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I guess the greed factor needs to be removed from the insurance company's equations. My family doesn't have health insurance here, nor do 99% of my friends or associates. It's amazing we are still alive. I did pay $BZ450 for my 9-months old's delivery, we where in Dr. Danny's office for about six hours and I paid about $BZ2500 TOTAL for my 7-year olds "C section" including all medication, surgery, OR, nursery, etc...

Malpractice is pretty much unknown here though.

A little anecdote here. A few weeks ago my sister, who is a receptionist in an un-named clinic in an un-named city, was approached by a couple of immigrants from an un-named African country, who have a large contingent of refugees in her city. When told they should be seated and would have to wait to see the doctor, the spokesman for the group loudly said "Your country sucks", and turned to the rest who laughed uproariously. She could not reply. A good thing I wasn't there. We are good hearted generous suckers alright.

I guess that sums up the USA (one dr.'s office)!

Was it true about the NYFD "heroes" and them not getting treated? That one is hard to believe.

SIN

SIN, not a doctors office, one of a number of affiliated large clinics.

I do believe the US should insist on cash payment, as well. Wow, what a concept - we're not going to eat this entire debt.
I still have a nurse/friend in Canada waiting patiently on the list to have her gallbladder removed. It's been ~ 15 months, now, and she's frequently so sick she does not know if she'll make it to that future surgery date. Maybe it will burst & the infection will put her in the ICU with peritonitis or sepsis. She tells me she's looking rather jaundiced these days. Maybe she will survive all that, too.
As with MM's other movies, it will eventually get 'snoped' for the slant he portrays, and the truths will be revealed.

HMO's, even better.

Man, if things only could be simpler.

One of the biggest reasons for the (sometimes) longer wait for services here in Canada is the Doctor Drain - they're getting their (much cheaper) education here, then moving to the US cause ya'all pay them much higher salaries there then they could make back home in Canada. 200k - 300k + just ain't enough, I guess...

Bobber's got it right - we are good hearted generous suckers. And that type of arrogant leach his sister had to listen to exists everywhere. Other nations don't feel this liability to take care of everybody. Belize or Mexico would never pick up the tab for my emergency appy if I ended up in need, would they ?
we have way too many ways to be taken advantage. And we don't pop babies out like puppies or have nothing better to do than spend our days in the hospital for trumped up reasons because we don't work for a living. Believe me, I would still have a job taking care of those that are really sick and NEED to be in the hospital.