Re:She paid husband's hospital bill. A year after his death,...
by mindslight on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @11:47AM
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No it's really not, regardless of the financial aspects. Doctors' time is parceled out into nearly-useless 15 minute chunks, appointments are booked full months out, "insurance" companies demand unnecessary paperwork and add more delays to run your clock out, inpatient rehabs (nursing homes) are understaffed death camps, and everyone generally operates in "not my job" cover their ass mode, including things like referring you to the "emergency" room (many hour wait!) at the drop of a hat.
Some of these change when you're truly end of life and in the ICU, and otherwise there are brief flashes of doctors actually giving you attention. But for the most part trying to receive healthcare in the US is like squeezing blood from a stone, independent of the soul crushing billing shakedowns.
It's more like you can imagine US healthcare is great if you don't need it, or don't proactively think about what needs to be done. Of course that's a great way for something to go unaddressed and kicked down the road until the next appointment (or ER visit).
I can't speak to other country's failings, but I can say this bogeyman narrative about "government run health care" is utterly fallacious. We already have the equivalent in the form of corporate-bureaucracy-first health care.
Some of these change when you're truly end of life and in the ICU, and otherwise there are brief flashes of doctors actually giving you attention. But for the most part trying to receive healthcare in the US is like squeezing blood from a stone, independent of the soul crushing billing shakedowns.
It's more like you can imagine US healthcare is great if you don't need it, or don't proactively think about what needs to be done. Of course that's a great way for something to go unaddressed and kicked down the road until the next appointment (or ER visit).
I can't speak to other country's failings, but I can say this bogeyman narrative about "government run health care" is utterly fallacious. We already have the equivalent in the form of corporate-bureaucracy-first health care.