the monster elephant in the room that no one ever mentions, population control, is perhaps the foremost issue... all the problems would vanish if 90% of the people did... mother nature probably has something in mind...
Wow, it is almost like great healthcare helps people live longer when they don't have to worry about choosing between paying rent or going to the doctor. Hmmm.
@ Mudpuddle: Agreed that the planet has far too many people presently. With 100 million people this place would be a paradise.
@ Brian: I don't really understand how US Healthcare works but it seems very expensive. Agreed that life expectancy is climbing across the world even in areas of no appreciable healthcare industry.
@ Sarah: Having healthcare free at the point of entry takes a LOT of stress out of things. I've been lucky not to need medical attention very much - just some blood tests, X-rays and anti-biotics but I've known people who have had major surgery which would have beggared them in the US I believe.
Our system is atrocious. Insurance companies and big pharma companies have been allowed to hijack the whole system and gouge consumers big time. It is so disgusting. I have insurance paid for me through work, but if I ever needed major surgery or something (like the c-section for Eleanor), I would be totally screwed and would have to apply for assistance from the hospital. Same goes for Eleanor. She is on her dad's insurance and has had two major kidney surgeries, both before the age of three. She had a week-long hospital stay at 6 weeks when the problem with her kidney was discovered, and the first surgery at three months. Then there were follow-up tests in the month after each surgery, and in between the two she had annual visits that consisted of many expensive tests to check the kidney. Thank goodness Children's Hospital also provided assistance, otherwise that all would have been over $50K easily.
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the monster elephant in the room that no one ever mentions, population control, is perhaps the foremost issue... all the problems would vanish if 90% of the people did... mother nature probably has something in mind...
I think most developed nations have health care mostly under control. With the exception of the United States. It is beyond a mess here.
With that, I think that life expectancy has risen almost everywhere in the world.
Wow, it is almost like great healthcare helps people live longer when they don't have to worry about choosing between paying rent or going to the doctor. Hmmm.
@ Mudpuddle: Agreed that the planet has far too many people presently. With 100 million people this place would be a paradise.
@ Brian: I don't really understand how US Healthcare works but it seems very expensive. Agreed that life expectancy is climbing across the world even in areas of no appreciable healthcare industry.
@ Sarah: Having healthcare free at the point of entry takes a LOT of stress out of things. I've been lucky not to need medical attention very much - just some blood tests, X-rays and anti-biotics but I've known people who have had major surgery which would have beggared them in the US I believe.
Our system is atrocious. Insurance companies and big pharma companies have been allowed to hijack the whole system and gouge consumers big time. It is so disgusting. I have insurance paid for me through work, but if I ever needed major surgery or something (like the c-section for Eleanor), I would be totally screwed and would have to apply for assistance from the hospital. Same goes for Eleanor. She is on her dad's insurance and has had two major kidney surgeries, both before the age of three. She had a week-long hospital stay at 6 weeks when the problem with her kidney was discovered, and the first surgery at three months. Then there were follow-up tests in the month after each surgery, and in between the two she had annual visits that consisted of many expensive tests to check the kidney. Thank goodness Children's Hospital also provided assistance, otherwise that all would have been over $50K easily.
hope she's okay now...
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