America: Home of the cruelest & most barbaric healthcare 'system' in the developed world

[Hiawatha Pete]

When you have a system that puts millions in bankruptcy for:

- the apparent 'sin' of accessing healthcare without insurance

- not being able to afford health insurance

- being denied by insurance

That, gentle people, is the very definition of cruel & barbaric.

And to think that conservatives in Canada, propped up by certain American special interests, are trying to bring that bullshit here -
Fuck. These. Assholes.

Reference:


Two-thirds of people who file for bankruptcy cite medical issues as a key contributor to their financial downfall
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/11/this-is-the-real-reason-most-americans-file-for-bankruptcy.html


Why a million Americans a year risk Mexico medical tourism
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64832308


Koch dark money lobbies such as the Fraser institute are trying to overturn Canada's universal healthcare system in favour of a private model
https://www.thespec.com/opinion/contributors/2023/01/25/follow-the-money-on-private-health-care-threat.html

[ck4829]

1. K&R. A very disgusting system