Nor should these giant conglomerate providers be allowed to be the monopolies they are 🤷🏼♂️. They have forced the small medical practices to conform or close 🤬
I live in a smallish town of about 60,000 people. An out-of-state mega-hospital company has bought up all of the hospitals and many of the other medical providers in town gaining an effective monopoly. Their care is atrocious and almost worse than no care. We are having lots of people drive the 45-60 minutes to the next town of only around 10,000 for healthcare, because we can't get decent care in our town. The nearest big city is so.ething like 250 miles away.
I wish there was a way to push these money grabbers, who don't care about patients, out of town. We didn't have all of the top specialist, but we still had good care before Banner Health bought everything.
Disappointed that Japan was excluded from the analysis, because they have a higher and healthier life span than all the countries listed. Makes the US system just more disgraceful and we can blame all the Congressman that voted for Obamacare and John McCain who stopped President Trump from fixing the system. That's why he lashed out on McCain.
Agree. But doctors need to take this over. I was once a member of the Harvard Community Health care. Great coverage. Don't know if it still is but a true health care system run by physicians and without the scam of free riding, insanely compensated officers, might work.
I recently spent the better part of a month in Scotland. I almost had to laugh at the TV ads for private insurance to get you in sooner for health care.....but in reality, it is sad and is no laughing matter.
I totally agree with you. I have relatives that live in Wales and it takes months to get to see a physician, and if you are elderly, they will find a way to not prolong your life. As bad as it is here, I'ts still better than that. Unfortunately, the pharmaceutical companies have alot of control in our well being.
I have a 74 yo relative in the UK. He needed a procedure in 2022 and he is still waiting. But those in England anyway are mind-numbing proud of their healthcare system. I worked with a Brit some years ago, mouthy thing that said everyone is seen immediately and no one waits. Psyop works.
There is a private medical system in all these countries if you can afford it. In Italy, a private physician was called to the hotel to determine Gail's illness. Pneumonia was the diagnosis. Italy is not known for cleanliness in their public rest rooms. Charged 230 Euros. Went to the drugstore for the medication and it was much cheaper than in the USA. Our Global Big Pharma companies derive over 50% of their profit by manipulating the pricing in the USA. Other countries cap their pricing and reduce their rights for exclusive sales to encourage competition. Biden claiming that he is fixing the problem is political rhetoric and smoke and mirrors. Now Lilly and Pfizer are pushing Rx drugs directly to the consumer with AI programs. By passing the checks and balances in the system.
The UK System isn’t exactly a model of efficiency or quality either
The State should not be involved in healthcare delivery.
Nor should these giant conglomerate providers be allowed to be the monopolies they are 🤷🏼♂️. They have forced the small medical practices to conform or close 🤬
I live in a smallish town of about 60,000 people. An out-of-state mega-hospital company has bought up all of the hospitals and many of the other medical providers in town gaining an effective monopoly. Their care is atrocious and almost worse than no care. We are having lots of people drive the 45-60 minutes to the next town of only around 10,000 for healthcare, because we can't get decent care in our town. The nearest big city is so.ething like 250 miles away.
I wish there was a way to push these money grabbers, who don't care about patients, out of town. We didn't have all of the top specialist, but we still had good care before Banner Health bought everything.
Disappointed that Japan was excluded from the analysis, because they have a higher and healthier life span than all the countries listed. Makes the US system just more disgraceful and we can blame all the Congressman that voted for Obamacare and John McCain who stopped President Trump from fixing the system. That's why he lashed out on McCain.
Exactly!
The mirage of single payer is no guarantee of access to actual care.
Overall longevity is more related to the personal habits of the population than to their access to government controlled funds and "healthcare".
Those who can adapt to this reality with diet and lifestyle changes will be in better health overall.
(Go outside! and get a good diet of meat, veggies and don't forget the weeds, people!)
Agree. But doctors need to take this over. I was once a member of the Harvard Community Health care. Great coverage. Don't know if it still is but a true health care system run by physicians and without the scam of free riding, insanely compensated officers, might work.
I recently spent the better part of a month in Scotland. I almost had to laugh at the TV ads for private insurance to get you in sooner for health care.....but in reality, it is sad and is no laughing matter.
I totally agree with you. I have relatives that live in Wales and it takes months to get to see a physician, and if you are elderly, they will find a way to not prolong your life. As bad as it is here, I'ts still better than that. Unfortunately, the pharmaceutical companies have alot of control in our well being.
I have a 74 yo relative in the UK. He needed a procedure in 2022 and he is still waiting. But those in England anyway are mind-numbing proud of their healthcare system. I worked with a Brit some years ago, mouthy thing that said everyone is seen immediately and no one waits. Psyop works.
Everything I hear about it confirms what you said about it. Theh have been coming here for med care at least since the end of WWII
There is a private medical system in all these countries if you can afford it. In Italy, a private physician was called to the hotel to determine Gail's illness. Pneumonia was the diagnosis. Italy is not known for cleanliness in their public rest rooms. Charged 230 Euros. Went to the drugstore for the medication and it was much cheaper than in the USA. Our Global Big Pharma companies derive over 50% of their profit by manipulating the pricing in the USA. Other countries cap their pricing and reduce their rights for exclusive sales to encourage competition. Biden claiming that he is fixing the problem is political rhetoric and smoke and mirrors. Now Lilly and Pfizer are pushing Rx drugs directly to the consumer with AI programs. By passing the checks and balances in the system.