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Its amazing how much co-pays and premiums for insurance have gone up over the years:

1. Copay to visit my Doc or any Specialist: $25 per visit

2. Emergency Room Visit - $100 (plus the 2-4hr wait before seeing a doctor (if I am lucky as most times a Physicians Assistant & then a quick 2 minute visit by the Doctor to check the diagnosis and treatment recommendations)

3. Surgical/Post Op - $300 minimum

4. Medication - $30 for Generics, $45 for Brand name

All that on top of a $100 monthly premium.

Imagine if one doesn't have any health insurance, you will be made bankrupt. My cousin visited the ER and got hit up for $6.000 to treat his asthmatic attack.

6k for an ER visit?

man i'm i glad i live in Canada.

zulaika wrote:6k for an ER visit?

man i'm i glad i live in Canada.

Amen to that.......I love me some Canada!

Please dont remind me. Canada iska dhiba mar dow.

In the UK,we have the NHS...everything is free....well,at least healthcare..

I met Somali guy who needs kidney transplant who moved from US to Sweden for free kidney dialese twice in every week

Ka darag wrote:In the UK,we have the NHS...everything is free....well,at least healthcare..

Not if you work, i still have to pay for medication etc..

Obama will change this mess

dawwa9 wrote:Obama will change this mess

Madd_Scientist_ wrote:

Ka darag wrote:In the UK,we have the NHS...everything is free....well,at least healthcare..

Not if you work, i still have to pay for medication etc..

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dawwa9 wrote:Obama will change this mess

The Healthcare Lobbyists are too powerful. Obama can do little.

Dawwa9,

He won't the health care system is crooked. The health insurance companies will hire lobbyists to defeat any reform.

Costa,

That is what you call a medical qaxooti. Aniga ba raba in Canada iska dhiibo.

Zulaika,

$6,000 for 1 visit. I managed to help him qualify for some free care & negotiate it down to $600 (after a lot of phone calls). THe leading cause of bankruptcy in the US is medical expenses.



Siren,

Marry me


Ka darag and Madd,

The NHS system is much better than the US system which marginalizes the poor.

dawwa9 wrote:Obama will change this mess

He has to win first..which according to recent chnages in the campaigns seems very far.

And even if he did..it will take years before e real change can happen in any of America's domestic and foreign policies.

Costa__ wrote:

Madd_Scientist_ wrote:

Ka darag wrote:In the UK,we have the NHS...everything is free....well,at least healthcare..

Not if you work, i still have to pay for medication etc..

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Walaahi, det var inte meningen. Jag tankte inte ens pa det.

Abdi-

You'd think so, but the NHS is shit walaahi. It's better being insured and go private rather than trust the NHS.

Madd,

That shid makes our system look even more shiddy,

Imagine dying because u can't afford treatment, it happens a lot here.