What's your experience with the healthcare system in your country? Did you receive treatment you needed or was it denied because you couldn't afford it?
in Srilanka HealthCare is Completely Free of Cost Shame on America... Srilanka is Poorest Country in the World And America is Rich Country Shame on You American Health Care System
What about healthcare in Italy? I got burnt 6 years ago. I got hospitalized for three months and I had 20 surgeries. The price? Absolutely free. Because healthcare is not luxury.
Same in Romania...doctors are paid by the government...there are "private hospitals" too but same doctors from public hospitals work there...only difference? You want a stake for a meal,choose private,pay from ur pocket...
People here believe it's socialism. For people that challenge them, they refer to Venezuela. But they omit the healthcare in Canada, UK, Australia, and all other countries with Universal healthcare. They instead argues about the long waiting time and quality of care
Yeah, it's pretty bad. Even with health insurance it's still not 100%. Because you have to make sure everything is network. My friend got a bill for $45,000 because the room wasn't in network.
@@dstuddard4u no it literally wouldn’t. These people run healthcare like a business and if you think they wouldn’t charge the most they could while giving you the least possible you most be out of your mind. And if you think competition will lower the price I’m telling you right now these but companies will monopolize like they do in many other sectors of our economy.
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I'm Italian and i'm a surgeon, in my hospital almost every operation that i do is free for the patient and paid by our country, and the same is for every hospital in Italy, i'm proud to say that our healthcare system is one of the greatest in the world.
@@BrooklynBabeee I'm so sorry to hear this... I'm a Med student and I couldn't imagine having to talk to people about money, knowing that they may not afford it. That would be truly heartbreaking for me
An ambulance after insurance is usually anywhere from $500-2200, depending on if the ambulance has to take any steps to keep you stable on the ride to the hospital. ER visits easily cost $1,000+ even for things they deem minor. I was once charged $75 for a single standard over the counter ibuprofen pill while waiting to be seen when I complained of pain. It's ridiculous.
As a European, I'm really wondering: who makes a profit from this situation? Let's face it: if nobody would make a profit from this situation, it would have been changed already.
Politicians don't really earn money from this apart from maybe getting a high paying job after doing their bidding as a politician. But huge campaign contributions (legal bribery) has indeed made it so companies can legally bribe politicians in this twisted no brain country since it is way more likely for the politicians who raises more money to win making this country effectively an olligarchy.
I remember Krusty Towers. The whole joke was that Mr. Krabs had ridiculous ideas to turn the Krusty Krab into a hotel, and then had later plans to turn it into a hospital after learning the hard way how much each of those cost.
In a nationalized system, the government sets fixed budgets amd prices. However these policies have limited adoption in America. Many don't seem comfortable with the idea of spending less. Most people just want the government to pay for healthcare, instead of finding out why everything costs as much as it does.
It doesn't matter how much money you make. If you get sick in America you're screwed. Insurence companies are part of the problem since it spikes the price of everything.
Why not get a good job that has health benefits. My moms health care plan covers her and all 3 kids. We never had to pay a lot of money for health care. People need to get good jobs with good benefits.
Here in New Zealand every citizen is entitled to comprehensive healthcare. If you visit the doctor you only have to pay the consultation fee. Hospitals and surgeries are essentially free and if you need medication, almost everything is subsidized so heavily that you only have to pay a couple of dollars to fill a prescription. It really makes you feel like your taxes are being put to good use.
But for some absurd reason the people who oppose universal healthcare think its stealing from doctors and making them slaves. The just don't want to admit that the facts are against them and that government funded healthcare is better than privatized healthcare.
Kaionfire clearly you don't understand that New Zealand doesn't have 40 million subsaharan Africans and another 50 million mestizos. who on average without universal healthcare are a financial net loss on the country. they literally take more than they pay into the system. universal healthcare in the U.S. = forcing white people to pay non whites to get medical care. its racist af.
UK NHS : One day I was rapidly losing vision in one eye. Left work and went to Moorefields eye hospital. Within one hour infection was diagnosed, immediately treated and prescription to fix. No cost. Love you NHS.
In some hospitals, kids with colds will usually generate a bill to their parents and on that bill there will be something called a "mucus recovery device" that costs $24. You're stuck wondering wtf a "mucus recovery device" is and why they used it on your kid, until you find out that it was actually just a fancy billing word for a box of tissues.. Yes, $24 for a box of tissues.
