03-04-2020, 03:48 PM
(03-04-2020, 02:59 PM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: I'm not certain whether or not Bernie would actually get rid of insurance companies or just render them obsolete.
Even up here, we have plenty of medical insurance/coverages.
Free healthcare can only go so far; as mentioned in my other thread, things such as hospital stays, tests (MRIs, CT Scans, etc.), visiting your family doctor, treatments in-hospital, surgeries, those are all covered by our free healthcare.
Dentists, prescription meds and Specialists are NOT covered by our free healthcare; that part is handled by insurance companies and benefits providers, but you need to have a job that is concert with (or be on disability), to take advantage of it.
It goes without saying as well, but non-residents (outside of Students on a VISA, so we're talking refugees and others here on work VISAs and illegal immigrants) are subject to fees for all of the goodies we have above (though I think this is province-based).
When looking at what you guys would pay for and not, I think it has to be broken down/looked at more closely, than just paying for EVERYTHING. Thus, if those arguing against are using blanket costs and the like, I think the US Medical System would have to be looked at more closely, IMO.