Reznov
10th June 2011, 19:51
Ok, a bit of a personal story to start, but I recently have been having pain in my teeth and mouth. So I go to the dentist, they tell me they can look at it, but then I have to make an appointment and come back at another time.
So I do it, 2 weeks later, she tells me again that I have cavities and that I need to make another appointment to get them filled (Filaments I think?). She also says i have wisdom teeth growing in wrong and pushing my other teeth which are causing pain, she says she has to give me a referral and that many surgical doctors don't like to treat patients with medicare and are younger than 21.
So now, I have to wait with this pain in my mouth... take a guess, for over 2 months until they said they can be filled by this dentist. Also, this is only including a certain section of my mouth (Bottom right, upper left) because in the dentists mouth "That is how the insurance company pays for it." So I will probably having to get another 2 month appointment to get another section done.
Hoping to God that this referral she gave me will accept me and my medicare, as this pain is becoming worse and worse every day.
Back to the point, why is the Medicare/Welfare system in the U.S. set up like this? And is it a failure?
In a Socialist society, would these problems be addressed quicker and more effectively? Can I get some links that prove that the Healthcare system is ineffective and unfair? From a Marxist perspective?
So I do it, 2 weeks later, she tells me again that I have cavities and that I need to make another appointment to get them filled (Filaments I think?). She also says i have wisdom teeth growing in wrong and pushing my other teeth which are causing pain, she says she has to give me a referral and that many surgical doctors don't like to treat patients with medicare and are younger than 21.
So now, I have to wait with this pain in my mouth... take a guess, for over 2 months until they said they can be filled by this dentist. Also, this is only including a certain section of my mouth (Bottom right, upper left) because in the dentists mouth "That is how the insurance company pays for it." So I will probably having to get another 2 month appointment to get another section done.
Hoping to God that this referral she gave me will accept me and my medicare, as this pain is becoming worse and worse every day.
Back to the point, why is the Medicare/Welfare system in the U.S. set up like this? And is it a failure?
In a Socialist society, would these problems be addressed quicker and more effectively? Can I get some links that prove that the Healthcare system is ineffective and unfair? From a Marxist perspective?