US Healthcare: A Short History

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In the 1940's American companies began offering health insurance as part of a more attractive benefits package to workers. -Stay Smart Stay Healthy

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[Demon666Evil]

Fuck the american health care system! The company ceo's and executives are nothing but murderous pirates. Thumbs up if you agree....

[PastafariansWON]

@TumisHumis In the UK we've had "socialist" healthcare for 63 years and counting and we haven't gone bankrupt yet. Granted we might do so pretty soon but that's more to do with global economics...

[golb0016]

Of every dollar insurance companies collect they only spend about 50 cents on average. Because of laws not allowing individuals to buy over state lines each insurance company has a state held monopoly. And because of lobbying dollars they're going to keep holding the public hostage using the US gov't against us.

[limwang75]

if u sick go to japan south korea or pretnto be a canadian citizen it fuking outrageous care herer cost to o much dr are fuking crook for exmple it cost 500$ to do mri scan after that u have to pay dr another 250$ for him to tell u the result of the mri scan

[mengqi68]

The biggest problem is that US healthcare is neither fully market-driven nor public. Healthcare in Singapore is mainly private, with some public programs. 70% of healthcare spending is private. Healthcare (both public and private) accounts for only 3% of Singapore's GDP, versus 19% in the US.

[SuperThe86]

US healthcare is the most overpriced and the most inefficient among developed countries.

In a profit orientated system like the US one it's not profitable for the doctor and the pharma companies to cure the patient using the most efficient medical procedures but the most expensive one and to perform as many as possible unnecessary procedures just to increase the bill

In a profit orientated system system doctors aren't paid to keep patients healthy.The more sick people are the more doctors earn.

[PastafariansWON]

@TumisHumis Please explain why? By the way, ironically it was when I agreed with you on this issue that I got checked out, and got treated for it without having to spend a penny. :P

[TumisHumis]

@PastafariansWON More to do with global economics... This tax and spend socialism IS the problem with global economics. If you've yet to make this connection, you should have yourself checked out, (it's probably still free in your country)

[29Essan]

nice hand writing

[TumisHumis]

@NowThePeople. You think it's wrong that insurance companies drop people to make more money, so your solution is to vote for a representative to hold this power over you? You think socialism and communism arent driven by greed? PEOPLE are driven by greed, and we're both people. "The System" works for me, my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer and has recieved nearly 5 million dollars in treatment. This doesnt happen ANYWHERE else on the planet.