Alabama congressman: “People who lead good lives” don’t have preexisting conditions

[Dill]

(05-04-2017, 03:00 PM)RICHMONDBENGAL_07 Wrote: LOL...I actually thought about that after I typed it.

Anyway, that's interesting I've never experienced having been insured in  Europe.  I know Americans immediately shun anything European as the first road to socialism.  However IMO their approach to medical care should not be one of them.

I was also a resident of the state of Qatar for 5+ years too, where I had basically FREE health care. I did have to pay the equivalent of $1.26 per month for high blood pressure medicine.

A colleague of mine's appendix ruptured and spent four weeks in the Doha hospital, a week of that in a coma in intensive care.
His (German) doctor told me that similar treatment would be $10,000 a day in the US. He didn't have to pay a penny.  You need a small population with gulf-state wealth to support a system like that though.

On the downside though, if you are not white, expect long lines.

I have been hospitalized in US military hospitals too, so I can compare the systems a bit, just based upon personal experience.