field.
    When the competition is about having a gazillion health plans from as many companies having to be billed by the same hospital, forcing the hospital to have an entire floor dealing with payment and billing... Well, it's not efficient in any way. Factor in the cost of advertising and promotion of these plans too, as the consumers are the ones paying for those too in the end. In hospitals here, you have the lady in the reception handling all payment.

    Other comparable countries are no less strict with medical regulations either. Compared to Norway, the US is pretty lax really.
    as to illegal immigration; with millions of new people entering the system; it can only hurt the system. just as adding a million new people to any country with socialized medicine would hurt their system. it's only logical.
    Well of course. But that's not why the american system as that inefficient and lagging that far behind the rest. It doesn't help of course.

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  • spiral out
    spiral out Posts: 1,052
    onelongsong wrote:
    as to illegal immigration; with millions of new people entering the system; it can only hurt the system. just as adding a million new people to any country with socialized medicine would hurt their system. it's only logical.

    Don't you think with this statment that you are falling for the propaganda a little.

    Illegal, pointless (for the avarage joe american) wars are bleeding your country dry not illegal immagrants.
    Keep on rockin in the free world!!!!

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