The Healthcare System of the United States
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- čas přidán 16. 02. 2014
- We've been getting a lot of requests to talk about the health care systems of different countries. It's really hard to compress the complexities of each into an episode, but we're going to try. First up is the United States. Others will follow, including next week.
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Here are references for all the stuff I talk about:
John's video on health care costs: • Why Are American Healt...
Aaron's series on costs: theincidentaleconomist.com/wor...
Aaron's series on quality: theincidentaleconomist.com/wor...
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Aaaaaa, okay, explains why when I lost my job & tried to apply for medicaid, I was asked if I was in the military, said nope, was asked if I was pregnant or had children, said nope, then told I couldn't be helped. So if i got pregnant, and was poor, I would be rewarded, but being poor and childless doesn't count. Okay.
Donald Trump
You are not only the president but also a doctor?
Respect!
medicaid is shaquila and jamal aid, if you know what i mean
DUDE, I lost my seasonal job and the only option available to me through the marketplace was Medicaid. They never explained why I was denied but this just explained it.
@@marryfox614 , to your comment that you simply replied keep it to yourself, if you want to continue to be racist and continue to be ignorant be my guess. Individuals like you need to re-examine and reevaluate your more than less than capacity to even make a clear argumentative statement. I often wonder how much brain power it took you to come up with that thought. When you want to make a real comparison let me know, because you do know most people who receive those services are the majority not the minority in this country. Last time I checked African Americans were a minority group. Oh by the way African Americans have contribute so much to this country but are deemed lazy, you had over 400 years starting in the 1500's. I'm not going to debunk the 1619 Project either, but that is what we learned from the British.... I hope your brain can even morally comprehend your ambiguous, unparalleled, and morally un-educated thought. So do me a favor and have two seats and re-examine your statement if you have the mental capacity to do so.....
@@KeithTreason health SYSTEM is really really bullshit in USA. The worst health SYSTEM in the world. But in Turkey the country I Live, the health SYSTEM is FREE to all turkish citizens. Even you dont have to pay any money in biggest and deadly health issues such as cancer. So all the turkish have FREE access to health SYSTEM facilities. In other words, all Turkish citizens, regardless of their illness or health problem, can easily be treated free of charge without any money even if you are exposed to biggest diseases
Sad truth is that when you add up costs of all the federal and state programs, American taxpayers already pay as much tax for healthcare as citizens of many other countries pay for universal care.
Federal taxes pays mostly military industrial complex, mostly military contractors and extremely expensive things some which don't even work. I see most of it as money pot for those invested in these industries.
@@caracrabtree715 ok this is objectively not true, federal budget has a bigger percentage occupied by social security and healthcare services than military expenditure. 70% of federal government spending are mandatory spending, which includes healthcare, pensions, social security, unemployment insurance, which evidently is not defence spending which amounts to 4.6trillon per year. defence takes up 700 billion USD per annum, which is roughly what NATO level of defence spending, 3% GDP. So, no, the bulk of Federal spending are on social programs, check your facts
@@kadeqian9391 Bullshit. The MIC has bankrupted the US. The MIC costs are 10,000 times worse than the fake nuimbers you use.
@@kadeqian9391 Are you including in this the programs that have their own self-sustaining income? Like SS, Medicare,?
Universal care is awesome!
“If he dies, he dies” - US Health Care System
@Алексей Смирнов The free market will never regulate healthcare prices, privatization is the reason we're in this mess
"But it doesn't matter if he dies, because we can charge his family instead"
"united slaves of america"
@@Mukaddes5003 what?
HAHAHAHA you have to see, LATAM health care system
This is one of the most underrated youtube shows i know , im not even american and I like watching it. it's great!
Your name in Spanish sounds like "Prince Re-Pussies". That's all I can tell.
wew really? my full name is rodrigo rebollos , I know rodrigo means "in the glory of" so my name means ,In the glory of pussies? epic XD
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Why are you answering yourself, bro? Is everything ok up in there? Also, it's not even Christmas right now.
@@cartergomez5390Hi there, someone made a random comment on here awhile back, I believe it was something like... "Your last name sounds like a bad word in my country, it sounds like vagina"
And I thought it was funny because my first name means "in the glory of"
This country's healthcare system is the main reason I want out. I have epilepsy from a head injury and I feel like I'm being punished for it.
+John SC come to canada, we don't charge.
+superskiier50
no taxes?
wow I suppose magic pixie dust turns the socialised wheels of that system
Ben Baker it costs less in taxes in canada than it does for the us, down there you pay both up front and in taxes.
superskiier50 you said there was no charge-that means no taxes
are you going to recant that claim?
