This simply isn't true (Reply #5) - Democratic Underground

In the discussion thread: The reason Healthcare is so expensive in this country [View all]

Thu Sep 23, 2021, 08:39 PM

edhopper (29,350 posts)

5. This simply isn't true

We spend more on Heathcare per capita by a very wide margin than any other country.
All the ones that insure all their people spend far less with better results.
And most Dr.s support National Healthcare.

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35 replies	Author	Time	Post
The reason Healthcare is so expensive in this country [View all]	edhopper	Sep 2021	OP
Profit trumps the public good in this country.	A HERETIC I AM	Sep 2021	#1
Agreed	moose65	Sep 2021	#2
We're the most obese nation on Earth, and getting worse every year	NickB79	Sep 2021	#3
It is for profit. Unfortunately, which politicians are going to tell doctors, nurses,	Hoyt	Sep 2021	#4
This simply isn't true	edhopper	Sep 2021	#5
Exactly. Our nurses and doctors make more than counterparts in Britain, Germany, etc.	Hoyt	Sep 2021	#6
Again, you are wrong	edhopper	Sep 2021	#9
Do you even read the articles? US docs make a good 20+% more than	Hoyt	Sep 2021	#12
Last sentence	edhopper	Sep 2021	#13
Let's take a break with that. Have enjoyed the discussion. Hope we end up	Hoyt	Sep 2021	#14
Yes	edhopper	Sep 2021	#17
Malpractice caps is what we were told in Texas would lower HC cost and it didn't. The MPI didn't go	uponit7771	Sep 2021	#26
Agree 100%.	Hoyt	Sep 2021	#27
They are making $$	dweller	Sep 2021	#7
Same with assisted living n/t	hibbing	Sep 2021	#8
In a word, greed... I've worked in hospitals for many decades and if the money is there...	mitch96	Sep 2021	#10
Health insurance, the more medical costs are the larger the profits are. If they pay out $100	doc03	Sep 2021	#11
One risk pool is a health care system. Multiple risk pools is an investment scheme.	Ron Green	Sep 2021	#15
Health care does not need to be that expensive but the system supports it. For goodness sake,	akbacchus_BC	Sep 2021	#16
Insurance companies don't care so much about costs...	hunter	Sep 2021	#18
There is no one reason. There is about a dozen reasons.	fescuerescue	Sep 2021	#19
Yes Drs and Nurses make a living	edhopper	Sep 2021	#21
I didn't say there was no profit involved.	fescuerescue	Sep 2021	#31
So when	edhopper	Sep 2021	#32
This isn't a forum where we criticize our own.	fescuerescue	Sep 2021	#33
I agree	edhopper	Sep 2021	#34
Working for a living isn't that kind of "profit."	hunter	Sep 2021	#35
Profit over morals. Merica!	sarcasmo	Sep 2021	#20
There is also a need to overhaul our nutritional guidance.	redqueen	Sep 2021	#22
We were told again and again that we "don't want socialized medicine" cuz you can't pick your own	CTyankee	Sep 2021	#23
They had arguments	edhopper	Sep 2021	#24
I traveled to Europe each year for 10 consecutive years to research art works and history. In each	CTyankee	Sep 2021	#25
Shareholders are the 21st century gods. And we continue to sacrifice grandma's health to them.	lindysalsagal	Sep 2021	#28
"Shareholders" is also bullshit	edhopper	Sep 2021	#30
DURec	leftstreet	Sep 2021	#29

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