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Govern a nation: game show host

I think RFK Jr goes in there somewhere before doctor...

Thanks to Republican long-time efforts to never allow the USA to have a functioning Universal, public, healthcare system, like every other intelligent, civilized nation.

Accurate because I refuse to pay hundreds or thousands of dollars on a single appointment to the doctor that I could resolve myself with Dr. Google.

Ooops, did I miss premium? Let's draw that in there, too.

you forgot congress and the courts before the doctor.

Stollen! Here is a return gift

Thank you !!

I don’t know, I’ve been told I can learn to do anything on YouTube.

Didn't Dr. Oz say if you need an abortion, speak to your local elected official first! - -Now that is almost as smart as Faux Dr. Kennedy and his medical advice.

lol not in Australia mate

Insurance used to be for that 'just in case' you needed it moments. Insurance industry has become corporations that take your premium payments and then laugh when you when you expect coverage!

Americans are so propagandized they're willing to literally sacrifice their health to protect billionaire wealth.

Capitulating former representative….

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The health insurance industry is left out of this graphic. Why? They are the biggest problem and one of the primary reasons people have to jump through all the other hoops. People are not stupid. The system is broken #healthcareforall

Are you watching CBS news? Just aired a story about a family “doing their own research” and sharing with family doctor (surprise: she did not agree with their “findings”)

In this country, most can't afford to see a doctor or face ludicrously long waits. If you are a woman or black, you are statistically unlikely to be given the recommended treatment for your condition, if the doctor bothers to diagnose you at all. But sure, the problem is people using the internet.

You forgot a step on the way to the doctor: make sure your insurance will cover it! Do you have insurance?

POTUS —-> least educated loudmouth possible

More like wade through the health insurance labyrinth

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Maybe if we could afford healthcare, we’d see a real doctor for our ailments.

You left out ‘get permission to proceed from my government’ in the health loop.😡

Lets go Lysol!

Haha that’s very accurate!

Great representation of RFK Jr. (dumbshit of health).

I was surprised when I saw USA people discussing using crazy glue for stitches. It's pretty bad when you have to perform your own surgery techniques.

If doctors weren’t allowed kickbacks and gifts from medical and drug sales reps and drug manufacturers weren’t allowed to advertise maybe we’d trust them more

Nailed it

... Western medicine for you cause Dr. Oz, Dr. Phil, Dr. RFK Jr. including that nut from Florida said so ...

Not to mention going to religious leaders for advice.

Not wrong but I'd argue that the pharmaceutical industry is partly to blame here as well. They advertise drugs like they're advertising beer and hoping people treat them just as cavalierly as beer as well.

I think by the “doctor” part it’s 50/50 doctor or just death 😩

And when you have a rare genetic disorder like me (Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome) the health/medical loop soon stretches out towards infinity. Not only do most clinicians have little to zero awareness of hEDS, they simply don't care enough to engage and do a wee bit of reading. SIGH 😡

Dr Google

This

Yeah, totally agree. Some of the first nations in North America were close to living in true community, sharing what they had. But that is about all I know of that. Will study further upon my retirement. Can't stand vacations.

Also of note, Canada is a quasi-federation, or 𝘤𝘰𝘯federation. In a federation like America, the central government holds significant power, while in a confederation like Canada, Provinces retain more sovereignty. One downside is since Provinces control trade, there's actually tariffs between them! 🤦

I'd say education is the answer but the book, vaccine and climate deniers, even though they're a vast minority, will make enough noise to stop that in its tracks.

The road to universal healthcare in Canada began in 1947 with a single province (Saskatchewan) and took another almost four decades of negotiation to come to a nation wide agreement in 1984. BTW: Saskatchewan had the first universal healthcare program in North America.

Can't afford the doctor so I gotta try something free first 😆

I think most guys cut out the middle and go straight from internet to self prescribing pills

People don't like doctors! 😂😂🤣😂🤣

Hear me out here...if your country had healthcare for all...people wouldn't to go around before they get back to doctor....we just go straight to doctor here.

Running a country—> Criminal

We do what we have to do to keep afloat, don't we?

This is about me, right?

Facts!

I don't have a lot of money, so all of my lines are quite squiggly 🤪 (especially when I was trying to buy a house)

Our next surgeon general approves. 🤦‍♂️

So true!

As an attorney and a resident of Alaska, allow me to retort regarding the premise of the first three arrows: 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣.

Low approval ratings -> War in the Middle East!

As a nurse practitioner I concur

I might look up symptoms on internet from time to time. If I let my wife know, she’ll make me go to doctor…but I do let her know nonetheless.