Of course we pay taxes but max premiums (in BC...vary by province) are $150 per month for a FAMILY of 3 OR MORE, MAXIMUM, NO MATTER WHAT YOUR INCOME. Anyone earning under $22,000 per year pays NOTHING OUT OF POCKET. Anyone earning over $30,000 pays full premium. We do not cover dental, prescriptions or optometrist but many are covered because of lower wages and a majority of employers offer very inexpensive plans (compared to US) for these added services. There are no co-pays or any added fees (other than one time fees for forms say for a seniors drivers test) You can go to any hospital, get any service, no paperwork, no itemized bills when you leave the hospital for how many squares of toilet paper and q-tips you used.....ya, wow. You never, ever have to hold off taking your sick child to the hospital because you're worried about how much it will cost....THAT IS JUST PLAIN WRONG. I'm quite certain no one in Canada has lost their house because they couldn't pay their medical bills. Also, the BC medical system saved my life in an emergency. I lived in Washington State for 2 years so I do have some first hand experience. SO, YES, I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO PAY TAXES TO SUPPORT OUR SYSTEM.
I've lived in the States for 2 years. Healthcare is shit.
"united slaves of america"
"united slaves of america"
Is Shit if You Have bronze insurance, in you have gold or platinum insurance is good.
In the Netherlands it's completely in private companies.
The only difference is the government negotiates the prices for the healthcare for everyone.
Are you guys going to win the world cup this year, or what? That party is going to be huge and I dont want to miss it!
@@tommcg1776 changes are slim.
I developed a sinus infection while visiting the UK as a tourist. I am a foreigner, not a citizen, not covered on their national health plan and my total payment was less than just my co-payment for my insurance in the US.
One of the worst systems in the developed world.
+tvoitigor I think it is the worst.
+tvoitigor Still ranked mid 20, not terrible, but we could do better.
+DallasCowboyFan95 Mid 20 is not that good considering the OP said "developed" world... and there's not many of them to start with, around 20-30 or so depending on criteria of whichever list... making US generally in the bottom. It obviously wouldn't be terrible if you are counting regardless of development.
***** North Korea is not a developed country though.
ya think
let me break it down for you....i have private insurance(blue cross, aetna, united)i am a nurse at a clinic, but my neighbor next door is a hard working waitress. she does not have insurance, it is too expensive for her and her employer doesn't offer it. so here are two people in the us. one has it, one doesn't. not right! we are the only country who can not take care of our own us citizens in terms of healthcare
errnac madam isnt us government Hospital provide free treatment?
guess why those other countries can? we subsidies their defense, if we try single payer we would ruin the econemy day 1 as healthcare already makes up more then 30% of the budget as well by that logic we should have food be free for everyone and no one should have to pay for anything ever because utopia as well the best place in europe(norway) for healthcare has it as a private sector fuction as the maket worked out the price and found an equal librium as always as well as it being cheaper then the worst healthcare in europe which is the UK's single payer.
Why can't improve her job skills and get a better job with insurance?
jawhitak You’re the typical ignorant voice of your country. Marie Antoinette: why don’t they eat cake!
@@Newkeassassin - But you pay taxes anyways and for healthcare out of pocket on top it's not like you save money you pay more than I do to cover everyone
I wish you received more views for your videos. They are fantastic and of all the CZcams channels I subscribe too, I will always watch Healthcare Triage almost as soon as I find out there's a new video because of how comprehensive and informative they are. Please keep up the great work!
FINALLY SOME OUTSIDE US VIDS COMING!! I have been waiting for videos like this from CZcams (and the DFTBA channels) for a while. I personally hope that you cover Canada next and I hope you have time to cover countries like Australia, New Zealand and countries within the EU.
From a senior citizen USA, I'm on single payer,,medicare..Best medical coverage I've ever had.. Nothing is perfect but when the differences are weighed,my wallet is happier than ever..
I’m just a 7th grader watching this for school 🥸
You should do one on France, they currently have the highest rated healthcare system.
Thank you so much for letting me express my feelings about your video. You record every video post so well. Keep the hard work going and good luck.
Fantastic video, it fufilled my request I made near the early stages of this channel. Cannot wait for the next video in educating me the medical systems of the world.
Wow… The healthcare system of the United States is really complicated, expensive and don't help most of the population?
moonbeam In Québec (Canada), we also don't have to pay for hospitalization… Be prepared to wait 2-16h hours to see a doctor for less than 15 minutes, but its free! You also don't have to pay for medications or treatments given in the hospital…
We have to pay for prescription and private clinics… But sometimes it is covered by our insurance.
