theHRguy@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 5 months agoNearly half (45%) of all Americans, 133 million people, suffer from at least one chronic diseasemedium.comexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up150arrow-down12
arrow-up148arrow-down1external-linkNearly half (45%) of all Americans, 133 million people, suffer from at least one chronic diseasemedium.comtheHRguy@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square2fedilink
minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down7·5 months agoIt’s cheaper to prevent than treat… But in an ultra capitalist healthcare system, cheap is bad. There’s more profit in no preventive treatment so you can bankrupt people later. The system is working exactly as intended, they’re making as much money as they can. Which is why even with Dems controlling the White House, Senate, and House for two years… None of them even talked about healthcare. Neither party wants to change it, because they get donations for not changing it.
minus-squarejpreston2005@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up23·5 months agoNope. Bernie and his next-gen bloc of Progressives have been consistently trying to get medicare for all passed. They last introduced it in May of last year.
It’s cheaper to prevent than treat…
But in an ultra capitalist healthcare system, cheap is bad.
There’s more profit in no preventive treatment so you can bankrupt people later.
The system is working exactly as intended, they’re making as much money as they can.
Which is why even with Dems controlling the White House, Senate, and House for two years…
None of them even talked about healthcare.
Neither party wants to change it, because they get donations for not changing it.
Nope. Bernie and his next-gen bloc of Progressives have been consistently trying to get medicare for all passed. They last introduced it in May of last year.