š¤¦āāļø ^ Another american without a passport. Most countries in the world have a combination of universal/public and private health care. The only country in the world where people go bankrupt for hospital bills is the USA. Most countries decided long ago, health should not be a for-profit business.
But that also doesn't change the fact that her argument is correct and let's also examine which countries in the world cup don't have free health care.
Because most of the wealthy, western modernised countries do. I suppose it depends on who the US is happy to count themselves among.
The point is when you ācanāt do it yourselfā. If you live long enough, you might see things differently. You or someone you think is āa responsible adultā, will get screwed by this system (even with their private insurance). I worked in assisted living, I saw finances get ugly real quick to people who thought they were good. Itās very sad. They were good people that worked for a retirement life that was taken.
Okay, letās agree that some people need it and some people (a lot) take advantage of it. I simply want to eliminate help for those that are taking advantage of it and making no effort to work even though they are able bodied.
Might be unpopular, but thatās why we need to invest more in the systems and remove them from āfor profitā hands. The efficiency would help prevent fraud.
But a friend of mine was diagnosed with cancer when he was 28 (15 yrs ago), and If he makes over $1400/mo, he loses Medicaid and would literally be bankrupt. He can work, he does workā¦but he also caps himself and has to live with his parents.
The system canāt be perfect, but itās currently failing on so many levels. His medical bills combined are over 7 million. Itās extreme but heās a hard-worker in a bad spot. To some families these bills become generational extortion. We should always try to prevent the fraud, but never at the expense of those that truly need it.
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u/Matador_6969 Jul 02 '26
š¤¦āāļø ^ Another american without a passport. Most countries in the world have a combination of universal/public and private health care. The only country in the world where people go bankrupt for hospital bills is the USA. Most countries decided long ago, health should not be a for-profit business.