The Québec health insurance and medication insurance (RAMQ) covers a big part of most medications & treatments fees: We have to pay up to a minimum of 16,65$ on monthly medication fees and, over that amount, we only pay 32,5% of the remaining fees… *So if I buy 150$ of [covered] medications in a month, I would have to pay 60$.* Private insurances works differently…
moonbeam You know how many charity surgeries surgeons do? A lot. Even in other countries.
moonbeam Did he try to get a surgery?
moonbeam Nonsense. People aren't refused help in the US. It's a myth. That's why our costs are so high. They treat people who can't pay, thus raising the overall costs.
moonbeam Except for the fact that there are US surgeons that perform charity operations too. Not to mention the fact that people who need treatment GET IT even if they can't afford it. Hence why our costs are so high.
So this has all the signs of being pure bullshit.
Just so you guys in the US know, the medication I am prescribed here in the UK would cost (without health insurance) about $30,000 a year, that's slightly more than my pre-tax income. Here I pay about $160 a year. I have narcolepsy which would make it hard to find a job that would pay me enough to cover my medical bills if I wasn't medicated. We also pay about 2/3rds of what you do in terms of GDP.
To those conservatives out there: if I was out of work and couldn't afford health insurance, how exactly would me not being able to be sufficiently medicated to get a productive job help anyone? Sure I could get a low grade part time service job and sleep when I wasn't working but that just means you've taken a skilled worker out of action. That's your government shooting itself square in the economy.
Their answer would be to pull your self up by you boot straps or die trying.
Sorry can pull my boot straps I fell asleep trying to reach them because you won't give me any prescription stimulants
The GOP reaction to that would be to stop being so lazy. Many of those on the far vocal right are Grnd Old Assholes. My grandma always belittles me because my health issues prevent me from doing things she and her husband where doing at my age. Trust me, Sleep apnea and interrelated issues suck (of course not nearly as bad as narcolepsy)
Oh and my medication costs my government $600, some generic drugs cost as little as $30 a year allowing the system to average out. Think this strangles innovation? Just ask GlaxoSmithKline, they seem to be doing ok and there based in Brentford.
What the fuck drug are you taking that costs 30k a year? I googled a few drugs for narcolepsy and got prices ranging from 30 bucks for 30 tablets (a months prescription) to 300 dollars for 30 tablets, and I *know* that there are generics of these drugs which means it would cost you 10 bucks.
Seriously what drug are you taking, that's fucking insane. You sure you don't have aids?
edit-oh, the medication COSTS your government 600 dollars. lol. There's your problem. A bottle of water costs my government 30 dollars for a bottle you can get at a store for 1 dollar. lol. Don't cite costs based on what it costs the government because the government doesn't give a shit about price, which is why everything always costs an insane amount to them. lol
I would love to see an update to this playlist since it is nine years old. What’s changed, what works, what doesn’t work, etc.
Thank you so much for this video. i am currently doing my Higher Modern Studies assignment of healthcare in the USA and this really helped my fully understand it :)
American health care is so damn convoluted... I just pay taxes and go the the doctor when I need to, for "free"
@Vanguarded_Heart 117
True, while Libtards are worrying about gender pronouns with their own party bombing Syria.
"united slaves of america"
@Vanguarded_Heart 117 well there is medical research and the usa does the most medical research and also the usa healthcare is the most regulated system that it is illegal to buy health insurance and the ama strangling the doctor supply making healthcare expensive. I want you to watch milton friedman and shane killain on healthcare. Also the Usa has the most powerful military and is one of the reasons why the usa debt is still honored.
@@youreokayboah2128 Russia is a Conservative Country and it has Free Healthcare too.
@@lukeskywalker9896 The healthcare system over their is crippling the population with costs. Even if the healthcare system is supreme in treatment, it fails in allowing poor people obtain the treatment without putting them into severe debt
Do one about the Swedish system! As half American and half Swedish I always get a ton of questions about it!
Thanks. Like the idea of doing a bunch of quick summaries. I'm excited for what's to come.
Great episode, helps us from abroad understand something more complex and different than our systems.
I want to thank you for mentioning the single people that medicaid doesn't cover. If you are poor but don't have kids, are not planing to have kids, or your kids are grown the healthcare system does not work for you.
unless you live in a state with expanded Medicaid. As a broke college student, I love Covered California.
@@nedkelly2035 This hurts so much to read. I know the pain. I currently have a necrotic wound I can't get treated because Medicaid knocked me off. Literally I wish I had dual citizenship so I could leave this country. I don't give a shit about owning an AR-15 and I never will. What good will it do if I'm bankrupt from medical bills or dead?
