The whopping medical bill faced by the family of Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke, who died from a head injury while practising at Park City, Utah, has triggered a spasm of embarrassment among Americans over their health-care system.
Burke, of Squamish, B.C., died at a Salt Lake City hospital nine days after crashing on the half-pipe course at Park City. The accident tore a vertebral artery in her neck, causing bleeding into her brain.
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I am sad over this young lady's death but she oopted to participate in dangerous activities without the proper insurance ocverage to protect her family. Why does that show a "flaw" in our health care system? It shows that bad judgment can have bad consequences.
I totally agree! OUR system is VERY flawed. It is so because hospitals are now "for profit" so they're just another business to make money.
Insurance companies can charge whatever they want and get away with it.
I've spoken with a number of families from Canada and the stories we hear of how theirs is so bad is not true!
If you want an "elective" surgery, yes, you may wait 6 months to get it but in emergencies and "needed" care, that does not ring true!
We need to do SOMETHING to fix this "system" in our country.
I WILL end up being one of those who have to file bankruptcy if something bad happens to me or my husband, because we cannot afford the insurance! It shouldn't be that way!
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