01-30-2005, 06:41 AM
Nystul,Jan 29 2005, 05:15 AM Wrote:I always found it odd that we (in the U.S.) as individuals purchare our own car insurance, homeowners insurance and life insurance, but rely directly on our place of employment to determine the quality of our health care insurance. How did that come to be?
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Canadians get free basic healthcare, but for the "perks" like dental and prescription drugs we also rely on our places of employment. Life insurance is also something generally offered through work.
You raise a valid question though. You would think that out of all the possible insurances you must buy, basic health insurance would be the one you would most want to control.
I have a question about US healthcare. What happens when an uninsured US citizen gets diagnosed with a life-threatening, yet treatable, disease? If the person cannot afford treatment, is treatment withheld? What about non-life-threatening things, like broken bones and such?