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uponit7771

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9. There's long waits to see a doctor here!! I don't see why long waits is an issue any place on Earth

Reply to Kablooie (Reply #4)

Tue Sep 19, 2017, 08:23 PM

Sep 2017

... other than a PCP which still takes me a couple of days at least.

Don't know about the powder medicine but if it does the same job and its 223423 the price of what we pay here I'd take the powder any day.

We need adequate right now, not good or perfect.

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Want a Better Health Care System? Check Out Japan [View all] applegrove Sep 2017 OP

I dont like for-profit to be involved at all unless heavily regulated and then what is the Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #1

Japan has price controls Cicada Sep 2017 #6

Could be you are right. The less for-profit is involved the better. Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #7

+1, and the US has practically none outside of government uponit7771 Sep 2017 #8

Way toooo easy and less money that can be graft to the corrupt pbmus Sep 2017 #2

Our country is NOT "progressive" as far as I see it! BigmanPigman Sep 2017 #3

I've tried the Japanese health system. Kablooie Sep 2017 #4

There's long waits to see a doctor here!! I don't see why long waits is an issue any place on Earth uponit7771 Sep 2017 #9

I wonder what their laws covering safeinOhio Sep 2017 #5

But the Medicare For All bill HarmonyRockets Sep 2017 #10