Is it true that there is no socialized medicine in California?
493875
Yep, its true - no socialized medicine.  Closest thing to it is Medicare for senior citizens (U.S. citizens).
909003
Sounds legal to me.\n\nBut, check out a book, "Tenent's Rights" (or some such title) by Nolo Press at the booksore, library, or at www.nolo.com .  They have a California-specific version that should address this *exact* situation.
1175889
Yes, the people can decriminalize drug use and provide alcohol drug abuse counseling, therapy, housing, medical treatment with educational and employment opportunities for those who are successfully into recovery.\nSound expensive, will we are not talking about just giving drugs out the backdoor. I worked for a non-profit that does a great job with this considerably less money than a profit type company can do, and the non-profit can do it better. \nMost of the Case Managers can be Peer-Counselor with Professional Supervision. \nJust think about all the money we will save if prison space is opened up,  the cost of Policing these problems are lowered, and you can start shutting down the War On Drugs because it is a giant dollar drain. I guarantee the results would be absolutely fantastic. \nIf you don't believe me, get some information on a non-profit named Swords To Plowshares in San Francisco. Ask for the Manager Michael Blecker.
560211
Not true.  Those laws are controversial and apply only to specific localities.  Step outside that locality and you will be arrested.  In fact, the feds freely ignore those local and even state laws and arrest people and successfully convict them.  California is the only state to pass a law like this on the state level and the feds freely ignore it and arrest people.  Actually, they show great restraint in this.  They only arrest the 90% of people who fraudulently claim they are sick in an attempt to smoke pot recreationally.  They ignore the ones who are actually sick.
734552
Put your crack pipe down and step way back....they don't have "enough" control.   Universal health care will not work in our capitalistic society...and College will never be free...it is all a business and they are out to make money...yours!!!!
198631
Alot of great hospitals in SoCal UCSD, UC Irvine, USC, UCLA, Cedars. I'm sure any of those would be a good choice.
442433
Alas, with health care in our country ... we don't have socialized medicine where the care is dispensed only by need. If you are asking people to give you a rather complicated and expensive procedure, prepare to put on your work gloves and work for it. \n\nThe thing you have to do is look at the resources in front of you and try to figure your moves out. Somehow, you found out you needed knee replacement surgery ... could that medical practitioner work through their resources?  See what Kent County's Health Department and the State says. Find out which of the local hospitals is considered the 'teaching hospital' and try to talk to a social worker or intake counselor there. Look up where the medical schools are in our state and try to work with them as well. Use this tool called a computer and find out everything you can - become a student of this.\n\nAnd most importantly, have a good reason why. Don't tear up and talk about your hardships. We all need help in one way or another. Know how are you going to make a real difference once you get your gift and be prepared to tell everyone a reason why this is important to all of us as well as yourself.  If you have a reason for this greater then yourself, it will happen.
527255
Try this:\nhttp://www.gop.com/States/StateDetails.aspx?state=CA
90046
You must be in the UK, as you mention NHS. A colleague of mine who is an SHO (senior house officer=resident) there, tells me there's lot's of waste in that system. If women with HER-2/NEU positive breast cancer (which as you mention are a small percentage) were to receive the drug free of charge, I don't think it would break your system. From what I hear the NHS (British National Health Service) has more problems than giving away expensive drugs. The system probably wastes more money with unnecessary ambulance rides per year than herceptin. But of course this is just heresay on my part. Universal health care is great, however, like everything there need to be checks and balances. The bottom line is poor patients should receive the same standard of care as the wealthy patient. People who cry about paying higher taxes probably wouldn't even notice the difference. Our military (in which I was a former member USMC) wastes more money per hour than this drug would cost us in a year.
