US Politics on Yik Yak | Some of u have never given birth, broken a bone, or watched a loved one waste away from an illness, and that’s fine! But I think you should 🤫 in regards to how awesome our healthcare is

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US Politics 3d

Some of u have never given birth, broken a bone, or watched a loved one waste away from an illness, and that’s fine! But I think you should 🤫 in regards to how awesome our healthcare is

US Politics 3d

The reason our healthcare costs are so high compared to those countries is because we eat like shit and have a sedentary lifestyle compared to them. We still have the best hospitals, doctors, technology, and training by far. Therefore the best care.

Anonymous 3d

As an econ major, the whole notion that capitalism makes our healthcare better because of patents incentivizing innovation is a joke. There’s no excuse for it at this point. Switching to a public system would have minimal impact because the increase in taxes disappears with the money saved on premiums. Insurance companies cannot deny coverage under the ACA so they spread risk with a large base of clients.

Anonymous 2d

From 2020-2025 I have had 5 knee surgeries. Non were elective (as if there’s elective ones?). If I didn’t get them done I would not be able to walk. The only reason I could get them is because I’m lucky to have insurance. I’m going to say this slowly for the privileged fuckers who don’t think twice about shit like this. If I did not have insurance, I would be stuck in a wheelchair for the rest of my life. Unable to walk, run, or drive. My surgeries in total without insurance were around $300,000

Anonymous 2d

It’s funny because the US ranks low on healthcare among developed nations

Anonymous 3d

I’ve broken several bones. But I had good insurance every time. No problem at all.

Anonymous 3d

you’re right. everyone should have to watch someone in their family die of cancer in Canada bc the government figured they’d spent as much as they could on a single citizen and weren’t gonna treat with the chances of survival being so low either way

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Anonymous

#1 3d

Do you see how a system of “pay more, get better outcomes” is problematic? Glad you’re alright though

Anonymous

#2 3d

Are we talking about Canada?

Anonymous

#2 3d

the cool thing about being a different country is even if we adopt universal healthcare, we can look at the drawbacks of other nations’ implementations and tweak ours so that doesn’t happen.

Anonymous

#4 3d

The ACA already showed that without mandatory insurance, most people would only get it when they become ill. As for innovation, just fucking look at the defense sector. Contracts would go so god damn crazy in the medical field compared to patents. The US government could put a contract for a cure for cancer and that shit would be found. We built the most dominant fighter jet in the world. After rumors of a Russian superjet, we created a new jet that beat 5 of the previous jets in field testing

Anonymous

#5 2d

Madness! I hope you’re recovering well, #5 ❤️‍🩹

Anonymous

#6 2d

And yet some people refuse to read the data 🙄

Anonymous

#5 2d

and I’m sure this is implied in your comment, but to spell it out for the dummies if you weren’t able to get your surgeries, the disability from your chronic knee issue would certainly limit your job opportunities.

Anonymous

#3 2d

Oh most definitely. I’m studying to be a marine biologist and I would not be able to do any field research. It’s very hard to be on a research boat with functioning legs yet alone a wheelchair. At the time I was in high school and a lifeguard I would not have been able to be a lifeguard

Anonymous

#5 2d

yeah, im from a similar situation. I had back surgery for really severe scoliosis at 15, and though it was technically “elective”, my back was so bad that it severely limited my lung function and constricted my heart. without insurance we would be over $200k in the hole, and without surgery I would be too disabled for many jobs

Anonymous

#2 2d

I didn’t know that UnitedHealth was the Canadian government! Strange

Anonymous

#2 2d

Do you know how many people die from cancer in the United States because they can’t afford the treatment and are sent home to die? Thousands.