Healthcare in the US - the best I've seen!

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When my uncle was touring on a B1/B2 visa, he suddenly got a heart-attack. To keep it short, he was sent to the ER and had undergone several by-pass operations. He survived. And you know what, even though he wasn't a citizen, he was treated as one. He hadn't even paid a single penny for the operation.

Compare that here in the Philippines, you need to deposit a huge amount of money before a doctor ever touch you....that is if the hospital even admits you!

i hope your uncle is better now. with regards to what you said---that "the wise pay less than the rich or the poor"---i believe that whatever not-so-good things one does to another will haunt him or her in the end. one may get away with things at first but it will bite him or her later on. and people who are not supposed to or not qualified to use the taxpayers' money of america may have immigration repercussions later on.

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I know what you mean. I am not endorsing such practice. I just wanted everyone of us to realize how unfair this world is, and the truth is, the wise always gets the edge over the fool.

I am not saying my uncle is wise. It is just that he is a beneficiary of a system, developed by the supposedly wise people.

There is no fair and square justice in this world. In some cases, they do not see justice being served well. I think that's the reason why most people believe in Hell.

Going back to the topic: Healthcare!

I know that everything has a premium in this world, nothing is free. In terms of Healthcare, what ever we invest there, we must get in return. However, in the case of Health Insurance, it is something that we pay, that we don't want to make use. It is just we want to be assured of healthcare once we need it. Unused insurance benefit of one is being shared to another who need it (ofcourse the rest is profit of the insurance company). The system is designed to equalize the need and the surplus.

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let's be careful in over patronizing the US. while it's no issue that they are superior compared to the philippines (heck, they are superior in many ways over almost any country on earth!), many posts here uncover the reality of healthcare which are accessible only if you are working and have health insurance. i've read a lot about poor and jobless americans dying also becuase they couldn't afford paying the bills without health insurance.

and while there are cases (hyped and dramatized by pinoy telenovelas) of patients not admitted for not giving a deposit outright, it would be unfair to generalize all philippine hospitals. i know a number of reputable hospitals in manila and other key cities who would address/treat any ER case specially if it's a life and death situation without asking for a deposit first. in the real world, what is shown in gulong ng palad or other pinoy tearjerkers doesn't necessarily always happen.

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now, looks like I am watching too much Pinoy telenovelas....hehe!

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^ it's ok. many of us at one point, have this glorified version of uncle sam. that's the power of hollywood and now the worldwide web. but reality bites...some pinoys who come to the US soon realize that it's not as "heavenly" as they dreamt it to be. but in the end, it boils down to choice.

for now, we chose to try it out in the supposed land of milk and honey. there will always be pros and cons to this choice which we just have to accept and live with...well, atleast for now. at any rate, i'm sure the pearl of the orient seas will always welcome us back with open arms if and when we choose to go home in the future.

Goodluck to our continuing journey...

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In spite of all our faults, I find myself thankful to be an American.

I can see why so many want the opportunities that we take for granted. I wish all of you that wish to do so speed and health in the paths you take.

I'm glad he got the care he did. Our system DOES have faults, and they have been pointed out, in this thread and others.

But, critical needs are not ignored.

One of my favorite sayings is this, "Fortunately, I don't worry about the money, that's somebody else's job. And a good thing, too. For, I couldn't do MY job if money was one of my chief concerns."

Here in Texas, we have lots of non-legals aliens seek and get hospitalization and treatment. They are treated no less then any citizen. We 'go after the money' when we can. But, as they say, you can't repossess heart bypasses.

~faith,

Timothy.

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Now, I am thinking - do we want this kind of system or do we want a system like that in Brunei - where the citizens are not required to pay taxes, shelter is free, education is free, healthcare is free?

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Now, I am thinking - do we want this kind of system or do we want a system like that in Brunei - where the citizens are not required to pay taxes, shelter is free, education is free, healthcare is free?

OH yes, I'd love a system where our gov't has so much natural 'fungible' commodities that we can just sell the surplus and live happily ever after.

But until we find the oil field that taps more oil than all the Middle East COMBINED, I just don't see that happening.

Alaska, btw, is close. No state taxes and the citizens get a surplus 'oil' check every year. THAT'S why their congressional delegation wants to go after the oil in ANWR so badly: more "free" money for politicians to hand out.

But in the real world, every square inch of land just isn't that big a 'gold mine'. Besides, I wouldn't trade them what they've got for what I've got. I'VE got a better deal.

~faith,

Timothy.

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