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Originally Posted by graciegirl
Had a house guest from Austria and they are very proud of their system. I was appalled at their lack of choices and the wait they had to endure for things like mastectomy.
Have a person I exchange emails with in The Netherlands. They too are proud, but it isn't what we are used to here.
I very much fear that a good idea will end up being misused and abused just like all of the other things that the government monitors now.
I wish we could have it the old way.
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The insurance companies have made sure that there is no going back. When we raised our families, health care costs were under control, the more insurance got involved the more complicated it became for health care providers and for patients, the costs and red tape have just spiraled out of control.
When I tell our kids that it cost us $1000 for each delivery, including prenatal and postpartum care for each of them. They drop their jaws. Now a normal delivery is $10,000-$15,000. Heaven help you if there are any complications.
There's no going back, Gracie! We burned our bridges by letting insurance companies make all the rules. It's very sad.
My patients in the NICU end up with million dollar bills, many families file bankruptcy as a result. Our system is way out of control, unfortunately.