@@s.adhinarayanan9139 Oh my goodness ! same clowns everywhere or what. So we agree that's overbilling in our systems that are not supposed to earn money. Lose some,more like
That's unacceptable. Doctors and nurses wash and wipe their hands all the time, that's charged as consummable material all the time I Suppose, or do they register it for each patient (i think not). I just feel dizzy thinking how much they've charged for masks and hydroalcoolic gel
I almost lost my life because I had a brain tumor. I had 10 surgeries, and went through intensive medical treatment for 5 years. I live in Botswana, a developing country, and I didn't pay anything.
When your citizen said " don't call ambulance" because she can't afford it when she seriously injured then that's how you know the goverment failing their people.
@@user-dd8vo7or2d no But its either that or call the ambulance If you're poor or just barely making ends meet you won't call the ambulance if it costs that much
@@aymanelkadouri8235 I'm thankful to live in a country where is a crime not calling an ambulance when is needed, which is also free service for everyone.
@David Waller yes. US healthcare may be really expensive, but the quality and innovation in the system is off the charts compared to anywhere else in the world. Thats why the US has the highest cancer survival rate despite many on the left claiming that Switzerland's universal healthcare is better.
@@rigobatiancila5824 The US is the county investing the biggest stack of dough into the health industry. Yet, it's cheaper to own a private jet than getting treated for a chronic disease.
Who knows I am from Greece and the ambulance here is free, how much will an american pay just for the ambulance not the treatmeant? I am really curious
With insurance if you don’t call ahead and tell the emergency room your coming (because according to health insurance companies, we Americans can predict the future) it can go from $100 to over $1,000+ and that’s NYC that I’m talking about.
But if someone gets in an accident and needs to be rushed in the ER how can they know to call ahead? That's insane and has no logic behind it. America's healthcare really needs to change and to be accessible by people with less money. Thank you for answering me :) and sorry for possible mistakes with my english
@@bnclalala That's America for you. Money > logic, and it's your fault that you weren't able to save enough to cover that exact, arbitrary amount each hospital and ambulance can charge you. No seriously, they can charge you whatever they want for any reason.
@@tenaarfeiri7164 I was looking it up online and they charged a man hundreds of dollars for saline solution. wtf this literally cost 1 dollar. Hospitals are taking advantage of sick people. Never leaving europe lol
People without money fly out of the country for treatment while people with money fly in. There's a certain prestige associated with being able to afford American healthcare, I bet. Like the ice bucket challenge, except it's money.
Health Care is a right, it's in the "pursuit of happiness" part of the Constitution. But just because something is a right doesn't make it free. I didn't turn 18 and the government gave me a gun complimentary of the US tax payers, I had to buy one. You have the right to buy guns and health Care, there is no difference besides the fact gun manufacturers don't charge you 200x the price it costed them to make it. They need to tell people "You can't charge that much for something that's needed". In my state it is illegal to mark up your prices when a storm is about to hit as you would be taking advantage of the situation where people need clean water and food. If they can do that with water, they can do that with the healthcare.
Arturo Escorcia hey outsider, how about you consider the fact that many Americans like to be able to empower themselves and be able to defend themselves, instead of relying on the government. It’s called independence.
@@Alexmirg You mean like you already pay for his 5 children who attends public school? And like you help pay for health care for 1/3 of the US population? (medicare, medicaid, military healthcare, prison healthcare....)
I’m British and was once rushed into hospital in Sydney, Australia via ambulance. They took me straight into resuscitation. I then spent a further week in the ICU and a few extra days on a general ward. During this time I had several procedures done, including an endoscopy. The whole time I was terrified about the costs as I was a Brit in Australia. The whole thing cost me a grand total of $0.00. Thank you for British-Australian reciprocal healthcare - we really are so lucky!! (And Australian healthcare is top notch)!
Australia and uk are first world nations and is a third world country because 1. His health system 2. His high level of drug consumers 3. His number of mass shootings 4. The highest number of people with mental issues
@@josem588 "4. The highest number of people with mental issues" in the White House and Congress. Highest number of corrupt judges on the supreme court.
My son had to go to the hospital 6 times within the last year. Ambulance every time, plus a ambulance helicopter the one time. (Norway) I wonder what that would have cost me in out of pocket cost in the US...
Thank god, well thanks to us you don' have to imagine the cost of the transport or the care. I hope they found a treatment at long last. Not that's it is always possible, but I least nobody will say that it's possible, but you can't afford it. We can argue that our taxes are not well spent, but not about that
But that's true anywhere in the world car prices come in all ranges from dirty cheap to crazy expensive can't really compare it to US hospital bills which are usually really expensive
My SUV is $32,000. My stepfather was in the hospital for 2 nights and had various tests done for his cancer, and his bills are already upwards of $34,000. I could sell my brand new vehicle to pay for those bills and I still wouldn’t have enough.
