tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post2450143722603637106..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: A Nurse SpeaksMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-8685818815559574562012-04-10T21:12:48.654+08:002012-04-10T21:12:48.654+08:00@ Readin "...but we know that large scale soc...@ Readin "...but we know that large scale socialized systems don't work.."<br /><br />Really? Go do a poll in Canada, UK, Germany, Sweden, etc., etc. Ask how many people are in favor of dismantling their nationalized healthcare and adopting the American system (actually non-system) of healthcare.John Scottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-86431028836278821132012-04-08T00:42:53.953+08:002012-04-08T00:42:53.953+08:00nurses, policemen and so are overworked and underp...nurses, policemen and so are overworked and underpaid everywhere<br /><br />Michael - allow me the first time to disagree with you<br />do you know any country, where employees would say they are paid enough? i heard that too often while working here as a sales and mostly defended the employers<br /><br />i learned to appreciate entrepreneurs and employers even more once i had my own business - it changes the angle ...<br />no one forbids anyone to set up your own business, nowhere<br /><br />and lastly - what you just quoted here - means one thing - we all have simply have to save as much money as we can for when we retire<br /><br />good economy and good life is gone for some timerichardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-13570814132895961662012-04-07T10:31:53.242+08:002012-04-07T10:31:53.242+08:00Don't judges in Taiwan use expert witnesses in...Don't judges in Taiwan use expert witnesses in medical cases?muppetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-68049679679028099982012-04-07T08:58:20.195+08:002012-04-07T08:58:20.195+08:00When I heard Taiwan was nationalizing health care ...<b>When I heard Taiwan was nationalizing health care and only covering residents, I figured in the future for a visitor would be a lot more expensive.</b><br /><br />No, it's not. The low prices extend throughout the system.<br /><br /><b>t is a mess. We don't want to let people die for lack of health care, and sick people can't be expected to go get a job to pay for their own health care, but we know that large scale socialized systems don't work. </b><br /><br />...except in all the countries that they are implemented.<br /><br />Read this carefully. Except for the preference for doctors over nurses, there is hardly anything here related to socialized health care. <br /><br />MichaelMichael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-18179889707208720712012-04-07T08:10:28.616+08:002012-04-07T08:10:28.616+08:00I remember when I lived in Taiwan and the health c...I remember when I lived in Taiwan and the health care market was more open. I did get sick once, but the cost for treatment was so low that a kind donation from someone covered the entire doctor visit (I was pretty poor at the time - I learned poverty is a quick way to lose weight). A doctor visit in America's much more regulated market at the time would have cost several times as much.<br /><br />When I heard Taiwan was nationalizing health care and only covering residents, I figured in the future for a visitor would be a lot more expensive.Readinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-52983104151523397342012-04-07T08:06:25.737+08:002012-04-07T08:06:25.737+08:00As a conservative, I of course expected the social...As a conservative, I of course expected the socialized health care system to have these kinds of problems. The US health care system is heavily socialized as well, but in a different way.<br /><br />It is a mess. We don't want to let people die for lack of health care, and sick people can't be expected to go get a job to pay for their own health care, but we know that large scale socialized systems don't work. <br /><br />Frankly I think we should start smaller. One simple reform would be to outlaw coverage caps, forbid health insurance companies from raising rates (beyond inflation) for existing coverage, and forbid dropping people's coverage. <br /><br />Basically, if you get insurance, it should cover the bad stuff - especially long-term illnesses. Insuring someone until they get sick should be forbidden.Readinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-36948738516550328992012-04-07T07:17:53.842+08:002012-04-07T07:17:53.842+08:00I think part of the issue is the way organizations...I think part of the issue is the way organizations work in Taiwan -- all businesses and institutions underpay and overwork....Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-39779887910952777362012-04-07T05:04:34.772+08:002012-04-07T05:04:34.772+08:00Wow. This is something I understand completely, ha...Wow. This is something I understand completely, having done a placement in a hospital in Taiwan last year. Isn't it ironic that the US and Taiwan has almost opposite models of health insurance, but doctors from both sides still need to practice defensive medicine?ALXnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-52022323983801198882012-04-06T23:29:47.728+08:002012-04-06T23:29:47.728+08:00Medical staff are not nicely considered, patients ...Medical staff are not nicely considered, patients are more pushy, but at the end of the day global population is nicely cured, right ? <br /><br /><br />Some doctors choosed this job because they want to help, not for the reputation or the money. <br /><br />I guess plastic surgeons can get sued too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-61504153312777926232012-04-06T22:16:43.586+08:002012-04-06T22:16:43.586+08:00I know some nurses, and some have blamed NHI for m...I know some nurses, and some have blamed NHI for making people see a doctor for every tiny cough.<br /><br />But I have never heard anyone speak out so directly against NHI. Does anyone know if the media is using the (extremely unsatisfying!) pay for nurses to agitate against NHI in general? I hope Taiwan fixes the system before it breaks down, or is broken down by some sort of Tea Party.<br /><br />Time to catch up with news!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com