@@A-Young-Philosopher what country would you like to go to? Ive always wanted to go to Germany
@@layth6857 Probably somewhere warm because I don't do well in the cold heh.
@@A-Young-Philosopher same I hate the cold
You don't need words to describe the U.S healthcare system when just laughing for 7 minutes perfectly describes how much of a joke it is.
+Michael Parker Or possibly crying
+Health TV Fuck off with begging for people to watch your shitty channel. Have some dignity.
Michael Parker But most of the talent doctors work in the USA.. I much rather be in some of the hospitals in the USA than any hospital ....
I like that people that refuse to work don’t get care.
Other people disabled and single moms and children do get free care.
And unfortunately women are allowed to murder there babies ,unheard of in Colombia. That part sucks.
Also he’s probably never seen the inside of the hospitals or seen survival rate in other countries.
@@davidstewart9779 abortion is good some times, don't shit on abortion completely.
@@axellea1592 when it's in the case of the mothers health I agree
I love this series and these videos on different health care systems is wonderful. Any chance of adding some addition countries? Middle Eastern nations perhaps would be interesting to see.
I am definitely interested in learning about healthcare in other countries. It's something that I've pondered about occasionally.
Me: help I broke my leg...
Paramedic: *ok sir, there is an atm to your left*
Please do a full video on how the ACA would change the system.
you've made me a fan by virtue of this episode and the episode about organic foods!
Great episode! Such a good topic idea for a series of videos.
very strange watching this from an Aussie perspective seeing as literally everyone HAS to have medicare! and then people can choose to have private heathcare... for a lot of people medicare is all they have and can be enough
Georgia Mantle STRAY GANGGGG
Medicare in Australia covers 99.99 percent of Bill's
@@a.n.l.aantineoliberalismas4504 That’s not correct
Hoptoit why is this not correct I know people who have complicated disorders and have never paid a cent.
As you discuss other countries' systems, could you give your take on the pros and cons of each?
I think that a lot of people often underestimate how complex healthcare policy can be. It should not be. Human safety should always come first but, sadly, we often make decisions that are good for us which may not necessarily be good for everyone else. I know a lot of people who have lived here that whole lives yet do not understand what copays are or what type of insurances to go for and end up making the wrong decisions. Thank you for the informative video. It explained a lot of things in a very simple manner.
Can you guys post sources in the description so that we can follow along and study the information provided as well? I know you annotate it in your videos, but having it more accessible in the descriptions would allow for better and more thorough understanding as well as easier access. Thank you so much and thanks for the fantastic videos!
Very interesting, thanks! Us non-US folks here a lot about your healthcare system, but I for one never really understood it, but now I do (well kind of). What other countries will you be discussing?
Healthcare Triage Will you also cover the Japanese, Australian, and/or UK health services? I imagine they make good examples of unique healthcare services.
With all your research on this topic, looking into the systems of other countries. Do you think you'll make a video on your ideal system? Would be interesting to hear your thoughts!
VA is also interesting is that they do quality improvement experiments. I know of one done in Missouri some years ago. At the time they spent $45K to care for disabled veterans. So they decided to send the docs into the field. Three things emerged - the cost dropped to $17K, the health outcomes for the patients improved and lastly the doctors had a better relationship with their patients.
Best practice makes a lot of sense. And we also need to standardize the pricing among all hospitals for particular procedures - they already do it for Medicare, why not just extend that out?
Do the UK! :D
we will
"We're gonna start tackling countries"
Healthcare Triage just declared war on the world.
An interesting point about Medicaid that wasn't mentioned here is that, if you're poor (as in flat broke) and require hospitalization, you will get emergency Medicaid to cover that hospitalization. This means that people who wouldn't normally qualify for Medicaid (like poor adults who don't have children) will at least have their hospitalizations covered.
This prevents hospitals from loosing money on the uninsured (most hospitals lose less than 2% of what they bill to bad debt) but it's an extremely wasteful policy for Medicaid. Instead of providing primary care for poor people (which is normally very inexpensive) Medicaid will only start to take care of them once they're hospitalized (which often costs thousands of dollars).
What's worse, Medicaid usually cuts these people off once they're released from the hospital. This often leaves them without the medications they would need to prevent them from needing a readmission. So, contrary to popular belief, expanding Medicade will probably end up costing Medicaid less not more
I wish you still did these! Super neat
Could you do one on different forms of birth control pill, the advantages and disadvantages of different one and I heard some can make you more prone to cancer?
