What Do Americans Think of ‘Socialized’ Medicine? | NowThis

Scaring Americans with the term “socialized” medicine while Big Pharma, insurance companies, American Hospital Association, American Medical Association lobby politicians to keep things as they are. Meanwhile making trillions off the backs of working people is just so tragic.

US citizens pay taxes for medicare and medicaid, meanwhile they aren't eglible for it until they aren't either 65+ old (medicare) or poor (medicaid).

If you have the need for a epipen for diabetes in the Uk, then it’s free and you don’t pay the standard prescription charge. It’s covered by being medically exempt.

"Anything that's free is sometimes not worth having".

So sometimes it is worth having?

The southern accent of the ones opposing a proper healthcare says it all. The very ones who'd vote for a Trump.

it's actually sad, because the main idea here (especially for the older folks) happens to be that if it's free or cheap then it's not good enough or worth it. So if it's expensive, then that's good, and this is concerning their own health, life, and being. God help us all

Those Old Karen's need to Wake Up!😱🤬

So happy not to be living in the USA!

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"anything that is free is not worth having" if it costs like $50 for a random truck guy to take me to the hospital as i lay bleeding out on the bed of the truck vs $2K for an ambulance I HAVE to go for truck guy because I have no other choice.

Don’t use the word “socialized”. If you don’t explain it to people what it entails, then the answers you get will be inaccurate and unreliable.

This is a nation that voted Donald Trump as President, has no idea whatever about the rest of the world and couldn't point to another country, or probably even another US state on a map. Thousands go bankrupt every year due to medical bills and still they vote against healthcare! They get the system they deserve!

Worked for Trump he went to a government run hospital with no out of pocket expenses.

GoFundMe, the US version of the NHS worker 😢😢😮

According to a number of investigative studies, the reason why there is not a comprehensive socialized medicine that is effective in the United States is because a certain percentage of people from certain demographics don’t want it for everybody except themselves. Some people are always talking about how we’re gonna pay for it. Yet the multi-millionaires/billionaires, the corporate, the military contractors, the pharmaceutical companies and the politicians (who reportedly don’t pay their fair share of taxes, by the way….)are always in their pockets and they don’t say anything about that.
Generally the middle-class is paying for those groups with higher taxes, but some within that group cannot stomach the prospect of people they don’t like getting the same things that they want or have, whether they’re middle class or poor and belong to certain demographics.

Health care is NOT free in the UK. The taxation figures are far higher than quoted. The NHS has good points but the management is absolute rubbish.

Elderly Lady who learned her southern accent from fox news and oann: "I don't like things that are free"

NRA: Here, have some free guns, semi-automatic rifles and rocket launchers!

Elderly Lady: U S A! U S A! Let's shewt that guwn on fifth avenue! Glory to Murica!

I think they forget that we still have private healthcare in the uk

This aspect ratio is bad.

“It’s not worth having” she’s just spouting gibberish at this point

Wasn’t one American in this video, just Europeans and Africans

Why does USA always compare with NHS, which is the worst health care system in Europe?

I guess those white hair women opted out of Medicare since they oppose the NHS.

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The US sucks for health care

If the US took one percent from the military funding..they could fund evey hospital in the US

The word "socialism" scares a lot of people. What they don't understand is that healthcare costs are so high because providers and insurance are for-profit. CEOs make a lot of money. So do the share-holders. You take the profit out of the equation and costs are a lot more reasonable.

Very short sighted of Americans. They're worried about free healthcare translating into increased cost, but studies show a decrease in long term healthcare costs when the average level of health is increased across the board from universal healthcare access.

I currently pay £124 a month National Insurance although it has been less when I was earning less. I have 3 Children who were delivered by Amazing Midwives (Not doctors but that's a whole other American idiocy) and they didn't cost a penny. My wife is asthmatic and has an EpiPen and pays £10 a month for all of her prescriptions regardless of how many. All of my children medicine is free. If I need to see a doctor or call an Ambulance I just do, I don't need to worry about paying for it. My dad died of Cancer but we didn't have to worry about any of his treatments or Hospice care and could instead concentrate on being there for him and grieving him properly. The idea that we don't get a choice of doctor is utter rubbish, if we wanted to go private we can however most don't need to as the NHS is amazing (Not perfect but that's not the doctors or nurses fault). At the end of the day just look at the average life expectancy of UK vs US (80.90 vs 77.28) and healthcare is a big reason for that! Healthcare is a right (As defined by the UN)

Remember, the older folks were the one who voted Reagan and the likes for trickle economic. The idea that these corporate would bring down the cost cause of the free market yet it always seem all them aggregate together, funny, eh?

