IF Obamacare is defunded, THEN I will........

[BUBBASAURUS_RAEP]

I don't read the NY Times but a few weeks ago I noticed the cover story while waiting in line @ my favorite cafe that mentioned a man who needed a pacemaker replaced. These days, pacemakers use lithium iodide batteries with a maximum lifespan of 14 years instead of producing plutonium-238 which has a half life of 88 years(no need to replace them for the average human lifespan).  His HMO was run by 7th day Adventists, who gave him an estimate of $135,000 for the procedure. He didn't have nearly that kind of money so he went to Belgium(which has nationalized health care) and got it done for $32,000.

So mark my words:

If Obamacare is defunded and the USofA returns to the same old health care system it has, then if I get sick or injured and need expen$ive lifesaving medical treatment that my insurance won't pay for, I will travel to a country with socialized medicine to get it done cheaper. I  urge those who can afford to do so to boycott the uhmurcan free market when it comes to medical treatment. You WILL save big bucks!


Discuss~

[odeon]

Cuba is a lot closer to you.

[BUBBASAURUS_RAEP]

Cuba is a lot closer to you.

And a LOT harder to get into! But don't worry, I certainly won't be coming to the UK. I think I'll goto Sweden if I need neurological treatment since they recognize that embryos are just hollow balls of cells and aren't deserving of the same basic rights as actual humans with functioning brains are. Canada is closer to where I live than Cuba and much easier to get into. Thanks for your advice, but I'll pass. 

[odeon]

Cuba's got good health care, that's all I'm saying. I don't know about Canada's.

The quality of Sweden's health care is generally OK, but the system is burdened by bureaucracy. That pacemaker battery might kill you while you are waiting in line.

It's easy to get flu shots and emergency care, but chronic conditions are a pain. A persistent migraine can take years to follow up, after the initial CAT scan to rule out a brain tumour that is frequently done as part of the ER checkup. Bad hip, even worse.

[BUBBASAURUS_RAEP]

Cuba's got good health care, that's all I'm saying. I don't know about Canada's.

The quality of Sweden's health care is generally OK, but the system is burdened by bureaucracy. That pacemaker battery might kill you while you are waiting in line.

It's easy to get flu shots and emergency care, but chronic conditions are a pain. A persistent migraine can take years to follow up, after the initial CAT scan to rule out a brain tumour that is frequently done as part of the ER checkup. Bad hip, even worse.

I admit that I don't know much about Cuba's health care system. But given that Canada is closer and easier to get into I'd go there first since it's only a few hours away. I'd only go to Sweden for treatment of a neurological condition since they have far more advanced treatments available than the US. But that pacemaker battery would kill me if I couldn't cough up the cash for it here @ home.

When there is a monopoly, companies can charge an arm, a leg, and even a heart because a corporation's incentive is to maximize its profits. Once they have your money, they really don't give a shit what happens to you.

[odeon]

Cuba's got good health care, that's all I'm saying. I don't know about Canada's.

The quality of Sweden's health care is generally OK, but the system is burdened by bureaucracy. That pacemaker battery might kill you while you are waiting in line.

It's easy to get flu shots and emergency care, but chronic conditions are a pain. A persistent migraine can take years to follow up, after the initial CAT scan to rule out a brain tumour that is frequently done as part of the ER checkup. Bad hip, even worse.

I admit that I don't know much about Cuba's health care system. But given that Canada is closer and easier to get into I'd go there first since it's only a few hours away. I'd only go to Sweden for treatment of a neurological condition since they have far more advanced treatments available than the US. But that pacemaker battery would kill me if I couldn't cough up the cash for it here @ home.

When there is a monopoly, companies can charge an arm, a leg, and even a heart because a corporation's incentive is to maximize its profits. Once they have your money, they really don't give a shit what happens to you.

With nationalised health care, the powers that be are still interested in staying within budgets. Look at what's happening with the NHS in the UK.

