Carrying Crisis to New Castle

IIRC (0.00 / 0)

Steve's mom had a heart attack, which thankfully she recovered from. The treatment was not as bad as the cost...they had to go into bankruptcy. This is from his 2007 NHDP Convention Speech.
http://stevemarchand...
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"...In the early 1990's when the housing market failed, my parents were forced to drop their health insurance so they could afford to feed their family; and then, at 39 years old, my mother suffered a heart attack.

She's well today, but my Mom and Dad were forced to declare bankruptcy just to keep their home."

Next time, there may be no next time.

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by: Jon Bresler @ Sat Aug 18, 2007 at 15:06:33 PM UTC

Carrying Crisis to Newcastle (0.00 / 0)

I was born and raised in the United Kingdom and have nothing but praise for socialized medicine.  Yes, there may be some waiting time for some operations, but a few years ago my then 93 year old mother fell and broke  her hip and was operated on by a top surgeon.  It cost nothing.

This following is part of an article from money.uk.msn.com by Nic Cicutti "What's Wrong with the NHS" (National Health Service)

"International comparisons
If critics are comparing the British system with other countries, then the NHS is in some respects cheap to run: only 6% to 7% of the budget is spent on administration, as compared to the free enterprise-based American health care system, where administration costs about 21% to 22%.
The UK public health service is relatively egalitarian and open to all, unlike in the US where at least 15% of its citizens ? that?s more than 45 million people - have no access to health care. Meanwhile, the spiralling cost of the American private health services is placing an enormous burden on families? incomes.
A few of our European neighbours enjoy a one third higher level of health spending, with better survival rates and longer life expectancy than in the UK.
However, it is worth noting that while France, for example, has a better health service, this is at the expense of significantly higher sickness contributions paid both by employers and employees.
These additional costs are thought to be a factor in the higher unemployment levels in France. In effect, there no such thing as a free lunch."

In his article he discusses the amount the NHS is in debt but concludes,
"For all its faults, the fact that the UK has a public health service that is able to treat more than one million patients every 36 hours is still the envy of many other countries."

I am sure that America can institute a system that will provide cover for all Americans and it is also possible to have private healthcare simultaneously.  I am also positive the removal of a great deal of unneccessary treatments and medications would result.

New Democrat

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by: New Democrat @ Sat Aug 18, 2007 at 18:33:04 PM UTC

Moral and Economic Issue (4.00 / 1)

You can tell John E. Sununu has never had to make a payroll or worry about the cost of health insurance.  If you are an allegedly pro-business Republican, you should be doing something to reduce the economic drain that the cost of health insurance and health care is putting on American businesses.  Sununu has never had to worry about his own finanical situation, or prepare a business budget or a business plan, so he does not get that this is both a moral issue for Americans going without health care, or taking on more credit card debt to pay for the part of their care not covered by insurance, and an economic issue for the businesses that employ American workers. 

He is too lazy to come up with any solution other than to say, there is nothing we can do about it.  Sununu is such a slacker. 



"When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on."  Franklin D. Roosevelt    

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by: Kathy Sullivan 2 @ Mon Aug 20, 2007 at 18:05:24 PM UTC