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I must be the only person who's happy with my healthcare in the US, lol. I broke my foot 2 months ago and just had surgery for a different reason and both went like a dream as far as I'm concerned. Two different hospitals with one being rural and the other in one of the burbs with a huge income average - got great care both places.
I have a high deductible since I rarely have deductible related costs (I pay a set amount for visits and prescrips that don't apply to the deducible) so I had to pay a lot out of pocket, but that was my decision - it's certainly not the fault of the health system.
American needs to make it mandatory to have SOME sort of health insurance - basic catastrophic policies. In most states you're required to insure your car, but not your body. Crazy. Too many people are making enough to buy a big screen TV, a fancy car and take trips to play but don't have a basic policy.
As far as kids, most states have VERY low cost insurance that covers kids. In GA I think you can make up to $42K a year with 2 kids and still qualify.
Did MM touch on the annual incomes of people who aren't insured and how many who could take advantage of their state's inexpensive offerings for their kids, but don't?
I've said it before and I'll say it again: The US has shown me so far that anything they can do, the private sector can do better. If they are going to Universal Care, I want to be able to opt out of it. In the interviews I've seen MM in, he's said he thinks insurance companies need to go away completely - I'm VERY against that. I think if I can afford to pay for my own insurance, I should be given that ability.
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