why door poor people in this country not get the same best health care available to rich people.?
374024
you pretty much answered your own question being rich is the key word in this day and time if you don't have money you don't count to a lot of people which i think is pretty bad i think every one should the best of health care with or without money just because you aren't rich doesn't make you any less of a person money cant buy you  a place in heaven
509179
Yes for somethings healthcare can be free in the US. For most people it is not and we pay for it in way or another.
1057597
In my case I lost my job due to a disability I can no longer do it which leaves me without health care, in others it is because their job left them for China or Mexico. Health Care in this country is in crisis but no one wants to believe that, I place the blame squarely on the insurance company's for the high cost and the lack of health care for everybody. Believe me there is not one person in this country immune to the effects of losing a job. It can happen to anybody.
490528
People do lose their lives or suffer because they can't afford docters. If I were religious, I would sure wonder why God Favors The Wealthy. Sure seems like it. Why does God give a few uncaring people lots of money and let the rest of us suffer. I can't even afford health care now and I have a bad tooth that is killing me.
362647
Public health system: Americans demand the best and most up to date health care - that costs. We also have a LOT of hypochondriacs that drive up the cost of health care, because they order every concievable test. Americans also are less likely to see a primary care physician regularly.\n\nMore importantly, because most people aren't paying out of pocket for health care, the costs actually go up, because no one shops around. That drives up everyone elses cost, and really screws the poor uninsured bastards.\n\nWorse, since many people don't see a doctor regularly, they instead go to the ER when something goes wrong - which drives up costs since prevention is far cheaper than solving the problem once it's gone to hell.\n\nHowever, the claim that there is no public health system is partially false. Life-threatening treatment will be provided. The indigent's treatment is paid for by the state, as are many children (into the lower-middle class). \n\nAlso, America's economy benefits greatly from the lack of a fully funded health system - the hard part is creating a public health system without hobbling the economy (like a large part of Europe).\n\n2.) Katrina's poor response is a good example of how federalism can backfire. In short, New Orleans is a crappy place to deal with an emergency, the local and state governments historically can't take a crap without going to committee (and overcharging the taxpayers), and the Feds assumed the Locals were going to bear the brunt of the planning. Whoops.
671675
It is the wealthiest country in the world.  More billionaires and millionaires live in the USA that any other country in the world.  It is also the safest in regards to kidnapping.  It is the best in medical care for the rich.
134525
The poor in this country live quite well. While there is still a lot to be done to help these individuals, they themselves should be doing a lot more. Being poor, in my opinion, is a choice in most cases. Not so in most of the world, where conditions force billions of people to live many times below the American Average poor person. Work and resources are not available even to those that work very hard. In America, however, there is so much opportunity that to be poor is very hard for me to understand.
598326
I think that overall if you examined the demographics of the African-American you would find that their overall income level is low and that few have access to decent health insurance.  Combine a low income (which usually means an unhealthy diet) and no health insurance (which equates to lack of early detection for diseases such as prostate cancer)and you find a propensity for certain social groups to be more prone to certain diseases.  It's sad that in this rich nation there are people who are surviving without basic necessities.
1184496
Absolutely not.  Our health care system is a mess, it's true, but I think the best way to fix it is with less government intervention, not more.  You see, as with everything else, you tend to get all the best and most expensive stuff you can when someone else is paying the bill.  Well, if the government is paying the bill, that really means the taxpayers.  It's not fair for healthy people to have their tax burden substantially raised because some others can't or won't take care of themselves.  Which leads to a related point:  If you're paying your own bill, you're more likely to take good care of yourself, so you don't end up paying more than you absolutely have to.
581983
i dont know much about the ontario system, but generally 2-tier healthcare is a lot cheaper because you dont have all the hypochondriacs running straight to a specialist making +300k a year everytime they have a little ache or pain, and then having a lot of high tech expensive tests. they have to go to a primary care physician or nurse practitioner or whatever equivalent is first and get a referral who are much cheaper to see and solve a lot of the problems without having to move up to the next step.
314989
Unfortunately the poor are usually less educated than the upper class(not  saying all upper class's are smarter than the poor but) people tend to live by example, if the parents are poor and they are raised poor they just seem to find it easier to follow than to fight.
