We The People - US Healthcare - 01 Sep 08 - Part 2

Most agree the US health system is broken but few agree on how to fix it. 47 million Americans don't have health insurance and if you do not have insurance or plenty of money you cannot get medical care.

We the People begins a new series looking at the issues in this year's US presidential campaign by travelling to the Denver health facility in Colorado. the goal is to provide those even without insurance with stable health care.

Is this the best model for the rest of the nation?

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[marysherezade]

Instead of spending money on war and weapons of mass destruction, perhaps, more money should be invested in health care.

[oceanbound222]

The US has turned to shit

[anyname666]

This chick said-"IF THEY had found it 1 1/2 year earlier she would have a normal life.

CRAP if she had quit smoking 15 years ago she would have a normal life and could have bought insurance with the money she wasted on smokes.

Don't you just hate it that - those that abuse themselves and the system want the rest of us to come to their rescue.

You smoke - you take your life in YOUR hands. Do not ask me to come in on my white horse and bail you out of the problems you made for yourself.

[Tihbialdunav]

@englishbook77 , in US the average tax rate in 35%, and still you get no medical until you reach 65(if you make it). US doesn't have paid maternity leave, free school and college education..

[1dschamp]

@MondoBeno and the republican party propaganda machine continues with their bullshit.

[englishbook77]

My sister and I are Peruvians, she got married to an American and moved to Tampa, I moved to Spain got married to a kiwi and then we moved to London. After some months in UK I felt so bad for the amount of taxes that I pay ( 25%) in comparison to my sister and her husband which pay around 10 to 13 % ( include federal taxes) in States. However my feelings changed when I noticed how much my sister and her family spend in a private medical insurance

[englishbook77]

they told me that pays about 350 dollars per month and it does not cover all their necessities, sometimes just for appointment they should pay a fee of 30 to 40 dollars. But for me the health issue is totally different. Recently I made a check in the hospital about a funny pain in my stomach, 3 appointments, x ray and scanner tests, and the results were a fat in my liver, nothing serious, but all these did not take more than 2 weeks and I did not spend any cent ( Just the tube)

[MrMakeDo]

What a load of rubbish. The NHS does not deny any care to people who need it. Hospitals are not filthy, the hospital that my mother had her hip replacement in was very clean, modern and efficient. Also an operation she would not have been able to afford on private healthcare. I am personally extremely grateful for everything the NHS has done.

[hauskalainen]

Personal physician refers to the hospital. CLOCK STARTS (a) Book the 1st specialist appointment, (b) make the first appointment, (c) schedule any tests (d) do the tests (e) 2nd specialist appointment (get the test results & discuss diagnosis. Agree the right treatment) (g) Schedule the agreed treatment (h) Begin the agreed treatment (e,g, an operation). Clock stops at point (h). In reality there is very little waiting cos its not really dead time.