But adopting what others are doing is an admission that the US isn't the best

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Aug 27, 2024
8:14:50am

downtownchrisbrown All-American

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downtownchrisbrown

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Joined: Oct 9, 2014
Last login: Dec 14, 2024
Total posts: 4,367 (5 FO)

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Messages

Author

Time

Health Insurance is such a scam sometimes

RockyBalboa

Aug 27, 7:01am

Always a scam.

Haysom Till

Aug 27, 7:03am

We have the worst, most expensive way of paying for health care in the world.

DubuMfalme

Aug 27, 7:08am

Because our politicians are in the back pocket of lobbyists, and we all want to

Junior Deputy

Aug 27, 7:09am

Also change has been demonized in our society.

boctabulous

Aug 27, 7:11am

Consumer protection is communism

vagabonder

Aug 27, 8:49am

Exactly. Basically any change is communism or socialism etc

boctabulous

Aug 27, 9:16am

Yep. That’s how corporations and lobbyists have framed it for decades.

Y-Phile

Aug 27, 4:46pm

You don't want the Death Panels to target your grandma do you?

dYrtbYkerYder

Aug 27, 4:57pm

Special interest always have an outsized gain at cost of overall society

BYU'01

Aug 27, 6:00pm

Politicians like using it as a political football more than they like solving

macdizzle

Aug 27, 7:27am

More of a piñata than a football. Bash it and get as much money as possible out

Nakedbootleg

Aug 27, 7:59am

If politicians actually were interested in fixing the problems of the country a lot of them would become unnecessary.

greatbam

Aug 27, 11:31am

A lot of stuff is top quality but I would argue going to a standard dr is not top quality

TADOW

Aug 27, 7:48am

Dear premed majors. It’s not too late to change your mind. This is the

Nakedbootleg

Aug 27, 7:57am

So true.

EDthoracotomy

Aug 27, 11:18am

This is what happens when you have MBA And other business administrators running

Powerbait DPM

Aug 27, 7:59am

Healthcare admin provide almost 0 value

EDthoracotomy

Aug 27, 11:19am

I'd argue negative value as they are overhead and source of frustration.

Powerbait DPM

Aug 27, 12:10pm

On second thought im with you.

EDthoracotomy

Aug 27, 7:26pm

This has everything to do with a 3rd party payer system created by the tax code

BYU'01

Aug 27, 4:58pm

🙄 This is what you get when the government creates perverse tax incentives

BYU'01

Aug 27, 4:57pm

But adopting what others are doing is an admission that the US isn't the best

downtownchrisbrown

Aug 27, 8:14am

The AMA is the actual reason

boyblue

Aug 27, 8:56am

Step 1: Refuse to talk about obesity. Step 2: Get everyone addicted to RX drugs.

dYrtbYkerYder

Aug 27, 10:34am

Universal health care is complex, only 32 of 33 developed countries have it

Dataguy

Aug 27, 11:42am

Our problem is we're too stupid to agree on anything that shouldn't be covered

dYrtbYkerYder

Aug 27, 11:56am

And also that not every office/hospital needs all the expensive tools/machines

Dataguy

Aug 27, 2:34pm

Threat of malpractice suits is a big part of the problem.

dYrtbYkerYder

Aug 27, 4:00pm

You are wrong. Take it from a foreigner

crablegs

Aug 27, 2:08pm

It didn't used to be this way. 70s and 80s much easier

Coug Dude

Aug 27, 3:36pm

*always

boctabulous

Aug 27, 7:10am

Obamacare has given those that can't pay better health insurance and care

byusage

Aug 27, 7:34am

Ya cause prior to Obamacare our healthcare was great 🙄

boctabulous

Aug 27, 7:58am

It was! Costs have skyrocketed and quality of care reduced

pegushin

Aug 27, 8:29am

It put my company out of business

Coug Dude

Aug 27, 10:32pm

Because of collections, they’ve always got you by the steelies.

OmahaOmaha

Aug 27, 7:35am

Best insurance I had was a company that required me to pay "cash" upfront

Tio

Aug 27, 8:47am

I am not sure that is legal anymore...

Iman23

Aug 27, 8:57am

Was just billed twice for doing PT. Called the office and told them I already

Lefty24

Aug 27, 7:05pm

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