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...Right now, the Chinese hang on to their earnings because they feel they must. Nobody has their back if they get sick or lose their job. Beijing spends only 5% of GDP on health care, pensions, unemployment benefits and other social services. (U.S. social-welfare spending as a percentage of GDP is about 20%.) That is a depressingly low figure, even for a relatively poor developing country. I recently interviewed a migrant worker from Sichuan province who several months ago broke his arm in an industrial accident. He's back home now, without a job, without unemployment benefits...
...hospitalized patients that somehow never got done, physical therapy and medication never delivered, because of "unmet requirements" picked up when codes are scanned. When the white blood count isn't high enough to "justify" the hospitalization for IV antibiotics, the physician whose judgment says "this patient is sick and belongs in the hospital" is told his services as well as the hospitalization will not be paid for. When a doctor is convinced a test or treatment is needed, (and his patient doesn't have the money to pay for it) he has just two choices: wait for the patient...
...understanding the jargon in insurance policies. Even human-resources personnel may not fully understand all the intricacies of a policy when briefing a new employee. Coverage that seems generous when you are healthy - eight annual doctor visits or three radiation courses - quickly proves insufficient if you find yourself really sick...
...together that was half-birthday and half-half-Asian, one attendee sat in her upchuck. Moments later, a fellow reveler came over and graciously poured her own sympathy on her sick comrade...Nearby, an out-of-town guest got a taste of Harvard life atop the bar. But the sweetness was short-lived as he soon found himself locked in the bathroom (while in the buff) of one female undergrad. Luckily, mommy and daddy were more than willing to save the day...New trend on campus—getting trashed with a certain Mr. Cheeks? Furry friends and Friday nights...
...whom have health insurance. But even those with insurance usually can not get coverage for mental health. Ramstad called mental health provisions the “single most ineffective policy” in the health care system—or, as he called it, a “sick care system.” Kennedy cited numerous deaths discussed on the news daily, and then asked the audience, “Do you ever see the suicides? Do you ever read about them?” He also emphasized the many statistics on prevalence of mental health issues, pointing...