that post was for SM.
I have actually considered suicide in the future in order to spare my adult kids from being stuck caring for me, or my ending up in the current system. and I have been an RN for nearly 40yrs, and Aide before that, work with the elderly now and with kids (summer camp/school sub)---I've never seen it so cruel and nasty. Two thirds of ALL bankruptcies in the USA are related to medical bills. I am 60, have never been medically ill or hospitalized for any reason, take no meds for physical reasons, and I pay out of pocket---cannot afford insurance any longer... I work full time, always have, and am just a few steps from ruin should something go wrong---soon I will have insurance from work that will cover next to nothing.
For a no frills (no lab work, no breast exam, no internal) physical, I was recently billed $200.00. My patients pay hundreds of dollars more a month for meds than they would if they were not in care.... I have some hope that Obama has started something decent (no longer excluding pre-existing conditions, getting the healthier in at a reasonable price, and at least getting a discussion going) It is too bad the UK is going the route we have traveled.