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    Healthcare Sharing Networks - Have You Used One?

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    • DashrenderD
      Dashrender @scottalanmiller
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      @scottalanmiller said:

      I don't either. That's one that is very tough as the facilities in the US often tout the US system as developing the breakthroughs used all over the world, but it has also kept us from others (Cuba has done some amazing cancer research, for example.) How much does the American system really encourage breakthroughs that would not happen otherwise? Also, how many breakthroughs does it squash - it is well known that the US has developed some rather common fake procedures (a knee surgery is a common one where there is evidence that the surgery isn't just a scam but bad for patients) and that the US pharmaceutical industry has completely destroyed tons of research, made lots of their own problems and made an entire industry that is dysfunctional as they work to sell drugs rather than the cure disease.

      Very hard to say.

      Hard not to believe this too - it's tantamount to the NSA spying on it's own people - they only care about their own existence, not the betterment of society.

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      • scottalanmillerS
        scottalanmiller
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        Yeah, I have no proof that it isn't true, but it sure does not feel like it is very likely to be true in any way. What are the chances? The logistics of the system and the way that everything works does not, at all, make it feel like this would be the result of such a system. There is no incentive to lower the cost of healthcare - in fact there are huge incentives to increase it!

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        • dafyreD
          dafyre @Minion Queen
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          @Minion-Queen Will your American Health insurance actually cover any of your expenses while you are over there?

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          • Minion QueenM
            Minion Queen Banned
            last edited by

            No it will not even if I did. I do not have insurance here at all in the states.

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            • scottalanmillerS
              scottalanmiller @dafyre
              last edited by

              @dafyre said:

              @Minion-Queen Will your American Health insurance actually cover any of your expenses while you are over there?

              HA!

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              • scottalanmillerS
                scottalanmiller
                last edited by

                We are looking into ex-pat insurance. Looks like it is far better than insurance in the US.

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                • nadnerBN
                  nadnerB
                  last edited by nadnerB

                  Wow, you lot need a healthcare system overhaul.
                  In fact, I think it's more appropriate to say that you need a healthcare system.
                   
                  I should probably hide now...

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                  • JaredBuschJ
                    JaredBusch @nadnerB
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                    @nadnerB said:

                    Wow, you lot need a healthcare system overhaul.
                    In fact, I think it's more appropriate to say that you need a healthcare system.

                    Well, I will not really disagree.

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                    • Minion QueenM
                      Minion Queen Banned @JaredBusch
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                      @JaredBusch said:

                      @nadnerB said:

                      Wow, you lot need a healthcare system overhaul.
                      In fact, I think it's more appropriate to say that you need a healthcare system.

                      Well, I will not really disagree.

                      I don't think any of us will

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