Curiously, the USA is the only industrial nation on Earth that has "for profit" health care. Currently, with only 4% of the world's population, the USA has 25% of all the Covid_19 cases on Earth. In Los Angeles, the ICU capacity is 0% (i.e. all the beds are full). The hospital near me already has tents erected in the parking lot. Conclusion: 1. For profit health care has failed to protect the USA American people, 2. Capitalism itself has failed to protect the USA American people.
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Twice in my life I went to the Emergency room and they thought I had no health insurance at the time. When I got the bill, I informed them that I did have health insurance and the bill was reduced to only 10% of the initial charge. This is a regular practice of the medical profession to charge the uninsured TEN TIMES what they charge insured patients. It is immoral and violates the Hippocratic Oath. "For Profit" health care is immoral and a crime against humanity.
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