I've recently been sick and my meds for one week were over $140. Luckily my insurance covered it. It's just a ridiculous amount.
Please do one on what the American Congress uses for health care.
Obama ACA. Look it up.
Great video and thank you I have learnt something new. I think it would be great if you did the Australian healthcare system, I'd love to hear your run down on it.
I feel that by allowing states to opt out of the medicaid expansion they have took away some of the best benefits of Obamacare.
There are about 12 states without Medicaid expansion which almost doubles the no. of uninsured in those states. With the Affordable Care Act, many can get subsidized insurance through the Insurance Marketplace.
@@shirleylechner8230 They are not eligible for the marketplace if they fall in the income tier for Medicaid expansion.
My thought is this: healthcare really ins't a traditional market commodity in the sense that I Phones or cars or massage services are it doesn't correspond to supply and demand in the same way, this is corroborated by the fact that although Private Healthcare advocates always tell us competition will lower prices and improve quality, private healthcare coasts have only risen in the last decades. not only this but people having healthcare is of such national importance that treating it as another marketable good seems like a inadequate and frankly wrongheaded approach.
Well healthcare is not exactly the most free in the market because of to many regulations and the ama not allowing retail clinic.
@@lukeskywalker9896 there's nothing FREE about the free market. people use that shit to profit off of others.
@@CartoonManWhoo That is not what I meant what I meant is there is no free market principles in it such as price transparency and certificate of need laws etc.
OK that was helpful as an Australia, since I haven't really been understanding American healthcare before, thank you :)
Thank you for your attempt at tackling an explanation for healthcare USA. I think we all know something has got to give in relation to people in the USA getting medical attention.
2016 world health organization rankings of countries healthcare systems the u.s.a. was ranked 37 on the table bad news
While UK is probably going to be a popular choice, I really would love to know about the Canadian system. It always seems like Canada has their shit together.
The basics are this: In Canada about 70% of healthcare is paid by the Government. There are no co-pays or deductibles or such. The remaining stuff can be covered by private insurance, this includes things such as dental, vision, private rooms in the hospital, and prescriptions. Healthcare costs her person are about 40% less. Canada spends 2% less of it's revenue on healthcare than the US. Healthcare Costs are 6% of GDP less than the US.
one of the only things we still do a somewhat decent job of. unfortunately due to a lot of people wanting to be 'more American' a lot of things have been slipping, and there has been quite a bit of talk about privatizing a lot of things here, including healthcare.
damn reform party.
Leif Peterson i dont see why we cant copy canada's healthcare system. it seems to work so well
As far as I can tell, it's basically public-insurance private-provider. That is, of course, an INCREDIBLE simplification.
CaramelSpy
lol that's a awesome way of pointing out my error. thanks ^.^ fixed now.
This content is outstanding. Where I think it fails is it gets too into the specifics of medical care and how it works, you drop a lot of terminology the average person may not know, essentially expecting people to know the ins and outs of private care terminology. I'd work on that first.
This is so important, thank you.
I know this is a bit weird.. but could you please make a video about Healthcare in UAE?:) Thank you!
well that sounds really interesting! you need more likes, sir!
Great episode. I am wondering: are you planning to do a couple countries that are representative of a group (so a European country that is similar to other European countries, etc) or just other based on some other factor?
We'll probably cover enough to show the range of options.
+Healthcare Triage sei una pupù. in italian means you are so cool!
Will you covee countries like south korea and japan
I work for a Medicare Advantage Insurer and the services and value that's provided for seniors is amazing! The co-insurance and even that small deductible is really a hardship for many of our seniors and it's awesome to be able to enroll them in a plan where they're paying little to nothing for their Primary Care Doctor visits and much less than they'd pay with Original Medicare or a Medigap plan (if you include Medigap premiums) for specialists. The Well-Being plans that are offered by MA plans provide tools for seniors to get and stay healthy in addition to covering them when they need it.
Obamacare didn't go far enough one direction or the other. Either it needed to turn into something like Medicare for everyone or it needed to do something to take the hands off the insurers and put some pressure on the physicians to lower costs. What it did was add a whole lot of sick people to groups without adding sufficient healthy people to balance out the costs. This will increase premiums and reduce benefits from insurers. I'm hoping for a much more comprehensive overhaul of the system by the government or a complete withdraw of the government from healthcare. Something has to be done and what we have ain't it.
