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Originally Posted by BFT3K
Oh the irony!...
The Health care system in Japan is one of the best in the world. Japan provides healthcare services, including screening examinations for particular diseases at no direct cost to the patient, prenatal care, and infectious disease control, are provided by national and local governments. Payment for personal medical services is offered through a universal health care insurance system that provides relative equality of access, with fees set by a government committee. People without insurance through employers can participate in a national health insurance program administered by local governments. Patients are free to select physicians or facilities of their choice and cannot be denied coverage. Hospitals, by law, must be run as non-profit and managed by physicians. For profit corporations are not allowed to own or operate hospitals. It is compulsory to be enrolled in one of Japanese insurance programs if you are a resident of Japan
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exactly a system that works and took years to improve, you don't need a referral to see a specialist, or a crowded doctors office, or that smaller room you wait in before the doctor sees you, and with the HMO's now...the doctor has patients in all 6 rooms...and they spend just a few minutes and bounce to the other room. Then when test results come back they see stuff that is not just perfect and give you 5 more referrals to more specialist. Oh and my doctor never gives me a prescription for the cheaper generic brands just the expensive ones that she has deals with in sales. This system in this country already sucks...and healthcare reform will only make it worse. There is just no logical reason to rush this plan into office. You think they are just going to flip a switch and everything is going to be lovely. We have a shortage of doctors and nurses now....so where the fuck are they going to find several hundred thousand overnight. Wait till that 30 million people see that big FREE HEALTHCARE SIGN that obama is waiving. Then try to even get an appointment 6 months in advance.
If this passes I am going to take classes for an X-ray tech or radiologist because this is where the jobs will be in healthcare. My wifes already an RN.
