What I mostly base my opinion on is the beuracracy, low amounts willing to be paid, general confusion, and horrible selection of doctors that happens with Medicaid. That is the US government in action paying for peoples' healthcare. It sucks so bad that except for when Elise was in the thick of specialist visits and we thought she'd be needing much more, I've OPTED to pay our own way rather than dealing with it. Because dealing with it means a couple hours on hold, a trip to a very ghetto office featuring hours of wait time, a horrible doctor I don't trust at all, and some letters in the mail that start it all over again...EVERY MONTH.
Maybe the situation would improve if the program expanded to include everyone? I don't know, maybe, but I doubt it. My fil works for the government (DEA) and the whole organization is misplaced files, long waits for everything, loopholes things slide through, just a mess. I mean it's a cliche in this country, trying to go through government channels for anything. I just really think it would suck.
I have heard some bad stories from abroad, but all centered in Canada and New Zealand, so I admit to knowing nothing about the situation in Europe. But EVERYTHING is better in Europe, it often seems, so why not government efficiency and sense, too?
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Date: 2008-02-08 06:18 am (UTC)Maybe the situation would improve if the program expanded to include everyone? I don't know, maybe, but I doubt it. My fil works for the government (DEA) and the whole organization is misplaced files, long waits for everything, loopholes things slide through, just a mess. I mean it's a cliche in this country, trying to go through government channels for anything. I just really think it would suck.
I have heard some bad stories from abroad, but all centered in Canada and New Zealand, so I admit to knowing nothing about the situation in Europe. But EVERYTHING is better in Europe, it often seems, so why not government efficiency and sense, too?