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In reply to the discussion: The reason Healthcare is so expensive in this country [View all]redqueen
(115,096 posts)22. There is also a need to overhaul our nutritional guidance.
Sugar is toxic, but it's added to just about every kind of processed food.
Metabolic syndrome and it's resulting disease processes are a huge drain on the healthcare system.
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It is for profit. Unfortunately, which politicians are going to tell doctors, nurses,
Hoyt
Sep 2021
#4
Exactly. Our nurses and doctors make more than counterparts in Britain, Germany, etc.
Hoyt
Sep 2021
#6
Malpractice caps is what we were told in Texas would lower HC cost and it didn't. The MPI didn't go
uponit7771
Sep 2021
#26
In a word, greed... I've worked in hospitals for many decades and if the money is there...
mitch96
Sep 2021
#10
Health insurance, the more medical costs are the larger the profits are. If they pay out $100
doc03
Sep 2021
#11
One risk pool is a health care system. Multiple risk pools is an investment scheme.
Ron Green
Sep 2021
#15
Health care does not need to be that expensive but the system supports it. For goodness sake,
akbacchus_BC
Sep 2021
#16
We were told again and again that we "don't want socialized medicine" cuz you can't pick your own
CTyankee
Sep 2021
#23
I traveled to Europe each year for 10 consecutive years to research art works and history. In each
CTyankee
Sep 2021
#25
Shareholders are the 21st century gods. And we continue to sacrifice grandma's health to them.
lindysalsagal
Sep 2021
#28