[Semicolon]

If only someone here had thought of that before now.

Odeon: Cuba and the US are still not on good terms.

[TheoK]

Fatty fat Americans can't buy Havanna cigars 

[Semicolon]

Fatty fat Americans can't buy Havanna cigars 

Fatty fat Americans can spell "Havana" (or "Habana").

[Al Swearegen]

Just had my teeth fixed in Thailand instead of Australia for $2500 rather than $7000. Win

[TheoK]

Fatty fat Americans can't buy Havanna cigars 

Fatty fat Americans can spell "Havana" (or "Habana").

Americans spelling correctly? You don't even have the keys to spell many Europan geographical names 

How do you type: Göteborg, Malmö, Västerås, Örebro, München, Nürnberg, Düsseldorf etc with an English keyboard? 

[Semicolon]

Fatty fat Americans can't buy Havanna cigars 

Fatty fat Americans can spell "Havana" (or "Habana").

Americans spelling correctly? You don't even have the keys to spell many Europan geographical names 

How do you type: Göteborg, Malmö, Västerås, Örebro, München, Nürnberg, Düsseldorf etc with an English keyboard? 

Ignore the pretentious European umlauts.

[BUBBASAURUS_RAEP]

Cuba's got good health care, that's all I'm saying. I don't know about Canada's.

The quality of Sweden's health care is generally OK, but the system is burdened by bureaucracy. That pacemaker battery might kill you while you are waiting in line.

It's easy to get flu shots and emergency care, but chronic conditions are a pain. A persistent migraine can take years to follow up, after the initial CAT scan to rule out a brain tumour that is frequently done as part of the ER checkup. Bad hip, even worse.

I admit that I don't know much about Cuba's health care system. But given that Canada is closer and easier to get into I'd go there first since it's only a few hours away. I'd only go to Sweden for treatment of a neurological condition since they have far more advanced treatments available than the US. But that pacemaker battery would kill me if I couldn't cough up the cash for it here @ home.

When there is a monopoly, companies can charge an arm, a leg, and even a heart because a corporation's incentive is to maximize its profits. Once they have your money, they really don't give a shit what happens to you.

With nationalised health care, the powers that be are still interested in staying within budgets. Look at what's happening with the NHS in the UK.

Nationalized health care is free for citizens but costs money for foreigners. So ironically, foreign patients who pay money generate additional revenue for nationalized health care systems.

[RageBeoulve]

Cuba's got good health care, that's all I'm saying. I don't know about Canada's.

The quality of Sweden's health care is generally OK, but the system is burdened by bureaucracy. That pacemaker battery might kill you while you are waiting in line.

It's easy to get flu shots and emergency care, but chronic conditions are a pain. A persistent migraine can take years to follow up, after the initial CAT scan to rule out a brain tumour that is frequently done as part of the ER checkup. Bad hip, even worse.

I admit that I don't know much about Cuba's health care system. But given that Canada is closer and easier to get into I'd go there first since it's only a few hours away. I'd only go to Sweden for treatment of a neurological condition since they have far more advanced treatments available than the US. But that pacemaker battery would kill me if I couldn't cough up the cash for it here @ home.

When there is a monopoly, companies can charge an arm, a leg, and even a heart because a corporation's incentive is to maximize its profits. Once they have your money, they really don't give a shit what happens to you.

With nationalised health care, the powers that be are still interested in staying within budgets. Look at what's happening with the NHS in the UK.

Nationalized health care is free for citizens but costs money for foreigners. So ironically, foreign patients who pay money generate additional revenue for nationalized health care systems.

Do you have enough money for a plane ticket?

[BUBBASAURUS_RAEP]

Do you have enough money for a plane ticket?

YUP!   

Or I could just drive up to Canuckistan and have it down there. Medical tourism generates additional revenue for nationalized healthcare. Of course you, being a diehard nationalist, would prefer to pay more because you think it's "patriotic".