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Free Poland Health Care - Paying minimal to no Zus [105]
You really can't compare the US system (which causes people to lose their homes/etc) with the Polish system. It's just not comparable. You can get anything in the US if you pay for it - in Poland, they're not paying anything near the amount that you would pay in the US, so it's obvious that the system won't be handing out full body scans or tests to everyone.
farse.
if you're middle class or above, your employer pays your medical insurance almost entirely.
if you're poor, you're covered by Medicaid.
if you're over 65, Medicare.
if you have pre-existing conditions, you're pretty much protected by Obama's healthcare reforms.
and the 2.65 million Americans that work for the feds, well their medical is paid in full by the government.
the stories of people losing their houses, sure, it has happened in a country of 300+ million people, but is it the norm? does it define the American health care industry? it surely does not.
Let's look at the facts. I can provide them for you all because I live and work here and have a leg to stand on:
In the USA, women go to an OB/GYN every 6 months. Mamograms are done once a year after the age of....I think 40.
Everyone from the age of 2 years old goes to the dentist every 6 months for a cleaning, gets an x-ray once a year. We have nice teeth for a reason.
Physicals are given once a year unless of course you're ill, then it's obviously more frequent.
Eye exams are given twice a year.
My wife and I pay zero....that's right, zero dollars for health insurance, it is paid in full by her company. Her OB/GYN visits I believe alternate free/$20/free/$20, so one fully paid, the other has a small copay. Mamograms are free. Our dental visits go the same way. free/$20/free/$20. Eye exams the same, plus I get $130/year towards contact lenses or new glasses. Your yearly physical is free with most health care providers.
We're not wealthy and my wife isn't a US senator. Sure, most people don't get it totally free, but any good job here and you're paying peanuts for health care.
The people that struggle with health insurance in the USA generally are lower class people that are in and out of lousy jobs and have constant lapses in their health insurance. Cashiers, gas pump attendants, landscapers getting paid under the table mostly, bartenders and waitstaff....they are at risk of falling ill and not having insurance. Obama's new policy that allows parents to insure their kids under their health insurance policy till the age of 26 is greatly remedying that though.
The problem with the USA's health care system is maternity leave. It's abomidable. 4-8 weeks at home and back to work. sucks.
So now that we've established that the vast majority of people in the USA don't pay more for health insurance than people in Poland, fill us in on how we "can't compare" the US system with the Polish system. Because now we have facts to work with.