"i don't want the government picking what i can and cannot do". She's much rather have a worker bee with no medical training at an insurance company tell her doctor what kind of care she can receive. SSOOOOO much better!

for the "who's going to pay for it?" We already do! anyone who pays for insurance or pays taxes to pay for medicare and medicaid are already paying for the uninsured. Plus, we'd just replace our premiums and copays with the taxes, so the impact to most of American taxpayers would be negligible. (bonus - no more bankruptcy for medical bills! whooo!!) Multiple studies and analyses have shown that it actually costs more per capita to have the US healthcare non-system set up like it is now than it would be to just provide everyone with healthcare. Google is your friend....

Indoctrination is complete. Work, work, slaves.

I don't know why Americans insure their houses or cars but not their health. All insurance works on the principle of solidarity. That's fine for Americans when it comes to houses and cars. But when it comes to health, they smell socialism.
At least here in Germany, health insurance is part of the salary and the amount depends on the salary. So the taxpayer has little to do with it.

It always amuses me to hear Americans talk about the solidarity health system as being a horrible “communist” thing to avoid. All this to hear the same country praising solidarity in communities and the values ​​of sharing and solidarity of Christianity all day long.

Nothing in life is free. We pay for our health care in the UK via taxes. The reason your health care system costs so much is because big pharmaceutical companies charge a fortune and bribe your officials to keep it that way. Tell big pharmaceutical companies to take a hike and stop relying so much on drugs. It is that simple.😊😊😊

The NHS is third world garbage.

Justice for Indi Gregory. Never got a chance due to the cruel, horrible NHS.

The UK is a disgusting place.

US hellcare is nothing short of genocide.

Americans wonder why many don't like America , well you have a fantastic example with those two older ladies ! If everyone paid a small amount in tax depending on their pay everyone would have health care ...but it seems that that is socialism... well its better than what those ladies talk about , a case of ' I'm alright Jack ' and don't care about their fellow friends, family or countrymen!

If Ametica quits paying for all the worlds problems we would have plenty of money for healthcare

In South Africa, we have public and private Healthcare services. Public healthcare is part of the government's national budget annually. Every citizen and sometimes non-citizens are eligible for it provided that they need Healthcare services. Ambulances that belong to public hospitals are free. The only downside is that public hospitals get congested while been understaffed in terms of available doctors, nurses, etc.

Ambulances that belong to private hospitals are not free nor expensive.
These hospitals arr for those that can afford them. Usually what happens is that an employer has to deduct a certain percentage of an employee's monthly earnings to pay for their medical aid costs. Depending on the amounts being paid to for health insurance. The medical aid decides which private hospitals you are eligible for. Basically the more deductions made from your earnings, the better the private health care services you will get.

The only ones that don’t want it are the ones that don’t need it

I feel sorry for the educated half of Americans that have to deal with all these morons in your country stifling growth and the betterment for everyone.

that one lady is dumber than a post. Stating she would rather pay more because those Magas don't or won't understand social medicine.

I hope the older ladies pay privately for the police and fire department.
So much of the US services are socialised why not the health system?

I am from FRANCE, most of what you said is true. However, the biggest difference between US and EU is the SECURITY. You said that you have great insurance through your job. Whay will happen the day you lose your job? You lose all your benefits. Not with socialized healthcare. WE are always insured, covered because our benefits are not tied to a job. We can never lose our healthcare. Always there!!! You did not mention that crucial fact.

the good thing is the anti-socials are all old, the terrible thing is that even when they know that they pay more than europeans, they don't like the idea of socialized healthcare. incredible

Considerable ignorance shown

Is lie. Someone pay for this, nothing is free. In latinoamerica for example we pay taxes and the sistem is a shite. Don’t believe all to Michael Moore

I'm 69 years old. Would someone adopt me please so I can get out of this place.