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My health care is great! Why not sign up?

Another view on America's health care debate  
 
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BlasphKa (11 months ago) Show Hide
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Linda, you're a faggot.
gabbe81 (1 year ago) Show Hide
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Hi . She's absolutely honest. I live in Sweden, and any hospitalvisit here doesn't cost us more than $30 in patientfees, Regardless if it's a x-ray or chemotherapy. The medicin is also heavily subsidized, and is really cheap. We are all covered under Universal healthcare, (or Socialized medicin.) It's the same in every other European country, more or less. Watch Michael Moore's "SICKO", to see more...
aviomaster (1 year ago) Show Hide
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--- PEOPLE in USA have beeen missinformed by Goverment owned private media .... HOW other nations die bacause they have UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE .... CAUSE in USA interest of those who are making big BUCKS is greater .... THEY owne the media eventually .... FUCK USA ....
kirkdunkirk (1 year ago) Show Hide
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One more thing: even if people fear the system will run in the red, so what? It's a worthy thing to spend money on. The fire department runs in the red but it serves an important purpose.

In Japan highways are expensive to use (tolls) and hospitals are cheap. In America it's the opposite. We will spend taxes for free roads but not for health care. Shows where the priorities are.
bylatili (1 year ago) Show Hide
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Excellent point! One argument I hear is that fire departments are socialized, police forces are socialized, so why are people afraid of socialized health care? I think your argument, tied in the cost of roads, is a really strong one.

I'm working on a second video that addresses your point about the Japanese not preferring the US system. I should have it up in a day or two, so please check back.

Thank you for these comments.
gabbe81 (1 year ago) Show Hide
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In Scandinavia, helthcare is free, except for a $30 patientfee. medicin is heavily subsidized. We and the Japanese have the highest life expectensy, and the lowest childmortality. So the quality of care is really good. The highways are also totaly free. aswell as universityeducation.
kirkdunkirk (1 year ago) Show Hide
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I dont know a single Japanese person who would prefer the US system.

There was a time when I fell through the cracks in Japan and had to pay full price, and even then it was way cheaper than in the US.

Americans are worried about choice. In Japan there are many hospitals to choose from, and some are better for certain specialties than others. There IS choice.

also, there are supplemental private insurance plans to take up any slack in the nat'l system.

many people in the US have no choice!
fishgut677 (1 year ago) Show Hide
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That is ok if your middle class,but what of the working middle class or the lower class. You may be a rarity within the system. if not that much more properly prepared to pay the balance sum of money.
bylatili (1 year ago) Show Hide
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That's a really great question. As I said in the video, everyone here has access to health care, depending on employer or if unemployed/self employed, there are other programs that cover you. BUT, economic woes in the 90s and early 2000s have strained the system, and when the government introduced market forces into care, more and more people started falling through the cracks. Look, I'm no health care expert, but am trying to find out more. I'll post other videos to address issues like yours.
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I have only lived in Japan for 4 years, but ever experience with the national health system has blown me away. So many great interactions. I had some chronic ear pain, so I just looked up the nearest private specialist in my area, walked into his small practice without calling ahead, and was seen within 15 minutes. Total cost was less than $30. Another time I had a urinalysis and time discussing results with the doctor, no drugs needed, so just: $2 TWO DOLLARS.

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