People don't like to think about bad scenarios and being in a situation where you need healthcare is a bad situation. It's why people don't write a will until they are about to die. They don't like thinking about the end.
But you never know you'll need it. And that's the only way this system works. If you only paid for it when you need it, you might as well just pay your treatment in total because your healthcare fee wouldn't be anywhere near affordable. But if everyone pays a small fee each month, you can have your hospital bills, surgeries and treatments covered by that. Plus, you don't PLAN on getting ill. It can happen to everybody and out of nowhere. Might even be a car crash or something. And then it's too late to start with healthcare (following your logic)
That wasn't my point. That 2nd sentence isn't my point at all. That 4th sentence IS my point. Sorry it wasn't conveyed clearly.
Where does it say "when" they need it? It doesn't.
Stop buying it. If they aren't making money as they are now, then they'll change until they are. This is even more effective when they are actually losing money - which they would be.
But then even more people would be without healthcare and have to pay hundreds of thousands out of pocket? Peoples health isn't like an optional game, its something necessary to survive, and while it sucks that the system is fucked up, you can't just protest with your wallet like that. Its not realistic.
Plenty of people live without health insurance just fine. Even if only 25% of all healthcare customers stop, then change would be quick. Possibly even only a few weeks. If you want change then you have to take risks.
Personally I think more of our taxes should be put towards healthcare and education. Mostly education. If people are smart, they won't hurt themselves.
" plenty of people live without healthcare just fine " then what's the point of complaining? If enough people can live fine without it then what does it matter if not everyone has it?
Not everyone is willing to risk their life and health. Even if it would work, that's not the only way and its definitely not the safest way.
Boycott healthcare? Why would I? I get lotions for my neurodermatitis, had to have my tonsils removed, went to hospital with a concussion and salmonella, got physiotherapy for my scoliosis and will have two necessary root end surgeries next week. And it was all paid for by healthcare. I know if I ever have something life threatening like cancer or a car crash, I won't have financial worries in addition. I love healthcare.
the two things are hardly comparable. Healthcare is pay to live? Thats a logical fallacy for sure. It also implies that forcing someone (a doctor) to take care of you is somehow a god given right. Also theres plenty of people who voice their issues with the healthcare system.
Yes, because the US government is all about forcing people to do things. I must have forgotten about how we assign jobs at birth and force people to get doctorates in college. Silly me.
There are no stable news platforms. But I happen to live in Rochester Mn, dubbed "Med City", where Mothership Mayo is located. Like half of this city my wife works for Mayo. She and I have had countless discussions with providers who echo the same concern of this article.
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My wife was offered paid tuition to pursue an MD but we chose not to because of the stress and BS that the other providers carry on their faces every day.
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But no, your right. I'm incompletely misinformed.
Here's a tip: Never use a newspaper for anything other than a general guide of "this happened, but maybe not as it says". Use scientific websites that list sources and show scientific papers that they are actually using and not just cherry picking things to get clicks. If you have a question ignore quora, the huffington post, independent, and essentially any news site. Look for the pdf page that is properly formatted and has been peer reviewed. This is a decent example of what a good paper looks like: http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1218&context=srhonorsprog
So unless a person is able to write their information and beliefs down in proper academic format with proper scientific research and support, their opinions shouldn't be acknowledged?
Not quite, but kinda. If your opinion is that the Earth is flat then you can certainly have that as your opinion, but don't think that people aren't gonna call you out on your bullshit.
Also add a space on the line separating the paragraphs, and you'll actually skip a line. Example:
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You're saying that my personal experience and first hand communication with burnt out doctors is irrelevant because i have yet to write it down in the form of a sourced research paper?
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If your last post was to object to my statement that there are no stable news sources, your example is not a news source at all.
No, I am merely pointing out that if you make a claim then you should be able to support this claim. Doctors are making the choice to make those shifts. They don't have to do them. They are choosing to overwork themselves and are suffering the consequences.
You're absolutely correct when you say every one of them could choose to quit if they want to. My point is that more and more are doing exactly that. The question is what happens when there arent enough healthcare providers to deliver on your government given right to healthcare?
The answer is that healthcare cannot be a right!
Boycott: withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest.
So if I get sick or injured I should just not go to a doctor or hospital in order to protest the lack of the use of taxes to pay for my treatment. Sure, that'll work. Of course if I'm fatally wounded I guess I'll just die then.
Games are optional.
You need medicine but you want games
Where does it say "when" they need it? It doesn't.
Not everyone is willing to risk their life and health. Even if it would work, that's not the only way and its definitely not the safest way.
Well, we actually do live with sexism, but today it's men that are treated as lower than women.
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One persons service cannot be another persons right.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/counting-costs-u-hospitals-feeling-pain-physician-burnout-060924887--finance.html
And you're right, forcing people to become doctors so that everyone could have the "right" to healthcare is exactly communism.
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My wife was offered paid tuition to pursue an MD but we chose not to because of the stress and BS that the other providers carry on their faces every day.
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But no, your right. I'm incompletely misinformed.
Also add a space on the line separating the paragraphs, and you'll actually skip a line. Example:
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If your last post was to object to my statement that there are no stable news sources, your example is not a news source at all.
The answer is that healthcare cannot be a right!
So if I get sick or injured I should just not go to a doctor or hospital in order to protest the lack of the use of taxes to pay for my treatment. Sure, that'll work. Of course if I'm fatally wounded I guess I'll just die then.