>>>>>I don't think anyone would dispute that we lead the world at the high end. The kind of treatment a sheik can afford, you might say. That is a complete different topic from health care for the rest of us.
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>>>>>Other than the cost of my health insurance, I get great medical care. A couple of years ago, my liver enzymes shot through the roof. My doctor had me scheduled for a CAT scan the next day. Think that happens in places where they have socialized medicine?
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>>>>If there is enough reason to have a CAT scan because your life is at stake, you would get it here the same day, however in the US you might get a CT scan, MRI and or X-ray because the physician can invoice you on every procedure he can sell to you. I've seen it all too often in the US at certain medical centers where they just apply any medical procedure for little more than just the profit... and this inlcudes the top 5 medical centers in the US.
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>>>>A client, who just happened to arrive in London suddenly noticed that something was wrong with one of his eyes and being a phys himself he knew he needed urgent treatment to avoid permanent damage. He was rushed into surgery and discharged the next day. He did not have to pay anything, even though his dutch insurance would cover it.
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>>>>A friend of mine, who was attending an oracle conference in Copenhagen, broke his nose when he slipped an fell in a swimming pool. He got treated immediately and did not have to pay a dime, even though his dutch insurance would cover it.
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>>>>In the US, they're standing at the door checking your insurance coverage, forcing you to fill in endless consentforms before they even consider treating you. If there is a risk that you cannot pay or find something extraordinary on the consent forms, you might be put back at the line, hoping you will go somewhere else, if you're lucky and not be refused right away.
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>>>>Then I'm not even talking about their ill definition of a medical emergency. Up here, for example sudden hearingloss, a broken nose or any other medical issue that can be cured easily if treated on time is considered a medical emergency. In the US about only if you'll die.
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>>>>Really, your healthcare is seriously ill.
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>>>How's the view from your Ivory tower?
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>>But it didn't come from an ivory tower. He was specific about events he has experienced in countries with national health coverage.
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>>I have not gone anti-capitalist but capitalism has seriously perverted American health care. It's about time we tried to fix it.
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>Good grief.... Liberalism is wont to destroy it if they have their way... this boondoggle is not fixing it, its going to make it worse.. btw, what do mortgage taxes and rates have to do with health care?

Sorry, I don't understand that question at all. What are you referring to?