Special to Americasblood.com, from my mother, Julie:
I grew up and lived in Germany until the age of 26 and “suffered” through the perils of government-run healthcare, so let me share of of my terrible experience:
Imagine…..I could go to any doctor, anywhere, any time and never had the privilege of pulling out my wallet, not even for a co pay. If I needed a Specialist, he or she had the audacity of just referring me to one.
I never anxiously waited for the mail to get a stack of bills and explanations of benefits, when I had to be hospitalized, finances were never discussed, my pay continued, my job waited for me and there was no disease bad enough to just drop me. My parents have never had the privilege of exhausting all their savings and/or foreclose on their house to care for us. My co-pay for ANY medicine was $0.50 and I remember when my Mom had stress-related symptoms, she got sent to a health Spa, she was there for four weeks, all covered with a daily spending allowance.
btw, Dentists, Orthodontists and Optometrist were covered the same, we didn’t even get to pay them.
I spoke to my sister in Germany a couple of days ago and since we have a brand-new Grandbaby she asked me the silly question if our new Moms get to stay at home for three years as well, with pay, healthcare and job security, until the child starts Kindergarten, apparently they entertain the crazy notion that it is better for a society as a whole when Moms can afford to raise their own babies and apparently Kindergarten starts at age three which is free as well.
When I married my husband, who was in the Army, we all suffered a similar fate, free doctor visits for us and the kids, free hospitalization and free medicine.
How you might ask? Simple, no profits, everybody got paid, the doctors still drove Mercedes’ and BMW’s and the drug companies still operated and made a profit.
So, GOVERNMENT, PLEASE TAKE OVER MY HEALTHCARE!
Julie
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Special to Americasblood.com, from my mother, Julie:
I grew up and lived in Germany until the age of 26 and “suffered” through the perils of government-run healthcare, so let me share of of my terrible experience:
Imagine…..I could go to any doctor, anywhere, any time and never had the privilege of pulling out my wallet, not even for a co pay. If I needed a Specialist, he or she had the audacity of just referring me to one.
I never anxiously waited for the mail to get a stack of bills and explanations of benefits, when I had to be hospitalized, finances were never discussed, my pay continued, my job waited for me and there was no disease bad enough to just drop me. My parents have never had the privilege of exhausting all their savings and/or foreclose on their house to care for us. My co-pay for ANY medicine was $0.50 and I remember when my Mom had stress-related symptoms, she got sent to a health Spa, she was there for four weeks, all covered with a daily spending allowance.
btw, Dentists, Orthodontists and Optometrist were covered the same, we didn’t even get to pay them.
I spoke to my sister in Germany a couple of days ago and since we have a brand-new Grandbaby she asked me the silly question if our new Moms get to stay at home for three years as well, with pay, healthcare and job security, until the child starts Kindergarten, apparently they entertain the crazy notion that it is better for a society as a whole when Moms can afford to raise their own babies and apparently Kindergarten starts at age three which is free as well.
When I married my husband, who was in the Army, we all suffered a similar fate, free doctor visits for us and the kids, free hospitalization and free medicine.
How you might ask? Simple, no profits, everybody got paid, the doctors still drove Mercedes’ and BMW’s and the drug companies still operated and made a profit.
So, GOVERNMENT, PLEASE TAKE OVER MY HEALTHCARE!
Julie
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