Jed Rothwell wrote:
Sometimes they go after the disease has become very serious, and then they are bankrupted by the system, which -- as I said -- may charge a patient his entire net worth in a few days. Healthcare costs are the largest cause of middle-class bankruptcy.
Ironically, I've read recently that the same thing is true in the worker's paradise of China.
Government initiatives to provide universal health care -- Mao's "barefoot doctors" program -- are a thing of the past, and these days it's mostly pay as you go. Consequently health care costs are a leading cause of destitution in China today.
"It is glorious to become rich", said Deng ... flip side: "It is terrible to remain poor in China today"