This US system sounds so weird to me. I'm Dutch and i won't every worry about medical costs like hospital visits and surgery, no matter how big it is, you wont ever see a bill. Dental care is one of the few things that is mostly uncovered, or only limited with basic healtcare (checkups are covered, most procedures cost a couple of hundreds euros. Believe it or not, in the past our healthcare was even better (everything was 100% covered)
You say that only around 10% of people are uninsured (or was that what is predicted after the deadline?), but I would say that about 25% of the people I know, and about 80% of my close friends, are uninsured. I realize that this is a small sample size, but it seems that more and more people around my age (dropped from our parent's coverage in the last couple years) are choosing not to get health insurance because of cost and/or confusion. It's nice that you are discussing the healthcare system and how insurance works, but I still don't really understand any of it. Why am I paying a co-pay if I have to pay a deductible? What in the world is co-insurance (I have only heard this term fairly recently)? And that's only the beginning.
Why am I charged hundreds of dollars for a doctor to tell me he can't help me when I am sick, or that I just need an antibiotic, or (my favorite) just to get a new prescription for a medication I need. Sure, if I have insurance I only pay the co-pay, but that seems stupid too. I don't use my car insurance when I get my oil changed, or even when I have a part replaced. Yes, it's cheaper, but it is also more technical than telling me to drink plenty of fluids and get lots of rest. My mother tells me that for free.
Fair points. I didn't design this system!
Who is uninsured is not evenly sprend out in area or far more importantly, with age. Uninsured rate among young adults was 27.4% in 2012. In lower income areas, it will be 2-3 times that easily.
AirF0rce11, very good example about the oil in your car and using insurance.
Suggestion: You need a low-intensity face light under your camera. Something to help take the shadow off of your underbrow every time you lean forward.
This is a fantastic channel. Would love to contribute or volunteer at some point. Please keep up the great work!
I love your background decorations :D
I have had decent medical insurance my whole life.. I have been sick for 18 years with no help whatsoever. There is no such thing as "medical healthcare" in this Country.
I love you videos, I know I can trust this to be informative and not bias. I have a question about women under Obamacare's effect on coverage for things like contraception, OBGYNs and giving birth. Is it just about getting things like that for women under the poverty level or all women? I have been studying abroad ever since Obamacare went into effect, so unfortunately I have not had the time to full research it. And with North Carolina (my home state) making so many changes to the bill I have no idea what Obamacare boils down to, NC specifically. I know many states are big into shutting down abortion clinics and making it so contraception aren't covered. Was there anything in Obamacare about that? Gosh, I feel like I should know all these things...
Basically if you have a chronic health problem your screwed, you'll be in debt all the time. However some hospitals have financial assistance programs where they will take a percentage off a bill based on income.
$3700 + $879 for a 2 hour visit to the ER because I had a bad case of stomach flu (food poisoning?).
All they did was take a blood test, and give me an IV.
I don't have insurance because it costs as much as a new car payment!
You forgot about the Indian Health Service.
Health care in the United States is wonderful if you can afford it. it is so expensive for the average family even if you have private insurance.and the doctors you get seem to be running patient mills where they spend less than 10 minutes with you and do very little investigative work. waste of money. Then they have the nerve to not post prices and you get to be surprised 30 days later with a bill demanding in full payment. my family has health insurance it is so ridiculously expensive to have and expensive to use. and many things such as vaccines and other preventative care items were not covered. Its a gamble because you get health insurance but can't use it but you don't want to go without it because medical cost can easily bankrupt a family. With health insurance I had to pay out of pocket $10k to have a normal birth recently.
TaylorAnn Lawless holy shit 10 grand that’s giving my anxiety
How do people afford to pay such large bills?
With my income and current financial situation that would take me years to pay off
TaylorAnn Lawless OMFG! 😱 wow I knew the American system was crazy but didn't realise it was that bad, why can't people see that a system like our Nhs system would save way more money in the long run, in healthy people can't work, especially if they are dead!
sounds like you had some shitty insurance then
Thank You , you helped me write an essay!
Hello Healthcare Triage, I'm not sure what's in your to-do list (which I'm sure is large), but would you be able to produce a video on what it means for a hospital or healthcare company to be "non profit" in the United States?
Thanks!
I'm afraid to hear about other countries health care, because I already feel like ours is shitty enough. Other places will make ours sound even worse. I mean, why does it really cost $35,000 for minor surgery and 3 days in the hospital??
Everyone else does it much better and cheaper, you have the worst outcomes, shortest life expectancy, highest infant and maternal mortality rates and the most medical errors, all while paying between 50% and 120% more than similarly developed countries. You also have 12% of your population uninsured as opposed to 100% coverage in all other developed countries and half a million medical bankruptcies per year which doesn’t happen at all in other healthcare systems. You need to look at other systems to learn how it should be done.
