It would seem we are associating Socialism with healthcare only in this election. Let the general public pay to take care of all. Sounds simple enough but....
I think America has looked at healthcare from the wrong end. Why is healthcare so expensive? How is it really determined how much an operation will be? Why does one pill cost $3.00 yet the drug companies can produce this one pill for pennies? I truly believe the healthcare system needs to be looked at in the cost for services/medicine prescribed. Why is there generic drugs that are half the price of name brand drugs that contain the exact same medicine? For example, Afrin nasal spray is about $8.00 for 5 oz. The Rite Aid brand is $3.50 for the exact same % of medicine in a larger oz bottle. For some reason, we have just accepted these outlandish costs for operation and medication and have chosen to just accept these costs. Personally, I believe heathcare needs a serious overhaul in this respect.
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“You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.”
― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road
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