158446
No. (and yes)   Common law marriage was abolished in California sometime around 1927.\n\n However, if people get married outside of California according to the laws where they are, and those laws include "common law" marriage, then that marriage (including a "common law" one), will be recognized in California should they move there.\n  \nAdditionally, when justice will be done, California courts will grant "putative spouse" status to a person, who in good faith, thought he or she was married, but the formalities were not done.  In a case I represented the "wife", she was a new immigrant from Vietnam (where marriages are not a governmental affair) and went through a Buddist wedding ceremony with her husband. Husband did not have them obtain a wedding license and somehow had the priest conducting the ceremony overlook that no license had been presented to him to sign.  Husband was killed in an auto accident and to prosecute the wrongful death case, I had to prove that she was a "putative spouse" who, under California law, can sue for the death of her husband.\n\nAlso, recently, California has institued "domestic partnerships" for persons unable to marry each other, which give the parties many of the rights spouses have, including rights to custody/visitation of children, child and partner support, and equal division of assets (and debts) acquired during the partnership.\n\nIf you really need them, I could look up the exact statutes.
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First of all your way off on figures-California alone spends 75,000  on illegals(Aid medical schools food ect- look on web people). Nation wide it is unbelievable. Some seem to think we have an endless pot of gold-wrong. People here could use that money-Health a big issue-people are dying everyday-ask a nurse because they couldn't afford their medicine. No there isn't a program for all. Homeless increasing yearly. People die in the winter because they couldn't afford heat. And yes many cannot live on what they make. \nIt would seem people are not thinking of those who live here. They don't understand fair. And they think it is cool to be helpful-doesn't seem to bother them many are suffering right here because of strain on nation. Why do they think programs cuts?\n\nThis nation did have many from different nations come here-but they forget to add that a new nation was created-with its own culture and the took on the English language-and they adopted laws to protect themselves. Without these laws the Innocent were not protected-history.  And yes brought their own favors to add.\n\nIf they truly wanted to be fair (which they haven't thought about) than some in Africa who are all bones should come first and so on. Everyone feel sorry for poor-but should those here be sacrifices for others. Is that fair and humane. When we have help those here (some do not want to believe we have them-yet in every city) than reach out for more. \n\nYou right many are talking foolishness-without accurate knowledge. Sounds good-help the poor-but they are killing others in the process pretending their heart is good. They don't want to hear of an orderly way or a reasonable way -than they would have to face that they were wrong and foolish. Its not cool I guess to educate yourself on issues.\n\n\nBoy and some really misinformed answered you with the same chatter-I think they have a hidden agenda. Can you imagine such unreasonableness-try to sound like their wise and full of heart.
703667
Try looking for Adult drug, alcohol, and mental health services in your phone book. It will be listed in County Government services in the beginning of the phone book. I live up in Santa Barbara County and that is where I receive my  psychiatric care. You can also ask your Medi-Cal worker about a list of Medi-Cal accepting Doctors in your area. Hope this helps. Good luck.
501031
I really believe there is but they are not saying for one   simple reason. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$\nImagine all the researchers without a job,hospitals without cancer patients,insurance companies not making money from everyone involved.All those people loose the all mighty dollar !
1125251
Perhaps the U.S. problem with Hugo Chavez is not what he says but what he stands for. The U.S. gov.   should be feeling its neck over the fact that while  the rest of the civilized western world has comprehensive health care for all of their citizens, the U.S. has more the 40,000.000 people who no coverage at all because of the greed and avarice of the country's health providers.
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I believe that a state or two should completely legalize it. however this is no free country so we may never see this. It does have medical use and for a docter not to be able to prescribe it is rediculus. They can prescribe just about anything else.\n\nIts just another " govern-mental " issue like abortion.
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u should ask\nis there any health care in S.A ?
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Obviously, it is the material response that patients first seek from us, hoping a pill or procedure can restore them to good health. But it is also clear that natural science cannot be the only form of help we bring the sick—even when our interventions cure them, and especially when the body’s incurable ailments afflict the soul. It would be the very opposite of wisdom to believe that doctors alone can heal the souls of their patients. Yet to conceive of the patient as materiality alone is a kind of degradation, even if that is what the patient wants.