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What would the US look like after 20 years of complete Democratic control?20 years isn't long enough to turn around the Titanic. The US is literally sinking, and drowning, under GOP rule. We are facing a healthcare crisis of epidemic proportions.The Democratic Party leadership is the only party capable of addressing healthcare, because it is the only party willing to face the problem head on.The GOP have swept it under the rug, and fought any decent healthcare for decades; while other countries have continuously addressed universal healthcare for their residents. They are now way ahead of the United States.The US is in imminent danger of being unable to compete on a global scale, because we refuse to provide affordable and accessible healthcare to everyone.Common sense tells us a prosperous nation needs affordable healthcare, affordable housing, healthy food, education and jobs.The Democratic Party has continuously fought for these critical needs for all Americans.If a head of a household does not have healthcare, access to healthcare, or simply can't afford healthcare, then they can't take care of themselves or their families. That's just an indisputable fact.This means that they may not be able to work, are way more likely to end up disabled, and living on the public dole. This is the antithesis of what anyone wants; especially for the GOP that wants nothing to do with healthcare.The argument against universal healthcare is that the US will not be economically free. Conservatives want a market based approach to healthcare. They see UHC as socialism.The weakness with this argument is that we have less economic freedom than other countries with universal healthcare.[1][1][1][1] In other words, top countries with universal healthcare, that are market based, blow us away.Edit: Mauritis now has UHC.Of the largest economies in the world, the US is the only one without UHC.Of the richest countries in the world, the US is the only one without UHC.Of the countries with the richest people in the world, the US is the only country without UHC.Healthcare: If a picture is worth a 1,000 words, then our world healthcare map is a masterpiece.“America is a health-care outlier in the developed world"[2][2][2][2]Notice the countries in red. The US and some countries in Africa are the only places without some form of universal healthcare. Of the 195 countries in the world, the US is the only country that joins the 40 left without UHC, all of which are war torn or impoverished. [3][3][3][3]Edit: Indonesia now has UHC.Let's get to whataboutism.Here is a list of the healthiest countries in the world. They all have UHC, and pay dramatically less than the US for their universal healthcare coverage. Notice that the US is not on this list.The US does make #1 on the list for the world's most expensive healthcare. Note this graph is from 2014, and the gap has become worse.With all of the money that the US spends on healthcare, one would expect that our healthcare outcomes would be better than those countries with UHC, who pay much less. Sadly, this is not the case.The US has the highest life expectancy right? No.Other comparable countries have a higher life expectancy. This applies to men and women, across races, and across projections to 2030.Let's look at infant mortality rates first.Infant mortality rates were highest in the U.S., with 5.8 fatalities out of every 1,000 live births. For other countries, the average infant mortality rate was 3.6 fatalities for every 1,000 live births.[4][4][4][4]Edit: 02/14/2020The latest CDC US Maternal mortality rates for 2018 are out [5][5][5][5]""new [maternal mortality] rate, while capturing just how poorly the U.S. ranks among other countries, is actually a significant underestimate of the problem."17.4 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. The US ranks 55th in the world…behind Russia.The US has a very high Amenable Mortality Rate compared to other developed nations. [6][6][6][6] [7][7][7][7]These stats are from 2016, and they are getting worse because the US stats are getting worse.Even worse, the Amenable Mortality Rate within the US, compared state by state is a disaster. [8][8][8][8]The poor southern states rank substantially higher.[9][9][9][9] This map is interactive. If you go directly to the citation, the range in amenable mortality rates goes from the high 90s to over 143 for MS. Alabama is 112. Georgia is 103. South Carolina is 99.9. Tennessee is 114. Kentucky is 113. West Virginia is 108.9. Facts don't lie. These states all have the same thing in common. I also didn't get into the states, like TX at 95.The US Spends less than other countries right? No.In 2016, the US was spending 10K per capita. That is 2.5 times the average of similarly situated and wealthier countries.In 2016, the U.S. spent 17.8 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) on healthcare. Other countries’ spending ranged from a low of 9.6 percent of GDP in Australia to a high of 12.4 percent of GDP in Switzerland[10][10][10][10]The U.S. has the best health care in the world right? Yes and No.We do a good job with cancer survival rates. We are right up there with Japan and Canada on 5 year colorectal and breast cancer rates.We also have excellent healthcare research, and 1,000s of drugs that are in trials.Remember, we pay dearly for those drugs…more than any other country in the world. American's literally have zero bargaining power against big pharma. That doesn't sound market based.Don't get fooled by the R & D argument either. Big Pharma spends twice as much on marketing than R & D. How about we see a few less tv ads and save the money on the cost of drugs.This self serving industry article disputes this and says it's because of the cost of free drugs. [11][11][11][11] Then stop the free drugs!! Just make them affordable! Don't give me BS excuses.The US has lead the way with hospital safety too.