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In the discussion thread: One Long Monday Night in the Greatest Healthcare System on Earth [View all]

Response to McCamy Taylor (Original post)

Mon May 28, 2012, 11:08 AM

Godot51 (154 posts)

24. National health care

I've lived in Japan since '79 and I have no complaints about the national health care. In fact I'm an atheist who thanks god for it.
If those Americans who oppose national health lived in a country which has it they would be converted in a short time. It's sad, shameful and pointless to promote the "American" way.
Is the health care in Japan perfect? Of course not. What human endeavor is? But it works well enough most of the time for most of the people.
Could it be better? Of course but even the Japanese are all too human so errors are made and waste is created and the innocent suffer. But at least we try.

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37 replies	Author	Time	Post
One Long Monday Night in the Greatest Healthcare System on Earth [View all]	McCamy Taylor	May 2012	OP
I was thrown into the health care system 3 years ago	NV Whino	May 2012	#1
The last two times I walked in somewhere	EFerrari	May 2012	#2
If you can survive emergency room healthcare....	kentuck	May 2012	#3
In fairness	Prophet 451	May 2012	#4
The problem with your story is that the Health Care law will not change a thing in it.	former9thward	May 2012	#5
I believe that that was part of what the OP was talking about....	daleanime	May 2012	#14
Spot on: we really can't afford NOT to	frazzled	May 2012	#6
This message was self-deleted by its author	ErikJ	May 2012	#7
The last few times I had to go to the hospital, I called my Primary Physician to "pre" admit	WCGreen	May 2012	#8
Single-payer wouldn't cost the public anymore than the current system does. Cost isn't the	HiPointDem	May 2012	#9
Single Payer costs much less	murphyj87	May 2012	#12
The only reason we don't have single-payer healthcare...	kentuck	May 2012	#15
These are the high costs of a nation that would rather DIE than admit they're wrong.	HughBeaumont	May 2012	#19
Also....	murphyj87	May 2012	#33
Most of rmoney and his %1lk don't cut up stuff for their own dinner...their maid/cook does and...	Tikki	May 2012	#10
K&R	hay rick	May 2012	#11
Our health care costs more than	The Wizard	May 2012	#13
K&R. Well said.	Overseas	May 2012	#16
The author's suggestion at the end makes too much sense, so it will never happen in our system!	Dustlawyer	May 2012	#17
I'll be dropping like a fly	chervilant	May 2012	#18
It speaks to priorities.	TBF	May 2012	#20
At least your ER had triage....ours did not when Mr. D.'s lung collapsed.	dixiegrrrrl	May 2012	#21
You are a family physician and made your husband wait 3 hours	A Simple Game	May 2012	#22
Physician's treating family members is frowned upon, so I try not to do it.	McCamy Taylor	May 2012	#28
Maybe you could sterilize the needle	mojowork_n	May 2012	#29
there is no dr. i've ever known who has had to spend (or would waste their very expensive time)	datasuspect	May 2012	#34
Yup, I know what you're saying. n/t	A Simple Game	May 2012	#36
you hit the nail on the head. if this is to be an economic discussion...BRING IT ON.	nashville_brook	May 2012	#23
National health care	Godot51	May 2012	#24
The really sad thing is that THIS story is repeated...	bvar22	May 2012	#25
But, but....	Turbineguy	May 2012	#26
Actually....	oldernwiser	May 2012	#32
I had to go to an emergency room in Nova Scotia, while on vacation 3 years ago...... my	secondwind	May 2012	#27
Your post does point out how broken our system is in.	GObamaGO	May 2012	#30
I hate to say this	oldernwiser	May 2012	#31
Great post	aint_no_life_nowhere	May 2012	#35
she's a doctor. why didn't she just stitch it up herself?	Liberal_in_LA	May 2012	#37

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