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Everyman Jackal

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10. Maybe we will need something like the VA system.

Reply to crazytown (Original post)

Sat Jul 27, 2019, 12:44 PM

Jul 2019

It was a year since my last appointment with an optometrist. No VA optometrist available for over 30 days so they sent me to a non-VA optometrist. The same with a dermatologist. Are all primary care doctors and specialists going to have to accept Medicare? If not then there has to be private insurance available.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] crazytown Jul 2019 OP

In the UK, they have national health care and private insurance. Laffy Kat Jul 2019 #1

Indeed. It's a false choice. crazytown Jul 2019 #2

Unfortunately, it's not Recursion Jul 2019 #5

But in Canada they don't. That's why Canada's system is called "single payer" Recursion Jul 2019 #4

Personally I wouldn't want to have a $5000 deductible. That kind of makes shraby Jul 2019 #3

On the other hand Medicare has no out of pocket maximum Recursion Jul 2019 #6

Medicare has a part A and a part B. Part B has the 20% which can be shraby Jul 2019 #7

Part A Hospitalization also only covers 80%. tritsofme Jul 2019 #12

There are policies with no deductible, but they are expensive. Blue_true Jul 2019 #11

Abolition of Private Health Insurance will be a losing issue in the general election Gothmog Jul 2019 #8

I think most voters would opt for Medicare for themselves since Americans have had first hand CTyankee Jul 2019 #9

Maybe we will need something like the VA system. Everyman Jackal Jul 2019 #10

In Australia we have had national health since the early 80's pink Jul 2019 #13

If you have private insurance, crazytown Jul 2019 #14

No pink Jul 2019 #15

My understanding is Australian private insurance can only pay for specialists crazytown Jul 2019 #16

As I said in an earlier post pink Jul 2019 #17

It's illegal now Eric J in MN Jul 2019 #18