I went to an emergency room with my wife just to have her pressure measured, it was over 140 they gave us a bed and took like 4 blood samples, 3 hours went by they measured her pressure again it was ok we went home , one week after that we received a bill for 4000$
@@ian1868 Clinics you usually have to pay upfront to be seen and not all clinics have lab draws. Therefore, the ER's get overfilled with minor or moderate issues.
I fainted in class and I woke up and they were calling EMS I was like “No I can get an Uber” lol a ride is like 700 bucks hell no id rather pay 15ish bucks
15$, that's more expensive than the ambulance ride I got at night to the closest hospital with an ear nose throat specialist on nightshift, which was about 60km from where I was staying and I bleed all over the ambulance, combined with the overnight stay and the taxi ride back (mostly paid for by insurance) it was 30€, would have been free if I had been under 18
My acupuncturist told me an old man was peeing blood and refused to go to the hospital because he had no health insurance. So he rather see her instead and go natural. After 3 painful months he got better, but sometime like that shouldn't happen...
@@sirnikkel6746 who said that it worked BETTER than normal way? If it was in normal way, he would get cured in less than a week instead of 3 months. Don’t go natural or you might end up like Steve Jobs
EU never asked america to do it for them. It is your fault you let your politicians be corrupt and finance the huge military industrial complex don't blame it on us you are wasting a shit ton of money idiot
I went to the hospital early this month for a lower body injury, and I was put through a series of tests, and the doctors said they found nothing wrong. And I was charged $708. We need healthcare for all. The high cost of the medical industry is nearly criminal.
I’ve had panic attacks thinking about how much my parents have paid for my health. Went to an inpatient facility for self-harm, this is the timeline: - referred to the hospital/ER when I told a pediatrician (2 services) - was taken to the facility in an ambulance (3 now) - and spent about a week or so there (only got to leave “quickly” because my grandpa passed away, to which I had to beg the psychologist(s) to sign for release so I could attend his funeral), only saw the psychiatrist for about 5 minutes a day and had group “therapy” that was the quality of a school guidance counselor for an hour every other day. Oh! And everyday at this facility costed $1,000. At the end of the day, got prescribed some new meds, and left with far more emotional trauma than I entered with. Thinking of spending another day there makes me want to dry heave my intestines out.
I want to tell you that you’re not alone in the mental health struggle. I can’t imagine how much my dad has paid for my hospitalizations of 2 weeks each (I lost count after the 11th hospitalization) which only put me on the most expensive medications (antipsychotics) possible and was misdiagnosed as bipolar being on 8 medications at one point trying over 34 medications, ECT (I can’t imagine how much that costs), ketamine therapy, TMS, intensive outpatient programs, partial hospitalization programs. I’m down to taking two medications which were the same ones before my breakdown with some memory issues from ECT. I wasn’t diagnosed properly until 2 years ago.
Health Care is not a privilege but a necessity! NHS is not perfect, it has massive problems which it needs to fix. But hopefully it will never be privatised.
@@jordanmutlow108 no, the state has to take care of it's inhabitents Healthcare and education should be free and fully accessible to all A healthy and educated population makes for a prosperous and rich country
I had an appendicitis surgery in 2002 and stayed in hosp for 3 days. The bill was Rm15, approx less than USD 5. The hosp is clean, i was well taken care of.
@Jon Luci Obamacare is based off the conservative Heritage Foundation plan that was crafted in the 90s to oppose Universal Health Care that was also proposed.
I used to live in the U.S. I couldn't afford insurance so my mom paid it (I'm lucky enough to have a parent who can do that). Even then, when my appendix had to be removed, it was a giant problem. I'm talking a five figure problem. I was able to apply my way out of most of it since I was broke myself but they still drained anything they could. I now live in Japan and about three years ago, I accidentally cut my finger open and had to go to the E.R. because it was after hours. An E.R. trip and stitches in the U.S.? You can guess that would have been well into four figures. In Japan? About $5. I also had a bad reaction to some medicine I took once and had to be put on an I.V. and electrodes and monitored for about an hour and a half. In the U.S., it would have been a nightmare. In Japan, it cost me about $30. Btw, the insurance that covered almost nothing in the U.S. was $350 per month. In Japan, I pay about $150.
Polla Fattah free what you described would take away some of the incentives to be healthy and it would encourage things like obesity punishing everyone, ultimately benifiting the lazy money wise and punishing the healthy that actualy care moneywise. But I also understand people can be born with defects and bad things happen.
@@rendomstranger8698 no I don't have any sources for the claim I made but the cost of health issues can serve as an insentive to be healthier. People that don't take care of themselves healthcare cost more on average due to the fact that unhealthy people are more likely to develop healtg issues. It seems unfair that people that take care of themselves pay the same amount od money that people that don't. Anyways just my thoughts.
