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Originally Posted by jonnydoe
Yes Paul, you have made the point that our government running things does not work by the Medicare and Medicaid spending growth and that the public share is less than any other OECD country.
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Yes the US does seem to be spending a ton of money on Health Care.
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And yet it doesn't seem to work.
If ALL the money spent on Health Care in the US was put into a National Health scheme like other modern countries have. Everyone would be better off. Maybe facilities wouldn't be like the 5 star I see on the TV or Movies, maybe not even like in "The Bucket List".
But you would be covered come what may. So would your children, parents and Grand Parents (if you have them still). You would be covered if your business went belly up, if you became unable to work, or if you developed something the insurance company found a way to avoid paying on.
Prescription medicine here for me is free, I'm classified as an invalid, for Eva and our daughter $5 a piece. when my Mother lived in CA. My brother had to drive to Mexico to buy the insulin she needed. She could hardly afford to go see the doctor. Now she lives in the UK, it's free. Shes 82.
You might have to work till you drop to pay medical insurance.