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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
As an outsider....to me it seems that the bottom line is this:
[LIST][*]Too many areas of the U.S. have access to health care that resembles Third World standards.
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Unfortunately too many people believe this. Some in the media have been reporting a breakdown of the commonly reported 47 million uninsured Americans. About 18 million could purchase it but have made a choice not to. About 8 million are actually cover, like children that have not been added to their family policy, about 3.5 million are eligible for current subsidized plans but have not signed up, 9.4 million are transitionally uninsured because of employment changes, 8.4 million are between the ages of 18 and 25, and 12.6 million are illegal aliens. All of these people could go to see a doctor, purchase medication, or get treatment in a emergency room. In some cases there are neighborhood clinics promoting preventative health care to the poor, like well baby care for pregnant women, blood work testing, cancer screening tests, vision, hearing, dental, subsidized or free medication. Personally, I would rather live with American heath care than most other heath care systems in the world.