Kasz216 said:
richardhutnik said:
Kasz216 said:
richardhutnik said:
thranx said:
I have lived with out healthcare for 15 years now and i haven't had any issues. Never been turned away by a doctor, i am still in good health, I have had all my dental work done. Doesn't seem to be a neccessity for me. I know I can't live with out food, shelter, and water for that long. |
My story is, before I was on Medicaid, I was getting free healthcare at a clinic. I needed surgery on my back. They were unable to pay for the anastesia. I was about to get Medicaid and then get the surgery paid for. Without the surgery, I would of been laid up like a cripple for life, unable to work and in pain. But, because of the delays in getting the surgery done, I likely have permanent nerve damage to my foot (I have numb spot there). So, I can see you getting basics, but not sure how you would go about getting surgery, if you needed it, following what you follow.
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Not sure how that'd be different in universal healthcare. With delays being one of the big negatives of it.
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Difference is that I got the surgery. My being on Medicaid is like universal healthcare, and it means I get regular visits to doctors and so on.
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My point was, chances are your surgery would of been delayed anyway.
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I think his point is that without medicaid, he would NEVER have gotten the surgery at all, and would have been crippled for life. So I think he's still grateful for the socialized medicine, given the alternative.
