i-need-somewhere-to-talk-rubbish:reasonandempathy:Our system is broken. It is cruel. It
i-need-somewhere-to-talk-rubbish:reasonandempathy:Our system is broken. It is cruel. It is dehumanizing, degrading, and it’s vile nature is so, so unnecessary.We need universal healthcare today in America. We needed it 40 years ago. It’s cheaper, it’s simpler, it’s more efficient, it’s more effective and it is so, so, so much less cruel than what we have.Additional sources/references:Universal Healthcare Cost in America would be cheaper by trillions of dollarsThe US has worse life expectancies than socialized healthcare countriesWe have worse generalized healthcare resultsWe have the most expensive careOur system is so cruel and unique that doctors from other countries literally can’t believe what happens hereI can’t tell you where or how to activate to help solve this. There are politicians, groups, and activists pushing for this in so many ways. I can tell you when, though.Now. In case anyone, by some miracle, does not understand what the alternative is, let me explain how the UK works.I pay approx. 20% of my salary in taxes. This covers pretty much everything that the government provides i.e. education, healthcare, state pension, welfare etc. (I can go into our taxation more if anyone wants to know, but this just gives you a ballpark idea of what the public contribute to the NHS).The only time I have to pay anything towards my healthcare is for prescription charges, which are currently £9.35 ($12.78 / €10.91).That’s it.And most doctors will prescribe multiple months worth of pills at a time, so you pay once for a 3 month supply.If I am unemployed or on low income, I don’t even have to pay that.Or, if I have a chronic condition (e.g. diabetes), I can obtain exemption so everything related to that condition is free.The most scandalous part of our healthcare system are the parking charges at hospital carparks.So it is absolutely barbaric that people in the US are literally dying because they cannot afford medication. -- source link
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