Coronavirus (COVID-19) Discussion Thread

[sethnintendo]

NightlyPoe said:

sethnintendo said:

Have you ever been sick in USA?  Have you ever seen a medical bill from USA hospital?  Do you know that most people have to pay a 2K+ deductible before their insurance even covers anything and you better damn sure that you checked into in network hospital covered by your insurance.  You know maybe we have semi decent healthcare but when you charge people out the ass then a poor person must debate.  Gee is it better to live in debt the rest of my life and still be alive.  Or maybe it is better to just die.

You're still not responding.  The topic you introduced was the quality of the American healthcare system and whether this pandemic has exposed the system as not as good as Americans say.  Obviously insurance deductibles weren't introduced last month when the pandemic started, so make your case as to what about the pandemic has actually exposed the flaws of the quality of the actual healthcare.

Okay Sherlock.  We pay more in healthcare than any other country yet we are behind a shit ton of countries for general health of population.  Is it the food industry?  The pharmaceutical industry?  Take your pick.  Of course the treatment better be semi decent when going to hospital because you are paying out your ass for it.   It is fucking overpriced because it is for profit.  Go to hospital and have them give you a Tylenol.  I'm pretty damn sure they will either bill you or your insurance company about 50 dollars for that one pill.

If that doesn't seem like a flawed system then you are hopeless.  No further discussion needed.  You are a lost cause.