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<blockquote data-quote="judi" data-source="post: 62131" data-attributes="member: 148"><p>Hubby and I went to see Sicko last night and came up with this. Bear in mind I'm an advanced practice nurse:</p><p></p><p>1. Yes, the health care system in the US is not the best. However, it is the responsibility of the consumer to pick and choose the healthcare as well as obtaining second opinions. In our system, the squeaky wheel often gets the grease! </p><p></p><p>2. They didn't discuss concomittant issues like organ donation. In the US, organ donation is the highest in the world. I work in nephrology and transplants are much easier to get here in the US. </p><p></p><p>3. Looks are deceiving. I have lived oversease in Japan (3 years), Spain (3 years), Korea (2 years). The housing is tiny compared to the US and many of the things we take for granted are not available overseas. The physician in France looked like he lived a nice lifestyle but sorry that was a tiny apartment for the money he was paying. </p><p></p><p>4. I am constrained to what I can prescribe by the insurance companies. However, I can also (with much paperwork) obtain the appropriate medications for my patients by doing pre-authorization paperwork. It is an extra effort but one I feel is the right thing to do. </p><p></p><p>5. Is our healthcare system perfect? Nope far from it. However, we as consumers should be talking with our congressmen, senators and those that make the decisions and lobbying for our own support.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="judi, post: 62131, member: 148"] Hubby and I went to see Sicko last night and came up with this. Bear in mind I'm an advanced practice nurse: 1. Yes, the health care system in the US is not the best. However, it is the responsibility of the consumer to pick and choose the healthcare as well as obtaining second opinions. In our system, the squeaky wheel often gets the grease! 2. They didn't discuss concomittant issues like organ donation. In the US, organ donation is the highest in the world. I work in nephrology and transplants are much easier to get here in the US. 3. Looks are deceiving. I have lived oversease in Japan (3 years), Spain (3 years), Korea (2 years). The housing is tiny compared to the US and many of the things we take for granted are not available overseas. The physician in France looked like he lived a nice lifestyle but sorry that was a tiny apartment for the money he was paying. 4. I am constrained to what I can prescribe by the insurance companies. However, I can also (with much paperwork) obtain the appropriate medications for my patients by doing pre-authorization paperwork. It is an extra effort but one I feel is the right thing to do. 5. Is our healthcare system perfect? Nope far from it. However, we as consumers should be talking with our congressmen, senators and those that make the decisions and lobbying for our own support. [/QUOTE]
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