[12][12][12][12]Here is where we struggle:[13][13][13][13]We are facing a shortage of doctors.We are suffering in primary care.We have coordination of care issues. This leads to unnecessary delays of abnormal healthcare tests and treatment.We have hospital bed shortagesWe have serious obesity ratesThere are many more issues than what I listed in this short essay.The administrative costs added by insurance companies, billing entities inside hospitals, extremely expensive procedures and tests, drugs and comparable surgeries, are astounding compared to other countries with the same or better quality healthcare.So what's the point?The point is that we are nothing without our health.Anyone who has ever had a health scare, or faced a family member's health concerns, knows this.We are all literally one catastrophe away from being bankrupted by healthcare costs.[14][14][14][14]If you are young reading this and think that nothing will happen to you, I hope that you are right, but don't count on it.If you are older and reading this, either you know what I mean, or there is a good chance that you will learn soon enough.Your health isn't solely dependent on how well you eat, how much you exercise or how much you weigh.So many factors play into it, including genetics, and accidents, outside our control.That's the whole frickin’ point of insurance in the first place! It's a hedge against risk! You already are paying for everyone else's healthcare, and it's damned expensive! You can still end up in serious debt and bankruptcy anyway, and there is a good chance of it on our present trajectory.At least UHC actually gives us a hedge of protection; not a hedge that throws us off the cliff, which is what our current healthcare insurance system does anyway.My fellow Americans, we are facing a tsunami. We must move to higher ground, and I mean that literally and figuratively.Vote Blue 2020!P.S. A damning new study about US life expectancy was just released by JAMA. [15][15][15][15]P.S. [16][16][16][16] Another incredibly well written answer backs up everything that I am saying factually and historically. Reaganomics was the doom of America, and the continued denial of universal basic healthcare, will be its absolute downfall.His conclusion here:Footnotes[1] Conservative Think Tank: 10 Countries With Universal Health Care Have Freer Economies Than The U.S.[1] Conservative Think Tank: 10 Countries With Universal Health Care Have Freer Economies Than The U.S.[1] Conservative Think Tank: 10 Countries With Universal Health Care Have Freer Economies Than The U.S.[1] Conservative Think Tank: 10 Countries With Universal Health Care Have Freer Economies Than The U.S.[2] America is a health-care outlier in the developed world[2] America is a health-care outlier in the developed world[2] America is a health-care outlier in the developed world[2] America is a health-care outlier in the developed world[3] List of countries with universal health care - Wikipedia[3] List of countries with universal health care - Wikipedia[3] List of countries with universal health care - Wikipedia[3] List of countries with universal health care - Wikipedia[4] U.S. health spending twice other countries' with worse results[4] U.S. health spending twice other countries' with worse results[4] U.S. health spending twice other countries' with worse results[4] U.S. health spending twice other countries' with worse results[5] The New U.S. Maternal Mortality Rate Fails to Capture Many Deaths — ProPublica[5] The New U.S. Maternal Mortality Rate Fails to Capture Many Deaths — ProPublica[5] The New U.S. Maternal Mortality Rate Fails to Capture Many Deaths — ProPublica[5] The New U.S. Maternal Mortality Rate Fails to Capture Many Deaths — ProPublica[6] America’s ranking on amenable mortality is an embarrassment - PNHP[6] America’s ranking on amenable mortality is an embarrassment - PNHP[6] America’s ranking on amenable mortality is an embarrassment - PNHP[6] America’s ranking on amenable mortality is an embarrassment - PNHP[7] Mortality amenable to healthcare - Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker[7] Mortality amenable to healthcare - Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker[7] Mortality amenable to healthcare - Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker[7] Mortality amenable to healthcare - Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker[8] Mortality amenable to health care[8] Mortality amenable to health care[8] Mortality amenable to health care[8] Mortality amenable to health care[9] Mortality amenable to health care[9] Mortality amenable to health care[9] Mortality amenable to health care[9] Mortality amenable to health care[10] U.S. health spending twice other countries' with worse results[10] U.S. health spending twice other countries' with worse results[10] U.S. health spending twice other countries' with worse results[10] U.S. health spending twice other countries' with worse results[11] Do Biopharma Companies Really Spend More on Marketing Than R&D?[11] Do Biopharma Companies Really Spend More on Marketing Than R&D?[11] Do Biopharma Companies Really Spend More on Marketing Than R&D?[11] Do Biopharma Companies Really Spend More on Marketing Than R&D?