I've never gotten this much information really about the US healthcare system, and wow while Canada isn't utopia it's waaaaay better that that O.O
I've never understood why any good person would think privatized and money driven care giving is a good idea, nobody is ever going to say no to a life saving or pain reducing treatment if they can afford it, nobody is ever going to force the price down and there will be tons of people unable to afford it dying or living in pain.
except if there are two people and each is offering care. Would you go to the person who can offer it for less?
You realize Generics are incredible drugs that have driven down costs from a pill of anxiety reducing drugs costing 100 dollars to fucking 10 dollars and that's no exaggeration, google setraline. The market and generics have done incredible things
WHATISUTUBE man this was three years ago hold up a sec to let me understand what is happening lol.
while that argument works for drugs (generic drugs are cheaper than name-brand here in Canada, though here the difference is more like $30 to $3 because we have more negotiating power when our entire country is negotiating for cheaper drugs rather than a fend for yourself model) the free market argument falls apart when it comes to in hospital or care-giver driven treatment. Like when its not properly subsidized by the government there's only so far that will go down.
Thought this was a really good video being someone who has several family members who are part of the medical field I knew a little bit about how policies within our country are run but nothing to major. This video helped explain quite a few things that I have heard many times in my life but never really understood what it meant for example to different levels of medicare and medicade. I found it interesting how many different sections of medicare there are and what a large spectrum of services it covers. I also found it interesting how strict the requirements of Medicaid are in some states. I find it crazy that a family with an income of only $4,000 a year is considered too rich for Medicaid in some states. We have briefly talked about funding portions in my health ethics class and how these slices are portioned off to each section. At the time we just used imaginary representations to how this is done to get a rough idea but hearing those spending numbers stated also blew my mind. To think that billions of dollars still leaves us with our current situation still does not quite click with me.
Hello, I am a medical student from Sri Lanka. Would be awesome if you could do a video about Sri Lanka and other developing nations. Because Sri Lankan Health care system is one of the best in the developing world. Thank you!
Oh goodness, Canada is next. It will have to go into the provincial differences, I'm assuming.
Non-Canadians who think our system is "the bestest ever" are going to be so very disappointed.
I mean - it's not like our system is horrible, it isn't, but if you aren't a student under 25 and don't have a job, you're FUCKED if you don't have insurance and need glasses/dental work/prescriptions. Not to mention our very low number of doctors, and even fewer specialists.
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What you just said in that second paragraph? Yeah, the first sentence of it? Also true in the US.
Aust Ryzor You can get many prescriptions covered if you're below the poverty line (there are notable exceptions, like birth control for instance). Dental and glasses? Not so much. Although, for people under 25 with parents who work, they're in luck. They can be covered by their parent's insurance.
What I found most striking was the difference between BC and Ontario's health care, having lived in both provinces. In BC you have a monthly premium (that can be waved if you're under the poverty line, but it's still ridiculous), yet you don't get better service. Ontario also has more access to specialists. It is one of British Columbia's low points for sure.
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What I heard was, "If I ever move to Canada, stick to Ontario and avoid British Columbia." Got it. :P
IceMetalPunk Ahaha, just in terms of health care. British Columbia is honestly stunning. Majestic mountains, beautiful coastal regions. If you live in the south (along the coast or on Vancouver Island) you're also blessed with the warmest winters in Canada (though they can be rainy). There's a reason that Vancouver is ranked one of the most livable cities in the world.
In terms of health care, I think Quebec actually has the best in the country. Although, Canada's health care system as a whole could really use some adjustments.
There is a single solution: single-pay medicare-for-all.
I guess I should watch more videos on this as I didn't understand most of it, I didn't know a good amount of the vocabulary used even after he defined them.
I have a question; for healthfirst say you been paying to them monthly right and then you decided to get off that membership. You don’t have insurance and during that time period you got sick and needed to the hospital and boom there’s the bill. Is healthfirst be able to cover that since you were a member before? This is something I always wondered.
The more i research on anything American the more it puts me off going there
Good, America has a shit healthcare system if you can't pay for it. Most jobs don't even cover it.
And why do you think that is?
You're not obligated to come here
American healthcare is amazing. It has the best research and survival outcome in the world.
Good outcomes? Are you kidding?
45000 Americans die every year because they have no insurance.
They rank 31st in the world for life expectancy and 36th for their health system.
For the wealthiest country in the world that it utterly disgraceful.
In my country Australia you get the same standard of treatment including surgery even if your broke and have no insurance at all.
