Haha, another goofy one was about slipping accidents in the bathtub.
Claimed that 99.7% of the incidents occurred in the bathroom.
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Claimed that 99.7% of the incidents occurred in the bathroom.
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I really hesitate to comment not being an American (so please forgive me if I tread on any toes....).
However, I have lived and worked in the US for extended periods over the last 35 years and to me, the system seems to be amazingly complex - and much of that complexity simply adds no value to patient care or to helping someone recovery from an injury or illness. Also, the cost-payment picture is very cloudy with costs jumping around depending on whom is paying. Finally, it often seems to deteriorate into a bluffing match. The hospital sends you a huge bill, you (or some other entity) pays some portion of it - and then they seem to back down and write it off - sometimes.
I never did figure it out.
I have asthma and use a drug called Advair, which is a steroid. I began taking it when I was young, probably 10 or 11, to help reduce inflammation and improve lung function. It worked great, but as some of you may know, your body becomes dependent on steroids. Now my lungs can't function properly without it, and I can't ween off it either. If I don't take it consistently, my lungs become weak and inflamed. I've lapsed on taking it twice in my life due to financial issues, and both times I ended up getting hospitalized for pneumonia :-/
I pay about $450 out of pocket each month, and the medication cost me $50, but if I didn't have insurance the cost of this medication alone is about $1,000! I'll take the insurance rate over that because I take other medications as well for asthma, which, while it's still expensive, does save me significantly more. Sometimes I daydream and think of all the cool motorcycles and tools I could've spent that money on... damned if you do, damned if you don't
I wouldn't be so sure Bob. I think this argument will come to a head sooner rather than later. I don't have the answer, but consider this... every other industrialized nation does have the answer. Canada, England, Japan.... all of them have some form of national healthcare for all. To varying degrees, they've all figured out a system that works for them. That doesn't speak well for us in the US... where we can't (or won't) find a solution to this problem. Americans are supposed to be innovators... leaders of the world. Let's face it, when it comes to healthcare, we suck Is it really that hard to figure out when we can study the models from dozens of other nations that have made it work?I can certainly sympathise with you. You shouldn't have to have your finances trashed just to survive. There is a better way, but I fear I won't see it here in my lifetime.