[12] Health Costs: How the U.S. Compares With Other Countries[12] Health Costs: How the U.S. Compares With Other Countries[12] Health Costs: How the U.S. Compares With Other Countries[12] Health Costs: How the U.S. Compares With Other Countries[13] Health Costs: How the U.S. Compares With Other Countries[13] Health Costs: How the U.S. Compares With Other Countries[13] Health Costs: How the U.S. Compares With Other Countries[13] Health Costs: How the U.S. Compares With Other Countries[14] This Is the No. 1 Reason Americans File for Bankruptcy | The Motley Fool[14] This Is the No. 1 Reason Americans File for Bankruptcy | The Motley Fool[14] This Is the No. 1 Reason Americans File for Bankruptcy | The Motley Fool[14] This Is the No. 1 Reason Americans File for Bankruptcy | The Motley Fool[15] Life Expectancy and Mortality Rates in the United States, 1959-2017[15] Life Expectancy and Mortality Rates in the United States, 1959-2017[15] Life Expectancy and Mortality Rates in the United States, 1959-2017[15] Life Expectancy and Mortality Rates in the United States, 1959-2017[16] Frank Seward's share of George Tait Edwards's answer to What does the practice of the Washington Consensus of macroeconomics/austerity ultimately produce? in RealPolitics[16] Frank Seward's share of George Tait Edwards's answer to What does the practice of the Washington Consensus of macroeconomics/austerity ultimately produce? in RealPolitics[16] Frank Seward's share of George Tait Edwards's answer to What does the practice of the Washington Consensus of macroeconomics/austerity ultimately produce? in RealPolitics[16] Frank Seward's share of George Tait Edwards's answer to What does the practice of the Washington Consensus of macroeconomics/austerity ultimately produce? in RealPolitics

Will I still be able to get my cancer treatments if President Trump uses the Justice Department to invalidate Obamacare?Unfortunately, there is a high likelihood, if the ACA is invalidated, as the US DOJ is now arguing, that you will no longer be able to get your cancer treatments.There are (3) possible outcomes:If you are on an existing insurance plan, you could get canceled, upon renewal, due to your pre-existing condition of cancer; or they could raise your rates to the point where you can't afford coverage.If you apply to a new insurance company, you could either be denied coverage; or be covered with a long waiting period, such as 6 months before you can receive treatment again, and pay much higher premiums, co-pays, deductible, and have annual and lifetime caps.If it is determined that you are uninsurable, you could apply for Medicaid in your state, and then the state rules for eligibility would apply. For example, in IL, typically a person would be required to pay out of pocket for treatment, as a private payor, without insurance, until they had $109,500 left in assets (different rules kick in depending on circumstances), and then they could go on Medicaid and have the cancer treatments covered.Having said all of this, many states have public insurance programs for people who are basically uninsurable; but those options became law when Obamacare became law.It does seem that to all of the states who have created the public option insurance, and rolled out Medicaid expansion, under the ACA, will now have all of those programs invalidated.It is possible that some states will pass laws that continue to offer a public option; so that people do not have to impoverish themselves by the Medicaid spend down requirements.As an aside, if Obamacare is invalidated, you will not be the only person affected. [1][1][1][1] [2][2][2][2] Millions and millions will be negatively impacted. [3][3][3][3]It will strip coverage from at least 20 million people.Kids on the children's health insurance program would lose coverage and low income families would lose coverage.People who purchased insurance on the ACA exchanges (approx 7MM) would lose coverage.It will bring back pre-existing conditions. 52 million non-elderly adults (more than one in four Americans) have pre-existing conditions that would render them uninsurable, or make their healthcare unaffordable.It will bring back even higher premiums, co pays, deductibles, annual & lifetime caps, and unlimited annual rate increases.It will bring back the Medicare donut holes for prescriptions for seniors.It will raise co- pays, deductible, and out of pocket costs for 60MM seniors and disabled on Medicare.Kids who were able to remain on their parents healthcare policies until 26 yrs, will be kicked off.Employers, with over 50 employees will no longer be required to provide an affordable healthcare option for those who work 30 hours from home.Preventive care -- including annual check-ups, mammograms, cholesterol tests and flu shots -- and birth control that were included with policies at no additional cost, will no longer be included.Hospitals would see uncompensated care jump by $50 billion, which would then further increase the costs for people who are privately insured (including employer sponsored insurance ESI).This is not an exhaustive list. This is just part of what happens if Obamacare is invalidated.P.S. I support UHC, but if we don't do that in the US, and we go backwards and invalidate Obamacare; we are doomed.I'm not thinking that America is so great again, are you?Footnotes[1] Here's what happens if Trump administration wins Obamacare lawsuit[1] Here's what happens if Trump administration wins Obamacare lawsuit[1] Here's what happens if Trump administration wins Obamacare lawsuit[1] Here's what happens if Trump administration wins Obamacare lawsuit[2] Challenge to Obamacare could leave 20 million people without health insurance[2] Challenge to Obamacare could leave 20 million people without health insurance[2] Challenge to Obamacare could leave 20 million people without health insurance[2] Challenge to Obamacare could leave 20 million people without health insurance[3] What would the impact be if Obamacare is repealed?[3] What would the impact be if Obamacare is repealed?[3] What would the impact be if Obamacare is repealed?[3] What would the impact be if Obamacare is repealed?

Would universal health care cover work injuries?It may cover the medical and drugs, depending on how the law is structuredIt will NOT cover lost wages, or compensation for inability to work in the future from the injuries, or retaining to another job.Most people ASSUME that only the injuries are the issue with work injuries, and forget the time needed to heal or inability to heal, and the resulting loss of wages / income.They then, based on the false assumption - proclaim that UHC or M$A will replace workman’s comp and disability insurances, or liability insurances for other businesses.