@@okthisisepic2928 Really? So why is the US less healthy than most European countries? Oh right, because the government is more motivated to educate and regulate under public healthcare. Or maybe it's because preventative care is cheaper than making people wait as long as possible before going to the doctor. Or maybe it's because mental health conditions also get treatment under public healthcare. Oh wait, it's all of the above. Oh, and don't bother demanding sources until you provided your own. If you're going to use "common sense" as your argument, I'll argue from real common sense and thinking things through to their logical conclusion. Because you have nothing more than worthless assumptions.
Traian Daoaga you’ve clearly never been to canada and used their healthcare. Went there with a friend and he was having chest pains which isnt normal for him so we tried to go to urgent care... too bad it was Saturday. He ended up being fine luckily. About 2 years later we went back to get some drinks and eat and my friend was having food poisoning symptoms and was constantly throwing up so we went to the hospital and sat there for 3 hours before a doctor came out just to see what we needed. Then we talked to him for about 5 minutes and he gave us medicine for it. All that time wasted that it couldve been something serious. My times here in the US, the longest Ive waited for something like that was 30 minutes. Sure my bills may be higher but I have insurance that lowers it by about 80% so Im fine with it because I know I will get the best care from some of the best doctors and rather fast compared to government run healthcare systems
I lived in the UK for he first 25 years of my life before I moved to the US, and for all the faults of the UKs NHS, it's a thousand times better than the US Health Business system.
In Austria you pay depending on your income special taxes for the healthcare and you have insurance from the day you are born. There is no treatment (that you need) that the government doesn't pay for. To me, it sounds so absurd that a rich country like the US is not caring enough for their people to pay their medical bills.
there is no such thing as a country paying for its people. there are people who pay for others trough taxes. even if i'm fine i must pay for someone else medical bill just because he/she's a unhealty piece of shit. seems fair and dandy
I lived 11 years in US, and trust me I loved every second but these insurance policies scary me and i don’t want to deal with it when I’m getting old so one reason why I’m moving back to Germany. Will miss you US.
As a British person this is just shocking, confusing and absolutely ridiculously evil. I couldn't even imagine having to think about all of this before I sought healthcare
As an American our healthcare system is just fine. We actually have a very big safety net and many jobs come with health insurance anyway. Plus most hospitals take whatever money insurance doesn’t cover and uses it as a tax write off. It’s really a lot better than people think.
Healthcare in America is... I can spend $25,000 on healthcare in my lifetime, but my money will also be used to pay for the healthcare of other people, or I can spend $125,000 on healthcare in my life, but it won't be used for anyone else. Americans would prefer to pay an extra $100,000 in their lifetime for the warm feeling they get inside from not helping anyone else. Not caring for other people and being made idiots out of by their government and corporations is American culture, so we shouldn't knock it.
I understand why socialized medicine is appealing to a lot of people. But why should government subsidize healthcare for everyone when most people are able to pay for their own healthcare? Wouldn't it be better to just assist those who aren't able to do so? There is no need to give the government ultimate control over healthcare just because a substantial minority of people can't pay their medical bills.
Most of socialised healthcare is paid for by non-exploitative health insurance in hospitals that don't charge $5 for a tissue. The amount that comes from the government is a fraction of what the US government subsidises private companies with. Of course the same argument applies, why have a socialised Fire Service?
@@alfredabraham7822 around 40% of people in the US are not insured at all or are underinsured, meaning the cost of treatment prevents them from seeking treatment despite having insurance
@@alfredabraham7822 I don't think the government would need to subsidize health care, there just needs to be a law against price gouging for hospitals/doctors. Like the example in the video, where they charge I think it was $136 for a $1 IV bag... how is this even close to legal. If prices for treatments were just remotely close to what they are in other countries (where MDs are still making a lot of money) then there would be no healthcare problem...
This part of that statement made my jaw drop: "...for the warm feeling they get inside from not helping anyone else." I can't believe someone would get a warm feeling from NOT helping someone else. Shocking!
@Darius Barnes I had to wait four hours and pay 250 bucks for the joy. Not arguing at all, or defending any particular system, just saying it isn't currently working for the American peoole
Darius Barnes idiot. Name a country with public healthcare that makes you wait five hours for stitches, or for anything really. There are some really strained and overloaded public healthcare systems, take the NHS for example. But even that will get you immediate treatment if it’s an emergency. Stop spreading lies and BS. Public healthcare is not a bad thing.
