What frustrates you about the health care industry?

woou

The people who work for people with disabilities really don't give half a **** about their job and so the person they're working for has to suffer.

Like in all occupations, there are some people who are dedicated to their job and some not so much. I care very much about the people I cared for during clinicals and on the job. I'm still learning the proper balance between caring too much and doing my job efficiently. Sometimes I can let my emotions get in the way of doing the best I could for everyone versus being down to the point that I can't move, when I see a patient continually suffer.

MiaOrange

Thanks, everyone! It is interesting to hear about the differences in health care in the U.S. compared to other places in the world.

As I said, I love the NHS, it is not perfect, but we are lucky to have it, what you have in the US sounds like a third world system, were the wealthy can afford treatment and the rest struggle.

I NEVER have to worry about not being able to afford a treatment, never have to worry about how much it will cost etc

I owe the NHS my life, I have spent weeks in a private room with a complicated and difficult pregnancy and it cost me not a penny...had several surgeries, had physio, dental care, medications etc etc I know nothing is perfect but what we have is head and shoulders over what you have in the states in my opinion.

Please tell me what the NHS is? Thanks!

karenjoy

Thanks, everyone! It is interesting to hear about the differences in health care in the U.S. compared to other places in the world.

As I said, I love the NHS, it is not perfect, but we are lucky to have it, what you have in the US sounds like a third world system, were the wealthy can afford treatment and the rest struggle.

I NEVER have to worry about not being able to afford a treatment, never have to worry about how much it will cost etc

I owe the NHS my life, I have spent weeks in a private room with a complicated and difficult pregnancy and it cost me not a penny...had several surgeries, had physio, dental care, medications etc etc I know nothing is perfect but what we have is head and shoulders over what you have in the states in my opinion.

Please tell me what the NHS is? Thanks!

The National Health service, in the United Kingdom. Since its launch in 1948, the NHS has grown to become the world’s largest publicly funded health service. It is also one of the most efficient, most egalitarian and most comprehensive.
The NHS was born out of a long-held ideal that good healthcare should be available to all, regardless of wealth. That principle remains at its core. With the exception of charges for some prescriptions and optical and dental services, the NHS remains free at the point of use for anyone who is resident in the UK. That is currently more than 62m people. It covers everything from antenatal screening and routine treatments for coughs and colds to open heart surgery, accident and emergency treatment and end-of-life care.
Although funded centrally from national taxation, NHS services in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are managed separately. While some differences have emerged between these systems in recent years, they remain similar in most respects and continue to be talked about as belonging to a single, unified system.
When the NHS was launched in 1948 it had a budget of £437 million (roughly £9 billion at today’s value). For 2011/12 it is around £106 billion.

bizco

Extremely high costs. Everything from office visit, lab work, presciptions, major/minor surgeries or procedures, etc. It's outrageous what Americans pay.

_Ben

I work in a pharmacy, and probably my biggest issue is the lack of customer support. They dont really have a good way of communicating with their customers, and an even worse way of communicating with pharmacies

tross0924

That there's no / very few preventative measures that are covered. Once you're all screwed up they'll pay to fix you but they're not gonna pay for anything that helps you not get all screwed up in the first place.

KaleidoscopeEyes1056

The people who work for people with disabilities really don't give half a **** about their job and so the person they're working for has to suffer.

Like in all occupations, there are some people who are dedicated to their job and some not so much. I care very much about the people I cared for during clinicals and on the job. I'm still learning the proper balance between caring too much and doing my job efficiently. Sometimes I can let my emotions get in the way of doing the best I could for everyone versus being down to the point that I can't move, when I see a patient continually suffer.

I care a lot about my clients, and I love my job. I just hate how little I'm paid. But I have heard stories about disabled people having to lay in bed all day because their aid never showed up. I work as a home health aide so I hear about this too often

MiaOrange

Does anyone have any frustrations about the naturopathic health industry? or Benefits to seeing a naturopath?

hoppinglark

Where to start?

Big Brand Pharma charging an arm and a leg.

Laws that keep things regulated into oblivion. Need a new nebulizer? Have to have a script,
Want to follow the FEMA emergency plan and have an extra 90 day supply of meds on hand, too bad
we won't let you have extra because we're the DEA and that's a controlled substance. Want to get more than
a flu shot at your pharmacy? Too bad the AMA won't let that happen!

Homeopathy- Placebo!, it just shouldn't be on the same shelf as drugs.

The Patients.- Yep. People who don't take their meds, people who don't do the supportive care and lifestyle interventions.
The crazy woman standing there telling me that she needs her sleeping pills because she just drank a huge cup of coffee to drive her kids safely to a destination and she can't get to bed tonight without it. The COPD patient buying a carton of cigarettes.

WifeNMama

After seeing some of your stories I feel we are lucky....I am in Alberta, Canada and ya we ***** and complain about our health care and it definately could be better, but I don't think that many people realize how lucky we are. Here you see people at emerg just for a cold.....because we don't get charged and we can..... I think we are very lucky. Thanks for reminding me of that!!!

Albertan here, too.

hoppinglark

...My husband was put on Nexium, the insurance said it was too costly even though it got my husbands stomach healed right away. Then they make him shoot the hoops with several generics to see if they work, and they did not and not after his stomach getting worse they finally let him go back on Nexium.

They want him to take Omeprazole because 40mg of Omeprazole contains 20mg of Esomeprazole, which is the isolated active ingredient of Nexium.
So logically there is no medical reason the Generic should not have worked.
Just Saying!

MiaOrange

Hello. I thought this thread was deleted, but I just found it again. Thank you all for your replies! FYI I did this survey for a business project for naturopathic medical school and graduated in 2014 from NCNM. I am now a licensed naturopathic physician in Oregon, USA, a doula, and finishing training for naturopathic midwifery. Soon, I plan on getting licensed in Washington state as well as doing distance care in other areas where it is legal for me to do so.

fr3smyl

The healthcare industry
Sometimes they give me sick-no-care

ninerbuff

That health care is a for profit venture.

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SarcasmIsMyLoveLanguage

I live in Canada so the system is much different, but I'm sure a common complaint is that it seems that doctors are more interested is pushing medications than finding a long term solution.

strozman

So many patients should be on end-of-life care but their families keep them as full codes. Horrible drain on resources, billions of dollars wasted each year on people with practically zero chance of recovery and a non-existent quality of life. Don't agree, idgaf. Work/volunteer in a nursing home for a while, then work/volunteer in a hospice and you will likely change your mind if you don't agree with me.

MrsBooBear

The beauracracy and unnecessary management posts, also, the cost of locum/agency staff because of the lack of the decent pay for full time experienced staff. Also the abuse of A&E services for non emergencies.
I'll stop now.

999tigger

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That insurance companies can decide against my doctor's professional opinion whether I need certain tests and procedures, and which drugs I need to treat my ailments.

Isnt that because they are paying? meh didnt see 2011. Nice bump.

WebFootFreak

During a shortage of nurses, the ACA mandates that any non-full time personnel working more than 30 hours are to be given healthcare. Sounds good on the surface, yes? However, this affects nurses working PRN (as needed). Thanks to the wording of the ACA there is 1) No opt-out available. In other words, you work that much you get it. It doesn't matter if you already have insurance through another source. And 2) If even a single employee breaks that 30 hour limit that has been imposed, then then employer is fined for ALL less than full time employees on the books.

Gotta love it.