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11-01-2013, 08:18 AM
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...tle=10_Finland
here's an article that lists the 10 most obese countries...but i think it's by larger countries only. please note that only two of the countries, mexico and chile, don't have a higher life expectancy than we do. we're tied with chile. http://www.infoplease.com/world/statistics/obesity.html that's a list of fattest countries. note kuwait, ahead of us by obesity. also ahead of us with longevity. obesity is becoming an issue worldwide, it's a growing issue. that said, we still rank far behind, considering how much money is spent on medical care, with many of those nations doing a better job (but i thought socialized medicine was bad, amazing they are doing so well) with less money-but they have better access as well. in other words, yes, obesity is an issue, but it's not why we are so far behind these other countries. you guys think we are so far down on life expectancy due only to obesity? surely not. no doubt lack of access to care plays a role. how could it not? people with no insurance means no doctor, no checkups, no visits unless it's a serious illness. no doctor means no guidance, no info, no nothing. Last edited by Danzig : 11-01-2013 at 11:31 AM. 
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11-01-2013, 07:57 PM
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I know plenty of poor people who have had cancer. They all got free treatment. So I can't figure out who the people are that don't get treatment. I'm not saying they don't exist. They must exist. I just don't know who they are.
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11-01-2013, 08:52 PM
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because not all people qualify for medicaid. many have no access, because they have to pay in full to be treated. they make just a bit too much to qualify for medicaid (and quite often, medicaid is given to women for certain coverage only, such as ob/gyn) and work where there's no insurance. many don't go to a doctor unless it's something catastrophic, when they know the er must treat them and can't turn them away. they might not have seen a doctor for years.
many think because of how their life is, that's how it is for everyone. far from the truth. kids can stay on their parents care now til age 26, but many kids' parents don't have health care. the common number tossed around is that about 50 million had no insurance. how many by choice? how many because they had pre-existing conditons, and how many because they couldn't afford it, but make too much to get assistance? i know there are many adults in this area whose kids are on arkids, but the adults have no coverage.
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11-02-2013, 12:05 PM
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11-02-2013, 10:51 PM
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http://news.msn.com/us/sticker-shock...e-cancellation
ridiculous. i know many liked the new regs that obamacare added-but what 64 year old needs maternity care?! all those new, 'free'' things such as colonoscopies aren't really free, as people are finding out with their new, higher premiums. they should still have more basic plans available, because not everyone needs all the bells and whistles that are required in these plans.
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