My dad got into a horrible motorcycle accident that broke 6 of his ribs, his right femur and hip, dislocated his shoulder, fractured his sternum, and tore his back muscles. He had to get many surgeries and for each stay in the hospital it was $10,000 alone. He stayed for 22 days, and this amount doesn’t even include the amount that he had to pay for the surgeries. His insurance only covered $60,000. 😐
sadly, a lot of the videos on this channel do push agendas or color the facts they present in favor of X social justice or Y political issue. Even more disappointing, is how they have pushed the video about the Stanford Prison Experiment recently. a week before that video was put out several people that were actually involved in the 'experiment' came out and told everyone that it was all fake and several of the participants were paid actors. One of the 'guard' actors said he put the whole thing on because that's what he thought they wanted. He had never even been to the south but he decided to give his 'character' a southern accent. Yet they failed to mention this in the video. Then, a week after that they advertised it, again and again, failed to mention that the entire thing had been put into question. This video on health care is the second within i think a month that seems to suggest socialized health care is better. Go find the video about the happiest countries. Over and over they mention nationalized/ socialized healthcare as a requirement to be on the list and how that's why the US is never on the list. Despite the severe drawbacks of such a system. (Note: I'm not saying our system is perfect but to /not/ mention that there are heavy drawbacks to socialized health care and failing to discuss those issues is just disingenuous. I wish they would be more objective considering they present these videos as fact and the whole feel fo the channel is supposed to instill a sense of an animated documentary.) On the other hand, I like this guy's voice so... I'm kind of in a catch 22. XD They have good stuff too, don't get me wrong. They get a lot right on the history vids. ...Hmm.. I will stop there since I did not intend for this to be a rant.. Sorry about that.
Every country in "the West" except US has a universal healthcare system that has not been reneged as it works and is better than private care only. If you are rich, you still can get private care, but at least the majority of ordinary working people do not have to worry about medical bills regarding life saving treatments.
jonokai do you think objective facts is an agenda lol? Pretty much all rankings on health care ranks US on the bottom. Privatized/for profit health care is a disgrace. It relies on denying care to make money
Weixyz If you knew anything about the studies in question you would find they are not objective in any fashion. They prioritize specific ideals and others simply ask people how they /feel/ about their health care. Neither of those things is objective. Not to mention you can't really compare a country the size of Sweden with one the size of the US. But that is as far as I'm going to respond to you considering your attitude. If you can't do that much research..... I can't help you.
Fun hospitals. Duly noted. I hate just visiting. I was sent a few bills. Glad I didn't have to pay. It's funny that way. one week, 90 euros a day ( it's not right, can't be) plus care and pills. get the bill, avoid a heart attack because you know you're covered, pay zero. hilarious, indeed.
Very interesting to read the comments. I can understand the point of American citizens, that health care here in Europe isn't really for free. Yes we pay it by taxes and yes we pay when we don't need it. But you have to see our point, too. In fact we don't need to care any more about calling the ambulance or going to the doctor. It's absolutely fatal to think health care is luxury. Health care is for everyone. That's why there is the hippocratic oath. I have no Problem to spend a bit of my salary to be sure. And in addition people who can't afford health care are sure too. That's called solidarity and this is really important for a society! Edit: It is one reason, why Germany wasn't as effected by the Corona virus as other Countries.
@@ajsheldon: Oh please your health care system relies on private insurance companies to get all your technology, research, and medications, also we don’t wait for healthcare like you and our government can’t shut it down like yours, if you lot get out of line they will put you back in your place so take your “free healthcare”.
@@partypiano0729 why dont usa focus on funding on public hospitals? Because the debate only for poor and middle class. If your rich you dont have problem because you can go to best private hospitals.
I know an English health policy professor who said she gave birth in both countries. The only difference was the quality of the interior decorating and sharing a room.
The US health system can be summed up quite easily: Doctor to Patient: "Good Morning" (two hundred dollars) ... "Please sit down" (four hundred dollars) ... "How can I help you today?" (six hundred dollars). Bashing the NHS has become a national sport in the UK; it would help if people acquainted themselves with the alternatives before looking a gift horse in the mouth.
I live in the US and fall into that, not poor enough for gov help but very far from comfort category, and this really is an accurate depiction. myself and everyone I know avoid medical care whenever possible because its far to expensive. Its just plain wrong.
The Canadian health care system is perfectly fine. Back in April I rolled by ankle badly after slipping on ice and went for an X-ray (just to make sure I did not break it) the next morning. No line up and I was in and out in about 1hr cost me $0.
StudioUAC this isn’t a joke the Nordic countries offer universal education and universal healthcare and they kick our asses across the board. The United States is horrible to its citizens hopefully during the midterms we can vote for those that actually give a shit
My parents are still try to pay off my brothers hospital bill after 2 years it’s ridiculous. My mom is always yelling at my brothers and I telling us to be careful so we don’t have to go to the hospital.
