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The reason our healthcare costs are so high compared to those countries is because we eat like shit and have a sedentary lifestyle compared to them. We still have the best hospitals, doctors, technology, and training by far. Therefore the best care.

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I want Americans to live better lives and have more freedom and prosperity"
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Anonymous 14w

“We have the best care” if you can afford it 🙄

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Anonymous 14w

lol fr. “why does our healthcare suck” do you want to go for a walk? “ew no” can’t fathom why our obesity rate is so high lmao

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Anonymous 14w

Wrong.

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Anonymous 14w

It’s expensive because of the for profit model

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Anonymous 14w

having very qualified, well trained doctors does not mean that people can afford to visit said doctors

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Anonymous 14w

we have the best care if youre a white man

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Anonymous replying to -> boariskarloff 14w

The idea that the average American is unhealthy enough to DOUBLE the per capita spending of Germany and not just that we pay higher prices…

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Anonymous replying to -> boariskarloff 14w

Which needs to be worked on. You can blame the ACA for that and administrative bloat. Put doctors in charge and kick out the money hungry MBAs/bureaucrats and large part of that problem is solved.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 14w

Why would I blame Obamacare when I could read numbers and blame insurance racketeers instead? Please never practice in my state

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Anonymous replying to -> boariskarloff 14w

They are part of the administrative bloat I’ve mentioned. But ACA has caused insurance premiums to explode over time. That’s just a fact.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 14w

The problem is for-profit care, period. Barring revolution, I don’t see that changing soon. But the reason insurance goes up is because what are you gonna do, die without it? Static demand. Econ 101

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Anonymous replying to -> boariskarloff 14w

There are only certain hospitals that are for-profit. All HCAs for example. Trust me, none of us want to do residency at those hospitals if we can help it. Academic places aren’t. But again, the main problem is money hungry administrators. I will completely agree with you on that.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 14w

non-profit hospitals provide less free care than for-profit hospitals, they just can’t sell stock to outsiders and get 28 billion dollars worth of tax breaks

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Anonymous replying to -> #8 14w

no lol

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 14w

Yes

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 14w

Oh my God get fucked. You’re a fucking LOSER.

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 14w

Liberals love to say they don’t make generalizations about race but do it to white men at every fucking opportunity they have.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 14w

statistically #6 is correct

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 14w

lol okay? do you know what medical discrimination is? do you know that women's healthcare is far from the level of men's healthcare? do you know that doctors used to think black women didnt feel as much as white women, leading to them not getting the pain meds they need? and how that still affects care today? or do you just not care lol lol

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 14w

i'm not even a liberal 😭 idk if you genuinely want to know where my argument is coming from look up medical discrimination if you actually care about that and want to know the generalization is coming from it's literally just statistics

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 14w

You’re bringing up shit from the Henrietta Lacks days 😭 Anybody who medically discriminates now should be fired and have their medical license revoked

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 14w

ahh but im afraid its still practice today :) why do black mothers die so much more than white mothers?

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 14w

OP knows ball about Henrietta Lacks but thinks a country that allowed that to happen has fixed the way it cares for POC medically lol

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Anonymous replying to -> boariskarloff 14w

literally

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 14w

You’re bringing up shit from the Henrietta Lacks days” dude she died less than 100 years ago and seeing as HeLa cells are STILL being used without consent or compensation framing that story like it’s from 1432 CE or smth and not a relatively recent example of problems that still exist is really disingenuous

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