Reem Ibrahim(IEA): "If we had an insurance based healthcare system... you would be personally & financially responsible for your lifestyle choices... but because we've got a socialised healthcare system.. that means there's no financial incentive to make better lifestyle choices"
@Haggis_UK Is this why America has an obesity epidemic and declining life expectancy, @ReemAmirIbrahim?
@arthistorynews @Haggis_UK @ReemAmirIbrahim Don't forget the massive opiate problem!
@arthistorynews @Haggis_UK @ReemAmirIbrahim And, presumably, no drug addiction in the USA.
@arthistorynews @Haggis_UK @ReemAmirIbrahim Exactly. And speaking of expectancy, American insurers classify pregnancy as a pre existing condition to deny coverage for prenatal care.
@arthistorynews @Haggis_UK @ReemAmirIbrahim And we pay for our health system, we just don't need an insurance middleman creaming off the top and denying health care. And American Reem person, everyone wants good health.
@arthistorynews @Haggis_UK @ReemAmirIbrahim Oh and two young people talking about illness !
@arthistorynews @Haggis_UK @ReemAmirIbrahim The life expectancy of Americans is lower than it should be for a wealthy country due its system of health care.