#health care

[theivorybilledwoodpecker]

Medicare vs. Medicaid: Know the difference

Many people use just one of these terms as a catch-all for government sponsored health care. While both are vital, they are not synonymous.

It's important to know the difference, especially if you are contacting politicians since saying one without the other could lead to them interprering your message as being fine with cuts to one but not the other.

The most basic difference is Medicaid is generally coverage for people with low income, whereas Medicare is coverage for people who are 65 or older or who have disabilities.

More info.

[reasonsforhope]

"In a gesture of goodwill and neighborliness, Indian officials transferred 88 ambulances to Sri Lanka counterparts back in 2016.

Now, ten years on, this gift has turned out to be a lifesaving one for 1.5 million Sri Lankans who have ridden and received urgent care in the back of those ambulances and the ones added to the fleet in the following years.

At the time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi handed over the ambulances and Sri Lanka was able to launch the nation’s first national emergency service—equivalent to our 911 or Britain’s 999.

“Today, the fleet size of ambulances has grown to 322. It is used to provide free emergency transportation services to the whole country day and night,” Sri Lankan Minister of Health and Media Nalinda Jayatissa told Modi in a communication last Saturday.

Jayatissa said that national statistics report that 2.44 million people have received care in these ambulances for things like cardiac arrest, stroke, and road accidents. 65% of these were in the “golden hour” where medical care within a few minutes can make the difference between life and death immediately.

“That is nearly 1.5 million lives saved up to now due to your generosity, and continues to save lives in Sri Lanka,” Jayatissa said.

Sri Lanka ranks well above other South Asian countries in the Human Development Index with an index score of 0.750, and out of 142 countries surveyed by the World Economic Forum, Sri Lanka cracked the top-third in terms of health industry. That was in 2011, before the ambulance donations arrived.

More modern estimates keep Sri Lanka ahead of other South Asian economies for health industry development, and the island has eradicated several infectious diseases ahead of established targets. Its life expectancy of 75.5 years at birth is 10% higher than the world average, and the country is ranked number 5 on the World Giving Index which ranks charitable behavior and gestures among the population."

-via Good News Network

[liberaljane]

Health care is a human right.

Digital illustration of a woman sitting crossed legged on the floor with a spotted cat on her lap. She’s wearing a white dress, red beret, and red boots. Text reads, ‘health care should be free’

[politijohn]

[liberalsarecool]

Insurance companies are lethal. And greedy.

We give away our lives to compensate CEOs.

[typhlonectes]

[political-us]

[crew-yah]

"hOw cAN YoU MoCk a DEaD mAn??"

Well, unfortunately, he was reckless and didn't prepare ahead of time, so he failed to meet the requirements that prove he actually NEEDS access to quality grief and mourning.

His limited plan only covered brief consideration as a passing thought, so unfortunately, he had to pay for his own consequences out of pocket. 🤷🏽‍♀️🫤🤷🏽‍♀️

[creature-wizard]

Since folks are exhausted from hearing about Project 2025 and Agenda 47, here are some reasons to feel hopeful about Harris

(It would be wonderful if folks could reblog this, a lot of people are feeling very discouraged right now and could use the morale boost!)

[astrafiammante]

I hope the CEO of united healthcare gets stuck in queue at the pearly gates indefinitely while terrible Muzak plays and an angel’s voice very occasionally calls out “Your afterlife is very important to us. Please stay in the line” and then his entrance is denied.

[undergirlsden]

In the wake of the CEO shooting, Michael Moore has uploaded his full documentary, Sicko, on youtube to be watched for free. Moore is one of the most known criticizing journalists of corporate america, and his work is cited in the alleged killer's manifesto. He's given us a christmas gift, by making his comprehensive knowledge free for everyone to look at If you got two hours, go watch. Share it with friends and family https://youtu.be/YbEQ7acb0IE

[animentality]

[whatevergreen]

On that last point about Brian Thompson as a "father", how many children have lost a parent needlessly because of the disgusting, profiteering health insurance and healthcare industry?!

[politijohn]

Source

This entire article is worth the read. Fuck Gilead

[liberalsarecool]

We need to end lobbyism as we know it. Corporate bribery is the worst way to provide a human right like health care.

Sad that $800 million/year in bribes costs us $650 billion/year in savings.