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Sid Salute You in Your Grave Age: 32 Gender: Female Posts: 2065	May 5th, 2009 at 05:29pm I do think we, in Britain, take free health care for granted. I think it's brilliant and I know that when my dad had cancer, there was no way we could have afforded the cost of the chemo, radiotherapy etc privately. And the hospital was fantastic. I know people have had bad experiences in NHS hospitals but I think it depends a lot on where you are. For example, if you're in a really over crowded hospital like Mayday in South London, you can't expect to get the same kind of attention that you would in a private hospital or one in a less populated area. But still, a couple of my friends in America have told me about their healthcare system and apparently it's pretty bad. As for people on benefits, they're on benefits for a reason -they can't work. Which probably means they couldn't afford private healthcare and I wouldn't mind paying taxes for that because some one else is probably paying for my next hospital stay.
Jesse Lacey; Awake and Unafraid Age: 28 Gender: Female Posts: 12077	May 17th, 2009 at 07:19pm The US healthcare system is complete and total garbage. There is something called Medicaire which the government provides to people who make less than a certain amount of money, but there are a ton of people who make too much money to qualify for that, and yet not enough money to afford private insurance.
questionable content Always Born a Crime Age: 28 Gender: Female Posts: 5604	May 17th, 2009 at 08:24pm ^ Not to mention that Medicare is currently undergoing a pretty big financing crisis, when it's already using up a big portion of taxpayer money.
Person0001 Always Born a Crime Age: 43 Gender: Female Posts: 5099	May 17th, 2009 at 08:51pm alarm call: There is something called Medicaire which the government provids to people who make less than a certain amount of money, but there are a ton of people who make too much money to qualify for that, and yet not enough money to afford private insurance. Medicare is actually for retirees; it's Medicaid that provides state-run medical insurance for the poor. If you pay a low monthly premium, you can merit a form of it for your family even if you earn a salary. The biggest problem with Medicare is the staggering prescription copays that the elderly are hit with, and the biggest problem with Medicaid is the beaurocracy.
Jesse Lacey; Awake and Unafraid Age: 28 Gender: Female Posts: 12077	May 17th, 2009 at 09:33pm Deb: Medicare is actually for retirees; it's Medicaid that provides state-run medical insurance for the poor. If you pay a low monthly premium, you can merit a form of it for your family even if you earn a salary. The biggest problem with Medicare is the staggering prescription copays that the elderly are hit with, and the biggest problem with Medicaid is the beaurocracy. Sorry for the mix up! Can you tell me what you mean by the bureaucracy of Medicaid?
Person0001 Always Born a Crime Age: 43 Gender: Female Posts: 5099	May 18th, 2009 at 09:33am alarm call: Can you tell me what you mean by the bureaucracy of Medicaid? Well, you have to go through a lot of red tape to get it, to maintain it every year and to get treated by the correct clinics, who are not that readily available to you.
Jesse Lacey; Awake and Unafraid Age: 28 Gender: Female Posts: 12077	May 18th, 2009 at 07:08pm Deb: Well, you have to go through a lot of red tape to get it, to maintain it every year and to get treated by the correct clinics, who are not that readily available to you. I see what you mean now. Thanks for explaining. I really hope Obama implements at least some sort of a national healthcare system for everyone.
Person0001 Always Born a Crime Age: 43 Gender: Female Posts: 5099	May 19th, 2009 at 10:00am alarm call: I really hope Obama implements at least some sort of a national healthcare system for everyone. [/font][/size] It's not likely. Hillary Clinton tried for a decade to put a national health care system similar to that of Britain into place, to no avail. The Conservatives don't want to pay.
Sexy Mama Banned Age: 30 Gender: Female Posts: 48	January 20th, 2010 at 11:23am NO HEALTH CARE REFORM!!!! DUMBEST MOVE EVER
Wandering_Soul Jazz Hands Age: 31 Gender: Male Posts: 303	January 20th, 2010 at 11:44am With the new conservative in the Senate, healthcare reform is as good as dead for the US. Our current system is shit and needs a major overhaul, a perfect example is all the crap with pre-existing conditions. My friend has juvenile diabetes, he was born with it, so nothing he can do about it. Sure he can get coverage, at the cost of about $5,000 a month. Same goes for any cancer survivor. They could get it, but the rates would be so outragous that it's completely impossible to pay for. I'd be fine without complete coverage from the government, but at least a basic package is needed. Then you could go to private insurance places to improve your deal. That will keep them in buisness, and provide something for the people who cannot afford to pay. Sure it'll mean more taxes, but really it's not that much more.
Jesse Lacey; Awake and Unafraid Age: 28 Gender: Female Posts: 12077	January 24th, 2010 at 12:43pm sexy mama: NO HEALTH CARE REFORM!!!! DUMBEST MOVE EVER Why do you think it's a bad idea? A lot of people really, really need it. For example, my grandparents are not old enough to retire, don't make enough money to buy private insurance, but make too much to qualify for Medicare/Medicaid. Both of them are really sick and they do work, so it's not like they sit around all day doing nothing.
Jesse Lacey; Awake and Unafraid Age: 28 Gender: Female Posts: 12077	January 24th, 2010 at 12:45pm Wandering_Soul: With the new conservative in the Senate, healthcare reform is as good as dead for the US. Our current system is shit and needs a major overhaul, a perfect example is all the crap with pre-existing conditions. My friend has juvenile diabetes, he was born with it, so nothing he can do about it. Sure he can get coverage, at the cost of about $5,000 a month. Same goes for any cancer survivor. They could get it, but the rates would be so outragous that it's completely impossible to pay for. I'd be fine without complete coverage from the government, but at least a basic package is needed. Then you could go to private insurance places to improve your deal. That will keep them in buisness, and provide something for the people who cannot afford to pay. Sure it'll mean more taxes, but really it's not that much more. The fact that insurance companies can raise rates so high for people with pre-existing conditions is completely immoral, in my opinion. Usually I'm not for the government telling businesses how to do things, but in this case I think it's needed.
Lights Salute You in Your Grave Age: 31 Gender: Female Posts: 2205	January 30th, 2010 at 02:21am Because my mom works for the city, I receive health care through her benefits since I am still in school. But she is charged a hefty monthly sum in order to keep this health insurance, which still doesn't completely cover our health costs. Our insurance company gets away with barely paying anything for dr's visits or prescriptions that do not completely fall under the category of "life or death". Also, they only cover up to $100 for ER bills. And in my town, idk about others, even showing up in the ER costs you much more than that. (I still pay nearly $50 for a rescue inhaler and over $100 for an allergy medication, which comes straight from the paychecks of my mother and myself) I think the government does have a right to protect and take care of their citizens, especially in a country supposedly so "great" as America. But due to the fact that we are in a recession and our finances are a bit on the low side, I think that installing health care provided by the government needs to be done when our economy is a bit more stable than it is. Keep in mind that each year we shell out billions of dollars for things that aren't necessarily "needed", so it's not like there wouldn't be a few costs we couldn't cut in order to get the money. There IS a reason we pay taxes, and I think if we want them used in a more positive way, this would be a better way than some things they are used on.

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