316473
This is a sad observation mostly about poorer Americans (1), a distinction in the gap between the poor and the wealthy in the United States.  The poorer individuals in America have a larger tendency towards obesity, and wealth is very much correlated to obesity, as shown in this study (2).  Speaking anecdotally, you see alot of overweight individuals in urban areas and in immigrant neighborhoods, which are generally less well off than white suburban neighborhoods (3).\n\nThis is actually very odd, in less developed nations you see the reverse: the poor are starving and thin, and the rich are obese.  Often obesity is a sign of wealth and status in cultures where food is scarce (1).\n\nWhy is it that in the US, the wealthier you are, the less likely you are to be overweight?  From what I have seen, wealthier individuals have muchy better diets.  They do not eat cheap junk food like McDonalds or frozen burritos.  They also have the money to join health clubs, go to spas, and basically they can afford to lead healthier lives.
177782
yeah they have to break laws out of neccesity. have you ever been sick and not had health care? have you ever had to get to work with out a drivers lic.? yeah thats what i thought!!!! immigrants are just tryin to make a livin, you know they like to eat too! Not just americans! Oh and immigrants do pay taxes, so if they are puttin money into the system i think its fair they get health care! SERIOUSLY THERE ARE SOME IGNORANT PEOPLE OUT HERE!!! WHY DON'T SOME OF YOU THAT THINK ITS NOT FAIR THEY GET THE SAME BENEFITS GO OUT AND WORK MINUMUM WAGE JOBS, FOR LONG HOURS!!! THEN YOU CAN TELL ME IF ITS OK THAT THEY GET ALL THE HELP THEY NEED!!!!!
422291
I'm a Republican, and I've always been against public health care.  I've always thought that if I had to work for a living (and insurance) then everyone should have to.  No freebies.  Well, after actually having to use my insurance, and along with paying deductibles, co-payments, and 20% of all other bills, and having racked up medical bills in excess of $1,500 (which I most definitely cannot afford!), I have changed my mind and would love a public health care system.  No necessarily along the lines of Canada's health care system, but at least something to help those without insurance, and those who are low income.  Maybe have government run clinics set up in each county where anyone that is below a certain income level could receive full healthcare, including MRI, CT Scan, X-Ray, vision, dental, etc at a reduced rate.  Something like that anyway.  I got a bill from the emergency room for $1,400...for two shots.  That's it.  If the government isn't ever going to offer free healthcare to its' citizens, it should at least put a cap on what physicians can charge for their services.  I understand that most of them went to school for 8+ years, but charging $180 for a 5 minute office visit or $1,000 for ONE shot in the emergency room is just plain robbery.
1183504
You have it summed up to a "t".  It's ridiculous to me that we are not as focused on healthcare for those who have worked so hard and so long to help build this nation.  Basic healthcare for our children should also be paramount to "the powers that be" in D.C., but it's not.  The common working man/woman can hardly afford to feed, clothe themselves/ their children, pay rent/mortgage, pay health insurance (if available to them), and fill their tank up with gas (if they can afford the necessary "luxury" of a car).  It is getting to the point where some people find it hard to afford getting to work.  Homelessness has not diminished.  The war on drugs is a farce.  Trying to keep "illegal" immigrants out of the country is so hypocritical to me- the Statue of Liberty was a welcoming vision for immigrants who once came here from other parts across the ocean, but we cannot welcome people who want a better life just across the border? I won't go into the obvious difference between those European immigrants and our Mexican and Haitian neighbors who would also like a chance at a better life filled with "opportunity".  America is now just a huge corporation that is all about money and not the people who keep it functioning- the common man/woman who WORK for a SEMI-living.
1059253
Because after traveling to several nations around the world I have discovered that there are no poor people in America.  There are only people with less than others.\n\nEveryone in America has the opportunity to make good choices and gain wealth.
709951
This really makes me angry, I can't even get insurance that I can afford let alone free medical services! I have lived here all my life,worked hard and still can't get things that a person has the right to have, but, an illegal can get it-this just isn't right and something really has to change in this country. The illegals have to go