Julia Bryan
CZ Vice Chair
LATEST BY Julia Bryan
Great Experience with Universal Coverage in Ireland #DAresists #Medicare4all
I live in Ireland and have access to low-cost universal universal healthcare. Ireland is a little different as we are on a two-tiered system - public and private - and ...
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More than 40 Years of Great Experiences in Israel #DAresists #Medicare4all
It seems completely obvious that everyone needs health care. I suggest a campaign based on my experience here in Israel, where I have been living for 43 years now. We ...
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SUPPORT UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE #DAresists #Medicare4all
I am a US citizen and as an adult, have now lived and received healthcare in the US, UK and GERMANY. I recently--of my own stupidity--broke my hand by tripping ...
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German Healthcare is outstanding! #DAresists #Medicare4all
The German healthcare system is a blessing for people like me, who are retired and living in the German economy. I have had to undergo surgery (heart) and I can ...
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#DAresists #Medicare4all
Bicycle accident. Two broken ribs, punctured lung. Ambulance, pump/tube to drain lung, x-rays daily, medications (including those normally taken), 4 days in intensive care, Cost: 65 euros (about $75 dollars ...
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America needs to get with the program when it comes to healthcare #DAresists #Medicare4all
My name is MacKenzie, I'm 31 years old, and I currently live in Düsseldorf. Back in 2010 while I was still living in the US, I was diagnosed with MS. ...
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Anecdote from Sweden #DAresists #Medicare4all
I live in Sweden. Last month my dad had an infection and spent 17 days in the hospital. Total cost: SEK 1700 (USD 213). Thank goodness for guaranteed, affordable health ...
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Affordable healthcare in the Netherlands #DAresists #Medicare4all
Both my husband and I have experienced adequate healthcare in the Netherlands, that is affordable. We pay about 310 euros a month for our entire family including some dental and ...
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Freedom from Fear #DAresists #Medicare4all
The person who should have written this was my wife. Unfortunately, she couldn’t as she died from pancreatic cancer two years ago. Given that in some of our last conversations ...
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British National Health Service #DAresists #Medicare4all
I have lived in Britain many years and consider the British National Health Service a very good thing. It is for everybody, rich and poor. It is possible to still ...
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#DAresists #Medicare4all
A comment I posted on the internet two years ago: "Insurance companies do not provide health care. They act as intermediaries between you and doctors, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, etc. taking ...
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An Expat’s View of Heath Care Down Under #DAresists #Medicare4all
As an American expat living in Australia I feel blessed that I can go to sleep every night knowing that my wife and I will never have to worry about ...
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Universal health care in France #DAresists #Medicare4all
Hello, fellow Democrats Abroad! I have been under universal health care coverage for nearly all my professional career, first in Algeria, and now in France. I have had some harrowing ...
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Universal health care in France #DAresists #Medicare4all
Happily, we have not had to seek health care in France (except for routine blood tests that were easy, quick and inexpensive) but we do have a story. The young ...
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Universal health care in the United Kingdom #DAresists #Medicare4all
My sick baby had an emergency medical team at my door at midnight on a Saturday within 15 minutes of calling them. There was no charge. When I broke my ...
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Back Surgery in France : being treated like a human being. #DAresists #Medicare4all
In 2014 I had to have back surgery to remove a severely herniated disc. Leading up to the surgery I had an X-ray, two MRIs, two non-effective cortisone injections and ...
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