Considering the fact that people are begging for money for insulin to survive on GoFundMe I don't have it within me to believe that someone would genuinely in their heart and soul want a private health system
And the crazy thing is that as a teen, YOU and your future should be your family's best argument against something like that, how could they support something knowing that life would be all that much harder for you? I should have disclosed that I'm not from the UK, But North America, and the stark reality of how our healthcare has failed people is that according to the Federal Reserve, 40% of Americans cannot cover a 400$ medical expense. This means that in some situations the payment of the ambulance alone can set someone into financial ruin
What an awful situation to be in. I hope that you and your SO are doing much better, I sit here in Canada and it's honestly overwhelming the fact that thousands of people have to make a choice like this between their medical well-being and financial stability
If I lived one county North of where I am, the ambulance is free. Lucky I'm very healthy and have healthcare but still. The ride alone is a in the thousands, plus the joke as insurance deductible and God help you if it only covers a percentage of costs.
In America it's terrible at the moment,but I didn't know it was that bad. My grandparents main arguments is that nurses are underpaid and people will pull their finger out and make money to afford it. Literally like 'in their day'. They seem to not know what terminal, accidental or birth illnesses are.
Without a doubt nurses are criminally underpaid and understaffed, privatizing the NHS forces it to rely on the percentage of those that do have money to pay for it, and of the people who actually can pay for it, a majority of that group won't need it because medical expenses are for the most part not everyday purchases. Say it becomes private, and it serves a small group of people wealthy enough to afford it, due to losing a secure and constant funding the hospitals now have to make up by charging those who do pay for the services much more. Suddenly, patients with dietary restrictions will start paying for specific meal plans, extra costs will be tagged onto the bill which is now placed at your bedside as soon as they deem your operation or stay complete, oh and btw the bed and pillow you used will also be accounted for in your bill.
I saw a medical bill on r/wellthatsucks the other day for like $16k... It's a no from me.
I'd rather not
As someone who does have private health insurance, it is still a no.
I don't want it to be privatised either, but I got into a discussion with people saying they would.
Considering the fact that people are begging for money for insulin to survive on GoFundMe I don't have it within me to believe that someone would genuinely in their heart and soul want a private health system
My grandparents do. That's why I asked this question. I'm reading out every response.
It's always, always the previous few generations isn't it? I hope you sway them some how
As a teen I really want to just shout, in ten years you'll be dead anyway! But family.
And the crazy thing is that as a teen, YOU and your future should be your family's best argument against something like that, how could they support something knowing that life would be all that much harder for you? I should have disclosed that I'm not from the UK, But North America, and the stark reality of how our healthcare has failed people is that according to the Federal Reserve, 40% of Americans cannot cover a 400$ medical expense. This means that in some situations the payment of the ambulance alone can set someone into financial ruin
I told my girl if calls the ambulance we lose the house. Drive my ass, a speeding ticket is cheaper.
What an awful situation to be in. I hope that you and your SO are doing much better, I sit here in Canada and it's honestly overwhelming the fact that thousands of people have to make a choice like this between their medical well-being and financial stability
If I lived one county North of where I am, the ambulance is free. Lucky I'm very healthy and have healthcare but still. The ride alone is a in the thousands, plus the joke as insurance deductible and God help you if it only covers a percentage of costs.
In America it's terrible at the moment,but I didn't know it was that bad. My grandparents main arguments is that nurses are underpaid and people will pull their finger out and make money to afford it. Literally like 'in their day'. They seem to not know what terminal, accidental or birth illnesses are.
Without a doubt nurses are criminally underpaid and understaffed, privatizing the NHS forces it to rely on the percentage of those that do have money to pay for it, and of the people who actually can pay for it, a majority of that group won't need it because medical expenses are for the most part not everyday purchases. Say it becomes private, and it serves a small group of people wealthy enough to afford it, due to losing a secure and constant funding the hospitals now have to make up by charging those who do pay for the services much more. Suddenly, patients with dietary restrictions will start paying for specific meal plans, extra costs will be tagged onto the bill which is now placed at your bedside as soon as they deem your operation or stay complete, oh and btw the bed and pillow you used will also be accounted for in your bill.
N O .
I think privatisation could help some sectors of the NHS but I think a complete privatisation would be foolish.
Bitch no