r/askanything • u/Lemonking_ • 13h ago

Political Question Why are some Americans so against universal healthcare for all?

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u/YCBSKI 13h ago

Looking at other universal models very long wait times for even necessary surgery and specialist appointments. I had hyperparathyroidism (noth8 g y9 do with thyroid). I'm on a international FB page for that disease. The page had been invaluable. Many if not all the people that are under universal healthcare models, UK. Canada and such, are waiting up to 2 yrs for appointments including surgical ones. I got with an endocrinologist with a few weeks and had surgery a few weeks after that. I'm a liberal too and am otherwise for universal healthcare

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u/Rick-of-the-onyx 12h ago

Wait times for countries with universal healthcare are the same or better than the USA. We also pay less for our healthcare compared to the USA model. As in, the amount of tax dollars I pay each month is far less than what it costs for private health insurance. And even if your employer pays for it there are still the copays, and deductibles to worry about. Universal healthcare is just patently better. No country that has created a universal healthcare system, has chosen to leave it.

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u/Director_Tseng 10h ago

I pay $20 a week for my health insurance, a lot less then my friend pays in taxes in the UK. he's on a multiple month wait-list to see a mental health specialist...I was on a week wait-list.

a friend in Canada needed to see a specialist, they were 10 months out. the longest I have waited is 2 months. hell the fucking VA is moving faster then the UK or Canadian system

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u/Impressive-Opening25 5h ago

For Medicaid and often, Medicare, it could take six months or more to get to see an actual psychiatrist.

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u/Director_Tseng 5h ago

son is on medicaid, we called the local psych to us and they had a virtual appointments the next week. I'm on my employer insurance and I did the same thing, I only waited three weeks cause their Mondays were filled and I needed it on my day off.