My socialized medicine story

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LogDog75

My socialized medicine story
Being retired from the Air Force and living in the San Diego area, I get my medical care from the Navy. Military healthcare is provided by the government so therefore it is socialized medicine.

I went in for my annual physical on Tuesday at the Navy Clinic. My doctor is a retired Navy doctor and he's the best one I've had since I retired 20 years ago. We discussed my health, my lab results (everything fine), and he explained everything in simple language. He recommended I get a bone density scan as a preventative measure since I'm 74 and it would tell him if I needed something to prevent future breaks in my bones as I got older. He made me a referral and I'll followup on Monday to see if it's been processed with the local company that handle bone density scans. He also renewed two of my medications and changed my blood pressure medicine to another brand to get my BP number lower. I picked up all three, 90-day prescriptions at the Navy pharmacy at no charge.

So, am I happy with socialized medicine? 1000% happy

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[Crazy Horse]

I don’t consider retiree healthcare to be socialized medical care.  Pretty sure that there are costs involved with tri-care, but I really don’t know since I’m not retired military.

I receive health care through the VA at zero costs to me.  This no costs health care isn’t given for free, my body paid the premium. However, since I have BCBS through my employer the VA charges them.  Also once you hit the magic Medicare age, the VA charges them.

Another bad analogy from from a Dummie.

[SVPete]

1. This was a GP check-up, not a major surgery or disease treatment.

2. Someone with decent insurance has very similar experiences with moderate costs.

3. Now do the numerous VA hospitals where waiting lists for procedures, some potentially lifesaving, extended out for months (e.g., IIRC, Phoenix, AZ, just a few hundred miles east of San Diego), resulting in unnecessary suffering and even deaths. I'm going to guess that the presence of the major naval base in San Diego adds radiates that helps the adminicrats see the light to treat navy personnel, marines, and vets well.

[jukin]

I know at least 10 vets that have had very different experiences with the VA from Florida to Kalifornia. Some good but overall more bad. Especially with non-life saving non emergency surgeries. Wait times for surgeries also have been very long and vets had to jump through many, many hoops. Cancer treatments have been universally good.

[SVPete]

From https://x.com/AnechoicMedia_/status/1867433803427266874 , a Canadian man's "socialized medicine story":

This Canadian man died after a hospital failed to diagnose his torn artery and left him waiting for six hours as a low-priority patient before he gave up, went home, and expired.

The test that could have saved his life requires a CT scan. Canada has fewer than one third as many CT scanners per capita as the United States. It takes Canadian hospitals a median of seven hours to perform an inpatient CT scan after one has been ordered, over three times as long as in a study on a US hospital.

Claim denial happens after treatment is rendered, not trivial, but the disease or problem has been treated. Rationing of equipment, facilities or personnel delays or prevents treatment.

[BannedFromDU]

I know at least 10 vets that have had very different experiences with the VA from Florida to Kalifornia. Some good but overall more bad. Especially with non-life saving non emergency surgeries. Wait times for surgeries also have been very long and vets had to jump through many, many hoops. Cancer treatments have been universally good.

     That isn't socialized medicine, anyway. It's a commitment made to people who served, many of whom need specialized care. What the dumbasses want is unlimited, free care on demand to deal with all the goofy shit they do to their bodies with dope and booze and overeating and unprotected sex and whatever else they do to manage the horrors of living in the midst of other people. **** that noise.