...why does it EXCLUDE more than 40,000,000 people?
...why do people WITH health insurance avoid treatment because they can't afford to pay the insurance deductible? (why do we even allow deductibles?)
...why did the World Health Organization rank our healthcare as 37th in the world?
...why is our infant mortality rate ranked 29th, tied with... Slovakia and Poland?
...why do people without insurance die from curable diseases?
...why are pharmaceutical companies allowed to keep patents on high priced drugs FOR YEARS before (affordable) generic versions are available to a larger portion of the population?
...why do we poll significantly lower (than socialized medicine countries) when asked about our satisfaction with our current healthcare coverage?
...why do so many Americans hold off on healthcare treatment until their issue is life threatening?
...why do people only file for bankruptcy (stemming from healthcare costs) in this country?
...why is our life expectancy three years shorter than Canada and France?
...why do certain hospitals kick out the uninsured who are unable to pay hospital bills, in some cases even pulling the plug on the poor and infirmed?
...why is our life expectancy three years shorter than Canada and France?
...why do certain hospitals kick out the uninsured who are unable to pay hospital bills, in some cases even pulling the plug on the poor and infirmed?
...why are insurance companies allowed to refuse to pay for coverage, unless you go to a doctor/hospital that is part of their "network"?
...why do we still (primarily) tie healthcare to employment, where losing your job means losing your health coverage?
...why are certain people with long medical history (i.e. cancer survivor with 2 previous heart attacks) UNINSURABLE, even if they can afford to pay the premiums, co-pays and deductibles?
...why are certain people with long medical history (i.e. cancer survivor with 2 previous heart attacks) UNINSURABLE, even if they can afford to pay the premiums, co-pays and deductibles?
...why do people in this country die if their insurance provider believes the only cure for their ailment is "EXPERIMENTAL"?
...why are insurance companies allowed to deny coverage to policy holders if they belive the person has a "PRE-EXISTING CONDITION"?
...why are we allowing upper class aristocrats to form the debate (which is only an abstract philosophical debate to them)... when there are millions of people who are immensely affected by these decisions?
...why are insurance companies allowed to deny coverage to policy holders if they belive the person has a "PRE-EXISTING CONDITION"?
...why are we allowing upper class aristocrats to form the debate (which is only an abstract philosophical debate to them)... when there are millions of people who are immensely affected by these decisions?
...why do the above pictures of American citizens exist? ALL of the above pictures are from various VOLUNTEER healthcare events sponsored by Remote Area Medical. As the name suggests, they normally operate in "developing nations" where healthcare is... remote. Why would such an organization feel the need to offer their services in the country with the greatest healthcare? And why do so many Americans keep showing up?
Finally... why does America pay more than twice as much for healthcare (per capita) than any other nation on the planet?!! Where does all that EXTRA money go...?
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