@@propoppop9866 better than the alternative. I had a major surgery that would be way over $500 000 in the US, without the surgery I wouldn't be able to walk for more than 5 mins before being in terrible pain
@@propoppop9866 At least you don't panic and have to decide if your symptoms are serious enough to risk going bankrupt by going to the hospital. Even with health insurance you have make sure everything is in network for it to be covered. Friend got stuck with a $45k medical bill because the room he was operated in wasn't in network. You would assume if the hospital and doctor are in network it's fine. But no. The room also has to be in network.
Yeah the NHS isn't perfect and it has gotten a lot worse recently. The issue is that a lot of people think the NHS will solve all their problems. There needs to be more investment in social care and there needs to be a massive cultural shift in the UK, so we have a fairer, healthier society. But, at least the NHS is free at the point of use, meaning that if you don't have a job or you are a citzen of another country in the UK and you don't contribute to the NHS through National Insurance, then pretty much any treatment is free. Hopefully it will stay that way
yup, costs me the time it takes to walk to the clinic to see a doctor. $0 for the appointment, $5.60 for any prescription. Gotta love Australia's single pay health care
Here in the U.S we have these CareNow clinics, basically a serialized chain of walk in clinics, and the most realistic bill for health care I have ever had was walking into one for a kidney infection; $387 for the visit and testing, which almost makes sense since they had to do a urine test, and then another $80 for a ten day course of antibiotics. Another time I had to get checked out for a sprained ankle, that cost me around $230 for a doctor to come in, feel my ankle, and tell me I just needed to stay off it for a couple days.
I’m from Wellington New Zealand and we have the free Saint John ambulance. The only place you may need to pay is in our largest city Auckland. Other than that, I have never had to pay anything when I’ve been to the public hospital and GP visits range from $17 to $50 for an appointment (free if you’re under 18) and most of our prescriptions are subsidised so I only pay $5 for that. I’m very grateful to be living here haha
In other words, we are getting screwed over. The middleman (i.e. insurance companies) takes all the money. CEOs get hundreds of millions of dollars as bonuses. How on earth can we a health care system function when the private insurance companies try to maximize profits? Other dev nations have higher taxes but have universal insurance. We too have high effective tax, one private and one private (i.e. insurance premium), but our politicians and media are not honest about pointing this out and screwing us over. I would def be okay with paying higher public tax since i wouldn't be paying for insurance premium. Even if the price might be higher and i might be paying for others, its the right thing to do, and I eventually will need health care and others would be paying for me then. I am ready got Medicare for all.
Americans are indoctrinated to think that everything socialist is basicly going to lead to venuzuela like conditions while everyone with atleast 2 brain cells can understand that these people are aiming for an european like government. Seriously if you watch some fox news you will get what i mean the fact that millions of americans watch that bullshit really is extremelyfunny and scary at the same time
"Ain't nobody gonna take no care of my medical bills, but myself" says the infuriated American, as he reads about Obamacare. Waving his Walmart Colt Special around, he accidentally shoots his wife in the shoulder, sending the family into crippling debt. The American classic, a land of the truly free.
I'm from Scotland, and i think it must be so nerve-racking for Americans that they have to worry about going bankrupt when they need to go to the hospital
Yes, it is a nightmare. There are several Americans who lost their homes due to surgery. Michael Moore made a documentary called Sicko which shows how European healthcare is far superior to American healthcare. healthcare in US is basically "wealthcare."
@@josephpendleton4927 OH my gosh, that kind of thing is unheard of in Scotland. We are all proud of the fact that we don't have to pay for Healthcare and we love the people that keep it running
@@hehesecret552 Yes, the healthcare in Scotland is heaven compared to USA. That is why many Americans want to get out of USA since the healthcare in USA is absolute swindle. There are lots of homeless people in USA due to the corrupt healthcare. They end up selling their homes in order to pay their medical debts and they end up in the street in cold weather without a place to stay.
@@krayziejerry i wouldn't have to make that choice but it's horrific to see that in the wealthiest nation in the world that millions can't afford to go to the doctor
If you are middle class or above (or retired), the U.S. is the best place for health care -- high quality, minimal waiting. If you're poor, it's not a good place for health care.
