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Originally posted by candidpublishinginc
I'm sorry but socialized health care is shitty. Have fun waiting in line.
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You know this from personal experience? I somehow doubt it...
The UK does not have the best example of socialized health care, but I routinely wait longer to see doctors and specialists here in the US than I ever did "back home".
I don't know what Americans imagine and it's maybe unfortunate that Canada, the closest country to them which has socialized health care, has one of the worst examples of it. The reality is that health care in the US is twice as expensive as the next most costly country (Switzerland) and depending on which measure you use, its quality/effectiveness ranks between 13 and 15 in the world. All the countries with cheaper and better systems have socialized health care programs covering all or a large part of their populations. This includes not only most of Europe, but also Japan.
To the original poster in this thread, all I can say is that it could have been a lot worse. My step daughter needed two years plus of (unsuccessful) treatment for a brain tumor and right after that I had 15 months of treatment for heart problems. The cost of all the consults, tests, operations and medications ran into high six figures. And because the nearest hospital which could do the necessary tests and operations was eight hours away, for over 3 years I was lucky to work half time.
My debt will probably outlive me
