Comments on: NPR Reviews ‘Sicko’

By: SG Hates America

SG Hates America — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:56:47 +0000

Every single word I wrote is true and accurate - told to me firsthand by the woman who broke her leg. She is an experienced licensed physical therapist so she knows a bit about broken bones and health care.

By: Izquierdo

Izquierdo — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:42:57 +0000

I know someone who was visiting England on vacation,
broke her leg
seriously, and literally waited on a hallway gurney
for two days to be provided no Xray and an ace bandage.

Fortunately she had the resources to arrange a flight
back to America to get proper treatment.
So don’t believe all you hear about Europe’s system.

Sounds highly exaggerated to me.
I know someone who broke her foot in a fall on an icy
sidewalk in Prague last year, and received excellent
treatment gratis.

So you are now losing the Suburban Guerrilla battle
of the anecdotes by a 2-to-1 margin. And your handle makes it clear that you’re a right
wing troll with questionable credibility.

We spend one-sixth of our GNP on medical care,
and what do we get for it?

By: Ron

Ron — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 23:41:22 +0000

Anyone who says that “government “can’t afford” what they want and need,” are really saying that the ‘right’ people won’t make any money on that idea. Taking out an insurance policy is really just signing a contract to negotiate what miniscule portion of the damage you’ve suffered your insurance will reimburse you for.

By: Ron

Ron — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 23:34:56 +0000

I haven’t listened or contributed to NPR since they became the non-profit wing of Fox.

By: somegirl

somegirl — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 22:22:08 +0000

eh…i’m not getting in this discussion. of course the medical system is better in every other industrial nation.

but i just had an ultrasound and it is costing me 153 bucks with my high deductible junk insurance. y’know how much it would cost without? $1224.00.

it has always blown my mind how much higher the cost is for people w/o insurance. i’m not talking co-pays, just the negotiated prices. it’s like a buyer’s club that you need to join to get discount prices. the system is insane.

By: Susie

Susie — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 20:06:05 +0000

Yeah? Well, I had insurance and last year spent two days in a corner of the emergency room because they didn’t have a room to put me. Seems to me getting the same treatment for free would be an improvement.

By: SG Hates America

SG Hates America — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 19:53:54 +0000

I know someone who was visiting England on vacation, broke her leg seriously, and literally waited on a hallway gurney for two days to be provided no Xray and an ace bandage.

Fortunately she had the resources to arrange a flight back to America to get proper treatment. So don’t believe all you hear about Europe’s system.

By: Melanie

Melanie — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 19:48:18 +0000

Silberner fails to answer Melissa Block’s question about facts (Block’s assertion of fact is correct) and provides an unresponsive answer which is simply her opinion. I guess NPR must have such good health insurance that she can’t get her mind around the idea that the rest of us don’t.