Universal Health Care

2007-12-18 22:26:41

#1

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|7197

I really hope this goes through, because if you ask me, "free health care for all" does not mean this.

"the case of Yvonne Watts, a 75 year-old British woman who paid £3,900 (5,450 euros) for a hip replacement in France because she was not prepared to wait a year for an operation in Britain."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7150879.stm

Now my Mom recently had that same operation, for about half of that. And she did not have to wait too long. About 2 weeks. So how do we sell universal health care to the US, when stuff like this happens.....even though you all say it doesn't.

2007-12-18 22:33:39

#2

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|7036|132 and Bush

Earlier this year, the European Health Commissioner, Markos Kyprianou, spoke of a patient who had claimed 100,000 euros (£71,000) in compensation, when the hospital itself was worth only twice that amount.

Who pays for that?... WTF?

Xbone Stormsurgezz

2007-12-18 23:07:01

#3

Spark: liquid fluoride thorium reactor; +874|7110|Canberra, AUS

I think that Europe is due for a major bureaucracy-downsizing.

The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
^{~ Richard Feynman}

2007-12-18 23:15:40

#4

Soldier-Of-Wasteland: Mephistopheles; +40|7092|Land of the Very Cold

Why some are refused health care because they can't afford it? One of my all-time favorite musicians, Chuck Schuldiner, founder of the band Death died of cancer simply because he was refused any treatments because he once had a 75000$ hospital bill that he couldn't not afford.

The universal plan has its flaws, yes, but it is still better than "we'll fix you if you're rich". I don't have to sell my house to get health care. Actually, my mom went to the hospital about a month ago, and she waited about... 5 minutes, and stayed there for 5 days, for free, with a room, food, and TV.

2007-12-18 23:17:17

#5

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|7197

Soldier-Of-Wasteland wrote:
for free

K....... nothing is free. I do not care where live. It is paid for one way or another.

2007-12-18 23:20:02

#6

Soldier-Of-Wasteland: Mephistopheles; +40|7092|Land of the Very Cold

Paid by all of us, with our income taxes. But still free. They don't hand you a bill, nothing. You walk in the hospital, and walk out. Or a friend of mine who got hit by a car, lost both legs, he spent months and months in the hospital and it cost him nothing.

2007-12-18 23:22:11

#7

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|7197

Soldier-Of-Wasteland wrote:
Paid by all of us, with our income taxes. But still free. They don't hand you a bill, nothing. You walk in the hospital, and walk out. Or a friend of mine who got hit by a car, lost both legs, he spent months and months in the hospital and it cost him nothing.

Same in the US. You can go to a public hospital and get treated. Illegal immigrants do it all the time.

2007-12-18 23:22:12

#8

Soldier-Of-Wasteland: Mephistopheles; +40|7092|Land of the Very Cold

It's just that instead of using our money to pay for nukes and bombs and guns and ships and planes and whatnot, we use it to cure our own folks. We help each other. The system is not perfect because some abuse of it, but I wouldn't trade it far any other system.

2007-12-18 23:23:11

#9

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|7197

Soldier-Of-Wasteland wrote:
It's just that instead of using our money to pay for nukes and bombs and guns and ships and planes and whatnot, we use it to cure our own folks. We help each other. The system is not perfect because some abuse of it, but I wouldn't trade it far any other system.

Who is we? Where are you from?

2007-12-18 23:26:40

#10

Soldier-Of-Wasteland: Mephistopheles; +40|7092|Land of the Very Cold

Up North in icy cold and snowy Canada.

Even myself, I went to the hospital last year for a checkup, I went through a battery of tests, from blood pressure, to aids, to allergies, diabetes, cholesterol, and XRays (oooh fun), the whole works... just to know where I was at after 28 years here, and once I was done, I walked out and went home.

2007-12-18 23:28:57

#11

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|7197

Soldier-Of-Wasteland wrote:
Up North in icy cold and snowy Canada.

Even myself, I went to the hospital last year for a checkup, I went through a battery of tests, from blood pressure, to aids, to allergies, diabetes, cholesterol, and XRays (oooh fun), the whole works... just to know where I was at after 28 years here, and once I was done, I walked out and went home.

