Because most of us can’t afford to get ANY care and our doctors never listen, or when they do listen, they aren’t allowed to provide care unless it makes someone a bunch of money. They make this all a game with our literal lives as the pawns.
Also because our health is already predisposed to being garbage compared to other countries thanks to our obesity crisis. Of course while that should be treated at the source like the UK is doing by e.g. not allowing junk food companies to advertize directly to kids, the healthcare system has a huge role to play in that too.
Need physical therapy? Get fucked. Can’t exercise because of a chronic, unhealed injury? Fucked. Mental health disorder keeping you from being active and eating well? Mega fucked. Eating disorder? Fucked. Quality of life destroyed by treatable obesity complications? Fucked. Can’t afford a variety of healthy foods because you’re trapped in medical debt? Fucked. Need medical intervention for weight loss? Fucked. Have a GI disorder and need to see a dietitian to plan a diet? Fucked.
Treating it at the source is absolutely crucial, but for people already caught in the whirlpool of obesity, privatized healthcare is categorically failing them.
Also because our health is already predisposed to being garbage compared to other countries thanks to our obesity crisis. Of course while that should be treated at the source like the UK is doing by e.g. not allowing junk food companies to advertize directly to kids
The real source is car-dependency – i.e., bad zoning policy.
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Or when they do listen all they do is treat symptoms instead of understanding or going after the underlying cause.
Because treating the symptom will get you out of the office quicker so their employer can make more money off of an overworked doctor providing subpar care.
20 minute chat with my doctor, that led to effectively nothing. $430. The system is fucked.
I know that, like a lot of my fellow 'Muricans, I will try to avoid seeing a health care provider until I absolutely have to. Random inexplicable pain? Hopefully it gets better on its own in a few days.
Which I know is not at all smart, but 1. there are not enough doctors to go around and 2. the ones we do have are understandably burned out AF and 3. the insurance bullshit is brutal.
The insurance carriers make it very clear that you have done something wrong if you go see a health care provider.
“Insurance is for collecting premiums only”. They are the “no take, only throw” dog meme in real life.
You can get penicillin from the pet and feed stores. Just sayin’. Because I’m American and have to.
It’s far more profitable to treat the symptoms of chronic conditions instead of addressing the root causes
Yeah no shit, a lot of us can’t afford medical care.
Nobody knows if that fund is legit. Who is the december 4th commission?
There’ve been a ton of scams popping up around Luigi.
Until it can be properly verified, I would suggest people not donate to this fund for now.
On this occasion, I’m willing to gamble on it.
Seems perfectly logical to me.
