But I did move from the US to Colombia. And I’ve received more thorough care from the national healthcare system here than I ever did in the US. Instead of simply treating my symptoms (which is the general practice in the US), the doctors here actually found the underlying conditions that I’ve apparently been living with for years, possibly even decades.
The healthcare system here is concerned with keeping the population healthy instead of increasing shareholder value. It takes a bit longer than in the US, but I have the peace of mind of knowing that (1) my doctor isn’t getting kickbacks for prescribing me a specific medication, and (2) regardless of what is needed for my treatment, I won’t go bankrupt paying for it.
So, while I don’t necessarily believe that a government can manage much of anything without any corruption or profit motive, I do have some evidence that a government can manage healthcare in a way that provides greater benefit to its citizens than the privatized healthcare industry in the US.
Breaking news, this just in: Socialism is when a capitalist government subsidizes capitalist non-government corporations that are still allowed to seek a profit. /s
The provider receiving the largest amount of subsidy from the federal government through the ACA?: United.
They fuck Americans because the government encourages them to fuck Americans.
This is socialized healthcare.
No, it’s government-subsidized privatized healthcare.
Socialized healthcare wouldn’t have a profit-driven middleman involved.
And you trust the government to manage a socialized healthcare system for hundreds of millions of people without any corruption or profit motive?
You’ve made it quite clear to me that you have never had to deal with the VA.
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No, I haven’t had to deal with the VA.
But I did move from the US to Colombia. And I’ve received more thorough care from the national healthcare system here than I ever did in the US. Instead of simply treating my symptoms (which is the general practice in the US), the doctors here actually found the underlying conditions that I’ve apparently been living with for years, possibly even decades.
The healthcare system here is concerned with keeping the population healthy instead of increasing shareholder value. It takes a bit longer than in the US, but I have the peace of mind of knowing that (1) my doctor isn’t getting kickbacks for prescribing me a specific medication, and (2) regardless of what is needed for my treatment, I won’t go bankrupt paying for it.
So, while I don’t necessarily believe that a government can manage much of anything without any corruption or profit motive, I do have some evidence that a government can manage healthcare in a way that provides greater benefit to its citizens than the privatized healthcare industry in the US.
Breaking news, this just in: Socialism is when a capitalist government subsidizes capitalist non-government corporations that are still allowed to seek a profit. /s
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