Well its kind of hard to pay for universal HC when you have to pay for the health care of millions of illegal persons.

And I have family who live around Niagara Falls on the Canada side. They still come to the US for all of their surgeries.

2007-12-18 23:34:27

#12

Soldier-Of-Wasteland: Mephistopheles; +40|7092|Land of the Very Cold

Meh, still... If I ever need major surgey, or need to get my head glued back on or whatever, I don't have to worry one bit about if I have enough cash to pay for it. I can have both arms and legs re-attached and I won't have to sell my house for that.

2007-12-18 23:35:16

#13

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|7197

Soldier-Of-Wasteland wrote:
I won't have to sell my house for that.

Nor will I. I fail to see what you are getting at.

2007-12-18 23:36:50

#14

Soldier-Of-Wasteland: Mephistopheles; +40|7092|Land of the Very Cold

If you don't have any insurances there, who pays for your care?

2007-12-18 23:37:36

#15

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|7197

Soldier-Of-Wasteland wrote:
If you don't have any insurances there, who pays for your care?

Uncle Sammy

2007-12-18 23:38:55

#16

Soldier-Of-Wasteland: Mephistopheles; +40|7092|Land of the Very Cold

So everyone should give up their insurances, then they will go to the hospital for free..

2h39 here, off to bed! laterz

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2007-12-18 23:40:45

#17

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|7197

Soldier-Of-Wasteland wrote:
So everyone should give up their insurances, then they will go to the hospital for free..

Then the taxes would be much higher I suppose. I am more than happy to pay for my health care. After all, I do the damage to myself by eating shit ass food and drinking booze, why should the taxpayer have to pay for that?

2007-12-18 23:43:10

#18

Soldier-Of-Wasteland: Mephistopheles; +40|7092|Land of the Very Cold

Just transfer half the war budget to health-care and no one will have to worry! But I guess it is too complicated to do.
Anyhow, I can go to the doc everyday, 365(6) days a year and they'll never ever bill me. Ever.

Bed time

2007-12-18 23:43:28

#19

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|7036|132 and Bush

usmarine2005 wrote:
After all, I do the damage to myself by eating shit ass food and drinking booze, ?

Why should I (the guy in Florida) have to pay for USM (the guy in BFE Ohio) to get the tractor hitch removed from his ass?

Xbone Stormsurgezz

2007-12-18 23:45:58

#20

Soldier-Of-Wasteland: Mephistopheles; +40|7092|Land of the Very Cold

Because he would do the exact same for you. You pay uncle sam so he can build nukes, but I'd rather pay to help a poor fellow getting health-care than pay to fund war. I am sure you'd prefer to have a 0$ hospital bill than a 85000 one, pretty much sure of that.

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2007-12-18 23:46:00

#21

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|7197

Kmarion wrote:
usmarine2005 wrote:
After all, I do the damage to myself by eating shit ass food and drinking booze, ?
Why should I (the guy in Florida) have to pay for USM (the guy in BFE Ohio) to get the tractor hitch removed from his ass?

BFE? You need to come to Columbus my dear.

2007-12-18 23:46:38

#22

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|7036|132 and Bush

usmarine2005 wrote:
Kmarion wrote:
usmarine2005 wrote:
After all, I do the damage to myself by eating shit ass food and drinking booze, ?
Why should I (the guy in Florida) have to pay for USM (the guy in BFE Ohio) to get the tractor hitch removed from his ass?
BFE? You need to come to Columbus my dear.

Stop hitting on me.

Xbone Stormsurgezz

2007-12-18 23:47:57

#23

Soldier-Of-Wasteland: Mephistopheles; +40|7092|Land of the Very Cold

Just like why should you pay because some crazy ass couldn't drive and injured you badly?

2007-12-18 23:49:09

#24

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|7036|132 and Bush

Soldier-Of-Wasteland wrote:
Just like why should you pay because some crazy ass couldn't drive and injured you badly?

I do.. it's a whole 96 bucks a month for full coverage.

Xbone Stormsurgezz

2007-12-18 23:51:11

#25

Soldier-Of-Wasteland: Mephistopheles; +40|7092|Land of the Very Cold

Full coverage? You can have less than full coverage?

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