Comments on: American Healthcare System Is A Joke. Who Disagrees?

By: Snowman

Snowman — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 23:17:21 +0000

“You clowns boast about American superiority, but the funny things is, you are the butt of every lame, poorly conceived attack in the world: 9/11 and Pearl Harbor.”
Told not to test by the CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL. That’s a government program and it was required by the White House (Health and Human Services) that they stopped counting the instances of the swine flu.
As for the
1) XRAY
2) Blood Test
The Blood Test is what you’d expect to determine if you have the flu — and I’ll bet my savings account the hospital ran a check for Swine. Here in San Diego, they’re checking people at the door — any sign of the Swine and you’re isolated from the rest of the hospital.
The XRAY — thank the ambulence chasers…w/o tort reform, hospitals run excessive tests to cover their a$s…
Now you know in part why the cost to you is so high.
As for 9/11 and Pearl Harbor — you have no apparent understanding of the History of this Country. Be thankful (wherever you may be) that you’re not speaking Japanese or German and worshiping Allah BY FORCE!
Ignorance is bliss…you must be the happiest bloke on the block.
cheers
Edit:
“I broke my big toe about 4 months ago. It took 24 hours to get to my general doctor to order an x-ray, another 48 hours to get the x-ray results back.”
Since there is no “cure” for a broken toe, what’s the big hurry finding out if you broke it other than to run up the costs to yourself and the hospital?
I broke my collar bone — waited in the ER for about 15 minutes, had an xray and the results in 10 minutes, and had a sling on shortly after. In and out w/ a prescription for pain pills and a clear understanding of what to expect for the next 2 months.

By: caldude1

caldude1 — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 22:24:40 +0000

It is a joke.
I broke my big toe about 4 months ago. It took 24 hours to get to my general doctor to order an x-ray, another 48 hours to get the x-ray results back.
By that time, the orthopedist who they referred me to (since the general practitioner doesn’t deal with this any longer), was off for the rest of the week (he only works Mon-Wed) and I couldn’t schedule an appointment to see him until the following Tuesday, 8 days after the accident.
The orthopedist took more x-rays because the general practitioner didn’t forward the original x-ray results, and I was finally fitted with a “bootie” 9 days after the accident.
All at a cost of about $300 to me.
If I had known how much of a pain in the @ss it was going to be and cost up front, I would have just let it be and suffered with it.

By: George S

George S — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 21:54:32 +0000

So you went to an ER and they examined you to see if you had a serious infection and determined you didn’t. Now you are whining that they didn’t do what? There is no cure for respiratory viruses and it was too late for inoculation if you had it.
So, stop being a typical spoiled and sheltered little child in an adult’s body expecting everyone to be your mommy or daddy. Grow up and be an unusual modern American brat. Stand on your own feet and not expect everyone else to take care of you.

By: beatle19

beatle19 — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 21:37:25 +0000

Yeah, a joke without a punchline!

By: Zero1

Zero1 — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 21:06:33 +0000

okay

By: How_Woul

How_Woul — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 21:03:50 +0000

Yes, you’re right. Universal Health care would have prevented Pearl Harbor.
Thanks for clearing that up.

By: My Ancestors Discovered America

My Ancestors Discovered America — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:43:34 +0000

Well me and about 85% of Americans disagree with you. Next time don’t go to the ER for a simple fever go to your doctor.

By: MINDY

MINDY — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:15:58 +0000

Guess that’s one of the resons we are in the 40′s on the list of countries for longevity .
Pretty shameful for this rich, “civilized ” country !

By: TAT

TAT — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:37:15 +0000

Hey doofus! Why go to the ER. Why not go to one of the doc in the box walk in clinics? Determining if it is H!N! is a waste of money. the treatment would be the same. Don’t like it. Leave!

By: daniel_d

daniel_d — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:30:36 +0000

your question was about health care, and it was a pretty good one but I finally realized that you just wanted to take a quick shot at america by your last statement.
don’t ask a question about health care, then criticize us with past history of war…you sir sound like a clown