Swandattur
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I thought it would be interesting if people cared to post about what they found good or bad about the health care system in their own country. There are definite problems in the US with health care, of course. Some people haven't been able to get good health care. Partly it depends on what kind of insurance you get through a job. If you don't get it that way, you may fall through the cracks. I should mention here that some of the 'care' you may not want if you feel as most? people do here that it's not good for you. My sister and her husband are worried I'm sure about the fact that she no longer gets insurance through her job. He has been getting treatment for prostate cancer. He works for himself doing house painting and things like that. Maybe the Obama care, when it goes into effect, will rescue the situation. I have seen documentaries about the way health care is done in other countries, and some of it sounds good, but I realize you can get a more balanced view if you hear from people who live in the countries as to what their actual experience of it is.
When my sister was in Cornwall quite a few years ago, she knew someone who had depression, but was unable to see a psychiatrist, because the system did not allow her to bypass the GP who wouldn't give her a referral. On one documentary, it sounded as if Germany had a good health care program. The Swiss one sounded good, too. Anyway, I thought it would be interesting to hear what people had to say about it.
When my sister was in Cornwall quite a few years ago, she knew someone who had depression, but was unable to see a psychiatrist, because the system did not allow her to bypass the GP who wouldn't give her a referral. On one documentary, it sounded as if Germany had a good health care program. The Swiss one sounded good, too. Anyway, I thought it would be interesting to hear what people had to say about it.