The way it should be.
One word for the health system in the US DISASTER
Very informative. I hope you get to cover Singapore, as I want to know how good or bad it is in comparison. Thanks.
Oh, we'll definitely do Singapore.
YES!! THANK YOU THIS IS SUPER INTERESTING!
Everyone is on the edge of their seats for Canada's x'D
out of control.
Great videos. Please, do Brazil!
Health care here is in crisis, as is the rest of our economy, but its very well structured in theory
Atlest you don't drive on petrol.
How about an update to this series? How are these systems working today versus 10 years ago. Are any failing or succeeding better than expected? Are there any other countries that have better systems in place?
can someone in America,seriously now,please explain to a simple British guy who believes that health care is basic human right how and why u guys belive that private health care is better,as u guys claim it is, than our national health care because I don't understand how people can go bankrupt and homeless all because they are ill!!
JRodgesevant and what if you can’t pay?
The simply answer is that Americans HATE and I mean HATE taxes (now that doesn't mean we don't pay them but we do somehow manage to get nothing for them)
@@kylehankins5988 Not all of us hate taxes. I'd rather pay taxes for healthcare if it meant everyone were covered than pay a private insurance company. Also there are tons of polls that show 60-70% of Americans favor a single payer system, so we're not completely lost just yet.
@@grauerHase Im just talking about the average voter
The reason we can't have a single payer system here: lobbyists
Well said!
Also, the lovvyist brainwash the bulk of the American public into thinking universal healthcare is a form of communism.
Looking forward to the video on the Canadian system :)
thank you for these videos
Nothing angers me like the optionality of medicare. It is the perfect example as to why America needs a unitary government. The things saying no to healthcare for the poor are the states, and not the people. A republic is a representation of the people, not imaginary borders on a map.
I agree with the sentiment. At the same time...all cities, all districts, all states, all countries even...are just imaginary borders on a map. The ideal would be for humanity to work together instead of drawing those lines to divide us up; I imagine health care would be a great place to start with that.
UN socialized healthcare, with the costs being distributed over the taxes from every citizen of every UN-affiliated country: wouldn't that be something wonderful? :)
IceMetalPunk Now that is real tyranny. Absolutely disgusting and appalling, how anyone can think this is a good idea is beyond me.
So you'd rather have people from across the country voting on issues that affect you? What if this "unitary government" would hold opposite political views to yours (or those common in your state)?
tauwilltriumph Yeah...it's disgusting tyranny to want world peace and guaranteed healthcare for all people.
Sadly, since Citizen's United and now mostly struck down limits, more than ever is the People's Voice being ignored because of all the Dark money being funnelled into Repukes/Democrats pockets by the likes of the Kock Brothers and ALEC.
Only going to get worse.
3 words... NHS. Healthcare is a right. And before right wingers start on about socialism, they should remember their representatives in government and the police force have their hands in the pot, so why not a universal, free to the point of use healthcare system?
It’s a really really complicated topic. Most individuals are for everyone having healthcare, food, water, shelter, etc. it’s the implementation that is the truly difficult part. It is 100% economically feasible, but the political feasibility is what is hard, and it’s not one side is right or wrong. Both parties have their fair points.
When kids are ill, people’s profits can take a jump. I like to think of myself as right of centre, but healthcare should never be a money making machine. Doctors, nurses, etc are worth their weight in gold and should be paid accordingly. Shareholders and insurance companies on the other hand are parasitic vermin and the wrecker of everything good and should be starved of power and influence.
@@evansclan4eva49 it's funny to see all of these idiot right wingers thinking that NHS is socialist or even communist. Like what? Since when? Is all of EU communist?
After watching this, I'm glad I live in Canada. There are some things the government does better than the private sector, and insurance is one of them.
Is there anyway I can get any sources for the information provided in the video
Wow that is really complicated and quite horrible cost effect ratio of how effective the health care system is in the USA. I seriously hope it can be improved, it just so unfair to the citizens in the USA to get so little when paying so much.
Has he got health insurance ? ,good what is wrong with him ?
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Very informative breakdown
John pointed out that Medicare was the closest thing that we here in the United States have to a single payer system. This is the type of system that Canada and other countries use that means all citizens are covered under one type of insurance. Medicare has different types (A, B, C, & D) and it is slightly hard for lots of people to acquire and used mainly among the elderly. Along with Medicare, we have Medicaid that supposedly covers the poverty level but very few people qualify for the levels they set to receive it. Overall, although the United States has public, private, and Veterans healthcare in place, it is neither affordable or accessible to all citizens.