Julia Bryan at Democrats Abroad

Julia Bryan

DNC Member, CZ Vice Chair

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Julia Bryan tagged this with approved 2017-09-26 17:08:19 -0400

Mother of 2 speaks out from Ireland #DAresists #Medicare4all

When I was in my 20’s I almost died because we didn’t have health insurance and left going to the doctor to long. I ended up in the emergency room ...

Julia Bryan tagged this with approved 2017-09-26 17:07:51 -0400

Singing 30 years of praises from Canada! #DAresists #Medicare4all

I can't sing the praises of universal health care enough. When I immigrated to Canada I was pregnant. I went from paying for each prenatal visit and not knowing how ...

Julia Bryan tagged this with approved 2017-09-26 17:07:23 -0400

$7.00 for tonsillectomy in Canada (mid 70s!) #DAresists #Medicare4all

To Whom It May Concern in the USA— From my youngest daughter’s $7.00 tonsillectomy in the mid-70s to my recent hospital overnight sleep apnea test (“free”—covered by my taxes and ...

Julia Bryan tagged this with approved 2017-09-26 17:06:35 -0400

A lifetime of perspective from Canada #DAresists #Medicare4all

I have lived in Canada virtually my whole life. I have been privileged to have had access to the Canadian universal health system. It is true for elective assistance, one ...

Julia Bryan tagged this with approved 2017-09-26 17:06:06 -0400

Overall satisfaction in Canada #DAresists #Medicare4all

I live in Canada which has a single payer universal healthcare system. While it has its problems with regard to aging infrastructure, wait times for some elective surgery and doctor ...

Julia Bryan tagged this with approved 2017-09-26 17:05:44 -0400

Lifesaving cancer treatment in Canada #DAresists #Medicare4all

My husband, Leonard Kosiec, was diagnosed with esophagus cancer in October of 2011. He was admitted to the Foot Hills hospital in Calgary in December, 2011 and had his esophagus ...

Julia Bryan tagged this with approved 2017-09-26 17:05:20 -0400

Great coverage for a pre-existing condition in Canada! #DAresists #Medicare4all

Hi, there. I just thought I would offer my experience using the Universal Healthcare system in Canada. At about the time I moved to Canada, I was diagnosed with Mixed ...

Julia Bryan tagged this with approved 2017-09-26 17:03:07 -0400

Cancer coverage in Switzerland #DAresists #Medicare4all

Cancer sucks, but cancer in Switzerland does not bankrupt you and dies not require a masters degree in Bureaucracy and Insurance Codes to get BETTER treatment than in the US. ...

Julia Bryan tagged this with approved 2017-09-26 17:02:48 -0400

Simply happy to have coverage in Canada! #DAresists #Medicare4all

When I got my residency in Canada I was told I was covered by their healthcare system which is single payer, universal care. To my surprise I felt liberated and ...

Julia Bryan tagged this with approved 2017-09-26 17:02:32 -0400

A helpful roundup from Costa Rica #DAresists #Medicare4all

Regarding Costa Rica's public health care system, I have belonged to the CAJA for 19 years. The cost based on income is affordable. I pay on a voluntary basis. I ...

Julia Bryan tagged this with approved 2017-09-26 17:02:13 -0400

$30,000 in U.S. vice 10 Euros in Germany -- and the 10 Euros goes further! #DAresists #Medicare4all

While I was in college Ohio, I had a severe staph infection and had to be hospitalizd for nearly a month. When I returned home, I still needed outpatient care ...

Julia Bryan tagged this with approved 2017-09-26 17:01:38 -0400

An holistic, comparative perspective from Canada #DAresists #Medicare4all

As a Canadian born US citizen who has spent time living and working in Europe I can comment from experience on life under four different systems -- one universal single ...

Julia Bryan tagged this with approved 2017-09-26 17:00:49 -0400

More than 20 years of satisfying coverage in Canada! #DAresists #Medicare4all

I have lived in the UK since 1995. I’ve had 2 children here. They’re both fully vaccinated. My husband and daughter have both had emergency appendectomies. Both children have had ...

Julia Bryan tagged this with approved 2017-09-26 17:00:18 -0400

Emergency lifesaving treatment as a student in Canada #DAresists #Medicare4all

When I was 18 during my freshman year at UofT, I started to have really strong, constant stomach pain and vomiting. It was really frightening, and for two days the ...

Julia Bryan tagged this with approved 2017-09-26 11:22:25 -0400

Having a baby in Spain #DAresists #Medicare4all

I experienced my entire pregnancy and birth in Spain. I used private insurance, but it's only 30 euro per month and 3 euro per appointment because it is subsidized. Other ...

Julia Bryan tagged this with approved 2017-09-24 05:59:40 -0400

Healthcare in Taiwan #DAresists #Medicare4all

I've lived in Hsinchu, Taiwan since August, 2014 working as an English teacher. I've enjoyed the benefits of single-payer healthcare ever since. With only a monthly payment of roughly $25 ...

Julia Bryan tagged this with approved 2017-09-22 02:33:08 -0400

Happy to have healthcare (UK) #DAresists #Medicare4all

I am a healthy young adult living in the United Kingdom. Although the NHS certainly has its problems and is underfunded, it is still fantastic! Just knowing that if I ...

Julia Bryan tagged this with approved 2017-09-21 17:22:52 -0400

A genuine experience from Austria #DAresists #Medicare4all

Here´s a little anecdote of mine: While I was a student in Austria, one night my left ear popped as if I were in an airplane. I couldn´t hear much ...

Julia Bryan tagged this with approved 2017-09-21 17:21:08 -0400

An emergency experience in Hong Kong #DAresists #Medicare4all

About a year and a half ago, my then-boyfriend (now husband) was out for a bachelor party in Lan Kwai Fong, one of Hong Kong's nightlife districts. As he walked ...

Julia Bryan tagged this with approved 2017-09-21 17:20:39 -0400

A comparative story from Australia #DAresists #Medicare4all

Hi there, I’m a NC voter living in Australia and working for Bupa, a UK-based health insurer and care partner. Long before I had up-close experience with a functioning healthcare ...