Just been dealing with the pharmacy and our health insurance

[xiphias]

Can anyone give me an example of ANY problem that we'd have with socialized medicine that we don't have right now with our current health care system?

I mean, if I'm going to have to go through byzantine, bizzare, arbitrary bureaucracy and have to bang my head against walls and argue with people to have simple, commonsense health care taken care of, I'd like to at least know that it was available to everyone.

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[hobbitblue.livejournal.com]

I love the way "socialised" medicine carries such a negative undertone. Imagine getting sick and being able to see the doctor the next day and be treated and get your meds on a prescription you pay just 12 bucks for. Or imagine cutting yourself and calling for an ambulance and being treated in your home by trained paramedics who strap you up, check you out, give you oxygen, take you to the hospital, get you seen by a doctor and given medical advice or treatment and then sent home, without wondering if you'll go bankrupt paying for it all?

Nah, would never catch on in a civilised country...

*sigh*

*hugs the NHS despite its faults*

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

The thing is -- we could do that back on the health care plan we had from Lis's employer two employers ago. But we can't do that now.

Tying health care to employment, the way we do in the United States, means that you CAN get that level of health care -- SOMETIMES. But then, if you change jobs, you can lose that level of health care.