mr_zoot
Why would diabetics and heart patients have it tough? is it because their visits are not emergency? or is it the cost of their drugs? In the UK, drugs are covered by the NHS and every single prescription from pain killers to protease inhibitors costs $10 or less. Free for seniors or indigents.
Diabetes are really important dude!
Ever see someone with too-high or too low sugar?
They can die
Diabetes can be an emergency!
And, Heart Pqatients, my mother just had to go to the hospital recently because of her heart problems, almost died infact.
But, Heart attacks aren't an Emergency?
Also their Medication does not coast less than $10 bucks.
My father pays $100-200 around there a month, for his Diabetes.
mr_zoot
What government regulations are you talking about that make health care more expensive? Surely not safety regulations or training standards for medical professionals? Or the rule that says indigent emergency patients get emergency care even if they can't pay?
I'll get back to you on this one, I gotta go to class sad
mr_zoot
Your right about the power of insurance companies and Pharmas. They are practically an insurmountable barrier with their lobbying power and campaign contributions. The result is we get these half assed, quasi-universal health plans that use existing insurance companies as a mechanism of health coverage instead of just paying for it directly with tax dollars. I realize that Hillary Clinton's health care defeat in the 90's, despite a democratic president AND senate, was epic and current proposals seem to reflect that reality.....but it still stings.
^It has a little to do with this though...