No. This is incorrect. It’s more like Health Problem -> Dr (call to get a medical assessment)-> Ins Co. to make sure they cover said health issue, w said Dr -> Dr not covered for this health issue -> call ins to see if they can recommend new Dr-> … oh f*ck. You know how this goes in reality! Sucks!

This graph encapsulates the disconnect between fact and fiction which exists in Healthcare. As a physician I am particularly appalled that a lawyer with zero medical training and a penchant for idiocy is leading HHS. People will die and this is not normal

Legal problem--->friends and family--->Reddit--->other people you meet at the courthouse--->judge--->lawyer (maybe)

Just an FYI. On “architect” it will turn into “manufacturer” with the use of digital twin where everything is aligned in one digital model. All specialties in the design/build will be under one roof. Architect will just be an employee. 10 t-15 years for this to be in place. Lean process on steroids

Sometimes this is true, but not always. For example, if you crack your tooth, you could go to the dentist and get a root canal IF you can afford it. Otherwise, you have it removed. Why? Because having it removed is literally 90%-95% cheaper. And, what about a crown or implant? Nope. Cost too much.

Here's one: Medical problem - urgent care visit, told there's nothing wrong Ibuprofen Numbing ointment Internet Call to GP - told there's no record of injury Finally referred to specialist Treatment

This is what people are forced to do when our current healthcare system in our country is completely unaffordable for most people🤷‍♂️

run a country ——> elect FOX NEWS and a morally and ethically bankrupt tv personality

Ask why this is? Is it because congress allows pharmaceutical companies to advertise their drugs, then competing markets open, and advertise their supplements; so that the we can no longer differentiate between the two. America makes money off illness

Your forgot state legislators

Big pharmas trying to kill US

You forgot government involved in healthcare (oh, sorry that just applies to women) 🤬🤬🤬

TRUTH!

Sedentary lifestyles killing us

No lies detected!

All of the other options before seeing a doctor are less expensive than seeing a doctor in this country. Wasting money on a dysfunctional healthcare system shouldn’t be a conservative value…quite the opposite. And thank you for standing up for democracy and common sense.

Fixing a car works like that too. Seafoam is a miraculous elixir for engines!

As a healthcare provider our system is broken in so many ways every side picks their pet ideas but the whole thing is wasteful and employs magical thinking

Anything to avoid the bills $

You forgot RFK Jr's magic crystals. Only $666.

Australian here and the concept of medical bankruptcy is unknown to us.

Health insurance for us regular people doesn't work. So we have to try literally anything else first. As a former public servant who will receive federal healthcare benefits for the rest of your life, you probably didn't know how badly the health system sucks for literally everyone but you.

Maybe people would go to the doctor more quickly if it were more affordable, as it is in most other countries.

You forgot to include insurance (scam) companies and PBMs

Especially in America

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These are the people PT Barnum always talked about

Yes, and medicine was still made of individual doctors. Try to find any doctor in your area who isn't owned by venture capitalists. Try to find a veterinarian who isn't owned. Americans are commodities to be bought & sold for profit. Profit dictates patients get 10 min. We honor money over life.

how the actual fuck do we make public health better, besides allowing more doctors to exist

Because politicians are too busy appeasing billionaires instead of TAXING them!! FFS.

#medsky might appreciate this graphic. New to me.

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Great posts, you got game

When the national healthcare system lets us down, what's a mother to do?

You missed #RFKJr in the “Health Problem”.

All too true.

mine is reversed. my doc is chill. i text him when shit ain’t right. i’ll call a lawyer but not a mechanic or architect. i fix that shit myself.

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What do you expect when healthcare is so expensive and companies give very little sick time? It’s pretty much left at a bunch of us trying to DIY to get back to work ASAP.

I see you found RFK Jr's degree.

Oh,I see you must know the conspiracy nut JFK Jr personally🤣

You think this might have something to do with the cost of going to the doctor for the uninsured and under insured, let alone the cost of drugs and (god forbid) tests and/or a hospital stay? You're lucky you've never had to choose between keeping your power on and healthcare.

Legal Problem - GPT

No healthcare. No appt.

Sadly, where I live it's very difficult to get an appointment with a doctor. You might have to wait 6 months, so I hope what you have is not serious.

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Cost avoidance doesn't explain this well. A lot of the woo is bought from chiropractors and naturopaths at considerable expense.

Yep, I work as a primary care doc at a very affordable community clinic, and I can confirm this.

I have no doubt. I just don't think that's the case for many people in most of the country

As if a lawyer was any cheaper

I went to the doctor and got billed $800 more than the “estimate” they provided and not the first time which is why people don’t go to the doctor