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In reply to the discussion: Don't be deceived. Contrary to popular opinion, ALL insurers, whether on or off the exchanges, [View all]nadinbrzezinski
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They give patients with celiacs a stipend to buy their gluten free food.
You want a system that sort of works but should be a warning to us? And there is where I think we are moving. That be Mexico. The social security system (think NHS) is woefully undercapitalized. Not everybody qualifies, there is a second public sector that is even more under capitalized. I am betting the seguro popular, introduced last administration, will be woefully under capitalized.
The private sector is a hodgepodge ranging from ok care to nightmares.
That is where I fear we are moving. We are there to a point, several states don't have a rural medical system to speak off. Hell, my county is a microcosm, and this state still invests in medical care. Urban areas are well served. Don't get hurt east of El Cajon. Or woe getting sick as well.
So that should be a warning. And to those who control the system, they like the income.
Is ACA an improvement? Yup...but we really have a long way to go.
By the way, here are the rankings.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Health_Organization_ranking_of_health_systems_in_2000
We need more recent data, but I doubt much changed.