American here that has been in and out of the hospital multiple times. Here’s my tips: Ask for an itemized list- the cost will go down because they often remove contestable costs If you brings pills from home, do not give them to the nurse. If you do, you will be charged for the nurses assisting/administering medication for each pill even if it’s them just handing the pill to you in a plastic cup. Do not take offered (and optional) braces/ice packs. Ask for the exact title of the thing they are wanting you to take, and then go buy your own at a drug store. It’s likely to be at least $50 cheaper since it’s not “administered”. Talk to your insurance (nicely) before paying ANYTHING. They can and will sort many costs out and figured out what you ACTUALLY owe. This will decrease the bill, sometimes by a lot due to bureaucracy errors. Be aware of how many gowns/pants, bedding, and other fabric items that need to be replaced you are using. Obviously don’t wear the same gown for too long, but be aware there are charges for each set. Bring your own food and drinks, if it’s allowed. Hospital food tastes nasty and is expensive. (Although the kitchen staff is usually super nice). If you know a procedure (or birth) is coming up in advance, see if you are pay for it before hand. This often will drive down the cost a lot. Ask about the expected costs upfront, and ask if there’s an extra charge for EVERYTHING! An assisted walk down the hallway or trip to the bathroom can cost extra if a nurse is involved instead of a family member (obviously gauge this in accordance with your needs, if you need a nurse you need a nurse). Did you know skin-to-skin between mother and child before the cord is cut and the baby is cleaned costs extra money? It’s dumb af. You may be charged more if you have a pre-existing condition/neurological issue/difference. Contest this ASAP. Especially if it’s a situation where the patient has autism/ is neurodiverent and they added in some unnecessary cost. It could be a case of possible discrimination. Always contest your bill. It’s easy to lower it that way and not a lot of ppl know that you can! And VOTE for candidates that will push for Medicaid for All/Universal Healthcare.
This is pretty stunning to hear. In my country if you break your leg you get fixed up with little or no cost at all! Instead everyone who's got a job pay about 1 quarter of their earnings in tax and a lot of that money goes to public healthcare!
shoot, free healthcare and the taxes are way less!! where are you? its time for me to leave NY... I have 35% of my pay taken for taxes (FED and State) plus roughly another 10% to all of the other little fees and collections they can think of.. I know every week im only bringing home half of what i actually make. I make a pretty good wage and I still have to live pay sheck to pay check... USA is soooo far from the greatest country.
@@eldritchabomination0 When one drives in the USA one drives on Federal, State and Local roads, which have been paid for by you and others. That is "Socialism". If you do not believe that you should accept the benefits of "Socialism", do not drive anywhere. The table below indicates that you may have payed for/own less than 21 metres of "road" plus 0.24 metres of Expressway - which will not get you very far. Country Road km Expressway km Population USA 6,586,610 77,017 322,583,006 Road Metres Expressway Metres Country per Person per Person USA 20.4 0.24
Donkey wagon: North korea Toyota Camry (well we have the Avensis): Europe Lamborghini (lease for two days): America Europeans: Maybe you should get the Camry? Americans: NO WAY, DONT TAKE AWAY MY FREEDOM (loses all money and becomes homeless) Europeans *offers a drive Americans: No thanks, i stay, that is a socialized car, has 5 seats. Europeans Sigh...ok * drives away...
When each of our daughters was born, my wife and I were charged $5K before insurance covered anything. Luckily, after filing paperwork about our financial situation, a Catholic organization affiliated with the hospital paid it for us. It was a blessing to see fellow Christians help bail us out, but sad that they had to do so in the first place. As such, I have mixed feelings on the situation. Love my kids, though! They're worth every copper penny (most days, haha).
I'm in UK. Healthcare isn't FREE people that work pay National Insurance from their income, this pays for the National Health Service (NHS) and towards the cost of benefits such as income support for the unemployed and disabled. But if you don't work for any reason then you still get healthcare like anyone else. So we don't ever worry about medical bills. In England most people we pay a fixed fee of £9.35 towards each medicine they require. There are other rules in Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. We do also have to pay a contribution for NHS Dental treatment depending on what you need doing this costs between £23.80 for basic appointment and £282.80 which covers complicated work like bridges and crowns. I cant imagine being worried about my children being ill because I cantafford to pay the bill or losing my home because of healthcare bills.
@@gooblob4188 It feels great not to worry about going to the hospital, or not to pay for going to school or my education, to feel secure, to earn money as a student over 18, to help other people who aren't as fortunate as me and i am happy that me and EVERY other child in this country can become whatever they want becausd they're determined and NOT because of how much money their parents earn.
