Health Care debate continues
Friday, July 24th, 2009I just watched part of Fox’s “Universal Nightmare”, yet another strange piece of somewhat outlandish “fair and balanced” reporting. While everyone I’ve met from countries such as Canada, England, France, and Germany, where the government provides everyone with fair access to health care says they’ve never had to wait for needed care, the report basically implies there is a 3 year wait to see any doctor (they literally said this on the program).
Now, I’ve never been a citizen of any of these countries, but when my boyfriend needed to see a doctor without an appointment (he had the flu), I didn’t have enough time to even skim a magazine before he was seen. Then, we had to wait MINUS 30 minutes for his appointment at a vision specialist, who had the audacity to take him in EARLY for his appointment! Three years? Three minutes? The difference is barely noticeable.
Another anecdote I can point to is that I had a “girl” problem in Germany when I was there years ago. I wasn’t a citizen— I was just on vacation, but I was seen immediately and had to pay a mere $5 for the visit and $10 for the required Rx.
Anyway, after seeing the Fox Special on the “Universal Nightmare”, I am reminded of this equally disingenuous piece of propaganda:
Watch out, kids! A public option provided to compete with insurance companies will mean you may have scary experiences like mine!!!
