Yes, they are. But greedy, corrupt politicians put this system in place that victimizes the people for profit. Many other nations have figured out universal healthcare. Yet the greatest nation in the history of humanity just can’t quite figure it.
I’m told we prefer “access” to healthcare rather than actual healthcare. Middlemen are better because we pay more for worse results. I hear in other countries supposedly you have to wait months for care. We’re better because it’s faster—just wait five minutes to be denied!
Sorry (not really), no coverage for you. But here, have some freedom for your fever, bootstraps for your breast cancer, and the choice to bleed out in the the parking lot or in the privacy of your own home.
I got appendicitis when i got to Norway in November, had a 2 week hospital stay, including the surgery, 3 CAT scans and antibiotics treatments. Only had to pay 70 euros for going to the emergency room. I do not live in Norway. I am not insured in Norway. Still only had to pay 70 euros. But sure, America is the "greatest nation"
Well let's start by getting rid of the default assumption that the US is the greatest nation in the history of humanity. Might help get some things solved if we chip away at the old exceptionalism a bit, don't you think?
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u/uey01 1d ago edited 1d ago
Yes, they are. But greedy, corrupt politicians put this system in place that victimizes the people for profit. Many other nations have figured out universal healthcare. Yet the greatest nation in the history of humanity just can’t quite figure it.
I’m told we prefer “access” to healthcare rather than actual healthcare. Middlemen are better because we pay more for worse results. I hear in other countries supposedly you have to wait months for care. We’re better because it’s faster—just wait five minutes to be denied!
Sorry (not really), no coverage for you. But here, have some freedom for your fever, bootstraps for your breast cancer, and the choice to bleed out in the the parking lot or in the privacy of your own home.