@Elias Strojgaard well in the US you can still become whatever you want to be sure depending on your family’s income level it can be less difficult or more difficult but it’s not impossible to come from a poor family and be a doctor. Plus here in the US if you serve in the military you can get free healthcare and free education it’ll be paid for by the military. I actually know a guy who didn’t have money for college so he went to West Point and served in the army for the next 37 years
American health care isn't that dramatically worse than in other wealthy countries; the problem is entirely tat it costs roughly twice as much. Where does all that extra money go? To a bunch of bureaucrats to fight with customers about whether bills will be covered or not, and to making a tiny group of already wealthy people even wealthier. And people are now trying to "privatize" education by using taxpayer dollars to fund private schools with much less government oversight, too! 🤦
I'm privately insured, meaning I can request being treated by the main doctor from the whole hospital same as get a one bed room, it's my choice. Even tho I'm paying about 300 euros monthly for my insurance, I had to pay 750 Euros when I got wasted and landed in the hospital, insurance won't cover that. Also as being privately insured I need to pay mostly half the bill that it's that bad. For example filling 3 teeth is about 1500-2000 Euros. So I need to pay all of it upfront and then send the bill to the insurance and they will cover a part of it 50-80% depending on your insurance. It's not great but not bad, normal people who don't own companies have normal insurance and pay about 50 Euros and that's it.
From an outsiders perspective it appears that in the US , all the aligned health industries are driven first and foremost by the profit motive and the return to shareholders . This contrasts starkly with most other developed countries where providing the best health at the optimum cost is the primary driver.Every American pays on average 11k per head twice as much as the other countries in the world but on every health measurement it is well behind the rest of the world. Because the US Government has allowed and actually encouraged companies such as insurance agencies to health providers to make annual profits of over 100 billion dollars for a long time now (since NIxon really)there is going to be enormous resistance to changing this. The wealthiest Americans have a huge stake in these profits and they wont give this away without a enormous fight. Money equates to votes in the US electoral system and the wealthy preserve this goldmine by directly funding politicians and investing in media organisations that trumpet the mantra Universal healthcare is socialism. "Look at Venezuela do you want to be like them".Of course not despite the evidence that every other wealthy nation has a similar system. The Polls say the majority of Americans want universal healthcare yet sadly it's looking likely to go in the opposite direction under the current administration. America this is what a Oligarchy looks like.
Well the majority of medical breakthroughs come from the US because of this profit motive. I mean if I invented a cure for cancer I mean for a lot of people would say name your price and I could be in the top 1% in probably a week
yes god forbid a socialist helthcare, the country could crumble. Oh, wait it didn't when the states intervened before. FDRoosvelt bailed you out of the great depression and the system didn't collapse. Most countries put pressure on the pharmas and they're still filthy rich.
@@gooblob4188 If there were certain cures and there are, the big pharmas would try to hold us hostage (and they do). The US are the only ones who think it's fair to pay for a ransom. What happened to the no negotiation with terrorists attitude. You're the first to cave, god forbid that you put pressure on your bloodsuckers, seeing that you're in the business of healthcare. Whereas others just try to provide a decent service. The result is that some people can't afford their treatment in the richest country of all. Bummer.
@@auntisthenes2754 well in my experience if you talk to a Rand Paul type figure they will tell you that they acknowledge that the companies are abusing the patent system and would like to put a stop to it but they believe and so do I that we can do that without just making healthcare free as Rand Paul even pointed out in a speech there’s no free market in healthcare there’s so much government regulation that there’s no free market in healthcare even in the United States so we need healthcare more free market and maybe pass laws stopping the abuse of patent system healthcare would be a lot better
@Aunt Isthenes Actually a recent study by UCLA Economists found that FDR’s policies lengthen the great depression by as much as eight years it wasn’t until World War II that the economy fully recovered you also forgot to mention that in those filthy rich countries you mention the US invest heavily in their economies countries like Denmark and Norway would be bankrupt without the United States.
I was charged about $7,000 to ride in an ambulance and lay in a hospital bed for about an hour one time, and that was after insurance had paid their part.
Fact check: Using data from the OECD, the mean disposable income per capita matches up much better with per capita national health expenditures (also mean) than plain old GDP. After analyzing the two, we can see that US healthcare costs are insane compared to GDP, but not compared to Household expenditure or disposable income per capita, which matches up much better with health expenditures. So no, costs are not out of control.
nah you guys just inflate your army budget and militarize your police, these two things are the biggest things which could be cut down in order to spend it in a better place.
I was once treated with stitches on my hand abroad - withun the EU. Not only the entire visot was 45 minutes on a weekend, but the treatment was 125€. It included a very short visit by a surgeon who checked if all "connections" in my hand were ok, and just said "okay" (literally), then a technician came and put the stitches. No stress, no rush, I even chatted with the technician.
The NHS is a sacred thing paid for by taxes. I love it and I am ever so grateful for the fact that we have a system that works and that gives people up and down the country piece of mind by knowing that one overnight stay in the hospital isn't going to make them go bankrupt.
