[EagleUSA]

cc: Barry Sotero

[vpintheak]

Must have that great socialized medicine over there huh? Gee I wish we could have that here...not!

[twigs]

Too many ignorant people have no idea what socialized medicine really means.

[5thGenTexan]

Does Japan have nationalized or private health care?

[getitright]

Shortage of doctors? Can this be caused by anything other than government interference in Japan’s health care industry?

Can’t wait ‘till jackass obama does the same for us.

And the he will blame it on mean Republicans.

[bill1952]

Hussein’s fault

[WildcatClan]

Japan uses a “social insurance” system in which all citizens are required to have health insurance, either through their work or purchased from a nonprofit, community-based plan. Those who can’t afford the premiums receive public assistance. Most health insurance is private; doctors and almost all hospitals are in the private sector. Sound like Obama’s plan to anyone?

[Bubba_Leroy]

Coming soon to a nationalized health care system near you.

[CriticalJ]

Change is in the air.

[BBell]

Having been in a Japanese hospital, not as a patient, I was left with the impression that you could have eaten off the floors. It was spotless.

[papasmurf]

In the Japanese health care system, healthcare services, including free screening examinations for particular diseases, prenatal care, and infectious disease control, are provided by national and local governments. Payment for personal medical services is offered through a universal health care insurance system that provides relative equality of access, with fees set by a government committee. People without insurance through employers can participate in a national health insurance program administered by local governments. Since 1973, all elderly persons have been covered by government-sponsored insurance. Patients are free to select physicians or facilities of their choice. It is compulsory to be enrolled in a Japanese insurance program if you are a resident of Japan.

Gotta' love Government HealthCare, it's great!

[gaijin]

This case is VERY unusual —usually when we hear of this, it’s an illegal alien, like a bar hostess who has a broken bone, or something.

Most hospitals really frown on illegal aliens there.

I remember a case like this for a Thai prostitute who was thrown off the 3rd story of a hotel; they went around, sirens wailing, and most hospitals refused to treat her.

That’s very sad, but I think the US should have no law saying we MUST treat illegals —sorry..!

[gaijin]

country where sex robots will be made - Japan
country where they MUST have no sex robots - Japan

[sushiman]

bfl

[SuziQ]

So they're short on doctors, huh? Could be because they are in negative populaton growth in Japan, and those who ARE there are aging quickly. I wonder if they'll allow doctors and nurses from other countries to come into Japan and practice medicine.

Poor man; that was just absolute irresponsibility, and even though the story made it sound like it was the paramedics' fault, they can't just waltz into any hospital. They have to contact the hospital in advance, and if the hospital refuses admission to the patient, they have to find another hospital.

I had to go to the ER last July in Worcester MA. I went to St. Vincent's, and was taken back right away, because I was in A-Fib, and my blood pressure was low, but I sat on a gurney, in the hallway for 7 hours, because the other big hospital in town, UMass Medical, had closed their ER doors, because they were full, and wouldn't take anyone else, so ALL of the other emergency cases were being sent to St. V's, which doesn't practice 'diversion'. Thankfully, my case wasn't serious; I'd had a history of A-Fib, because I had a 'wiring problem', but it was certainly annoying, and not the fault of the hospital or its staff.