The-Snowman:
Uh huh. And that happens every single time does it? Or is it actually much more common that they find out what’s wrong with you early and cure you and you’ve just made up an extreme case to try to justify yourself? Heres another scenario for you.Woman is unwell. Lethargic, out of breath, cant walk from pain in chest and struggling to breath. Family call doctor who comes out and announces he wants her to go to hospital. He calls an ambulance which arrives 3 minutes later. 2 paramedics attend to patient then take her in ambulance to hospital where she is admitted, has tests run and is taken to a ward one level below intensive care. Tests are run, scans are taken over next 24 hours before family are called to announce patient has taken a severe downturn and been rushed to intensive care. Patient is diagnosed with pneumonia and spends 3 weeks in intensive care having tests and scans as well as 1 on 1 care by a nurse. Patient is eventually transferred back to the other ward where she spends a further 3 weeks of monitoring (including being on a ventilator) and then a week in a normal ward before a home report is done to assess her suitability to return home and then being released. Further follow up appoitments are also arranged. Patient is now in best health they have been
Total cost to patient for all that treatment- £0. Number of times she was asked for money to pay anything - 0. Number of bills she recieved which left her worrying how she would pay them - 0I suppose, based on previous experience of when you get involved to this extent on a thread, its pointless pointing out to you that your entire scenario would have them at least trying to help and save you regardless of how much money you have or how big a donation you pay? O that it is also based on them actually at least trying to help you whilst in America it wouldnt even get beyond the front desk since youd be sent back out when they discovered you had no money to pay them?
None of which is much consolation to the patient who lost out in the competition for the critical care and intensive care bed you’ve referred to.Which if you’ve read the news isn’t a one off situation and even if it was once is once too often.But great no one had to pay,the true costs of proper health care,at the point of delivery so all’s good what’s not to like.It’s great to have given their life to protect the profits of their employer.
As opposed to having the power to say I’ll do the job if the wage pays for decent health care cover if not we’ll all strike.Or find some other mug who thinks it can be provided for free.Which as I said is the reality of the US view and don’t see any great exodus of those wishing to leave the country on that basis.Or for that matter people dropping like flies because of the supposed non existent access to health care provision.