Posted by jane d on November 8, 2016, at 6:46:40
In reply to Re: Obamacare and medicare Vs private + more, posted by Christ_empowered on November 7, 2016, at 18:59:48
> docs in other countries don't make as much as docs here in the US. Many of our docs now come from overseas and/or get training overseas.
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> I think a public option would fix a lot of this hot mess. Plus, we're more than a little bit behind the rest of the 21st century, affluent, developed world in having universal health care. I have a friend...he's from the Netherlands. They have universal health care. They have private insurance options, too. His mother's insurance covers her botox. I guess the private coverage is for higher end stuff? I dunno...
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> ObamaCare is a mess, but the system before was worse for a lot of people (most people?). A public option is the best idea, but with health care largely a for profit enterprise in the US (especially mental health), how's that going to happen? Money talk$Hi CE,
I was a fan of the public option too. I wonder if there is any way to get there from now. Or if we should.
It may be time to start talking about what kind of fixes we need and which of those we can really get instead of just fighting to keep the ACA from being totally destroyed.
Jane
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