I think the answer to that is pretty self evident. The problem with the "health care" debate in this country is that American's expectations in this area are abysmally low.
I have supposedly "good" insurance. I pay $367 a month for "coverage" for me and my wife that would be laughable anywhere else in the modern world. I still get bills (not just co-pays) if I go to the doctor and he actually does something, I have lifetime "caps" on treatment and maximum hospital stays.Every medical decision my doctor and I make must be brokered through an insurance weasel, who inserts his non-MD-having ass into every single transaction, adding expense and complexity at every turn. A serious illness would likely bankrupt us.
I asked the nurse at my doctor's office if I could by a policy that covered everything, with no co-pays, deductables, or caps on treatment. She said that sounded like a "cadillac" policy and would be very, very expensive.
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Date: 2009-09-24 05:57 pm (UTC)I think the answer to that is pretty self evident. The problem with the "health care" debate in this country is that American's expectations in this area are abysmally low.
I have supposedly "good" insurance. I pay $367 a month for "coverage" for me and my wife that would be laughable anywhere else in the modern world. I still get bills (not just co-pays) if I go to the doctor and he actually does something, I have lifetime "caps" on treatment and maximum hospital stays.Every medical decision my doctor and I make must be brokered through an insurance weasel, who inserts his non-MD-having ass into every single transaction, adding expense and complexity at every turn. A serious illness would likely bankrupt us.
I asked the nurse at my doctor's office if I could by a policy that covered everything, with no co-pays, deductables, or caps on treatment. She said that sounded like a "cadillac" policy and would be very, very expensive.
I paid $54 a month for that in Canada.