Julia Bryan at Democrats Abroad

Julia Bryan

DNC Member, CZ Chair

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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 2017-09-21 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 ...

Julia Bryan tagged this with approved 2017-09-21 17:19:30 -0400

Perspective of a young American living in Brazil #DAresists #Medicare4all

young, independent, and empowered Universal healthcare is a fundamental right to all human beings. Recently graduating from college and no longer on my parents healthcare plan, i moved to Brazil ...

Julia Bryan tagged this with approved 2017-09-21 17:19:12 -0400

Great experience for husband and wife living in Canada #DAresists #Medicare4all

My husband, then 65, needed a knee replacement. He was able to get it after a 5-month wait. After a group information session--which included one old patient maybe in his ...

Julia Bryan tagged this with approved 2017-09-21 17:18:51 -0400

Tales from 9°N, on the skinny part of Latin America #DAresists #Medicare4all

1. For starters, I grew up colonial, in a place with socialized medicine. That is, the former Canal Zone. When people object to calling the Canal Zone socialistic on the ...

Julia Bryan tagged this with approved 2017-09-21 17:18:17 -0400

UK NHS provides peace of mind #DAresists #Medicare4all

I have lived in the UK for almost 20 years and have very much depended on the UK for my healthcare. I know that when I am ill I can ...

Julia Bryan tagged this with approved 2017-09-21 17:18:05 -0400

Overview from nearly 20 years in the UK #DAresists #Medicare4all

I have been living in England since 2001. My health care here has been excellent. I don’t have a single “story” of why the care here is excellent but I ...

Julia Bryan commented 2017-09-21 17:17:10 -0400

Great line: All countries ration health care. In the US it’s rationed based on who can pay. In Canada, it’s rationed more on need.
Julia Bryan tagged this with approved 2017-09-21 17:16:16 -0400

A great experience from Canada #DAresists #Medicare4all

My wife & I were both unemployed when a checkup found out she had life threatening anemia. She was admitted to hospital immediately, given multiple transfusions, and a barrage of ...

Julia Bryan tagged this with approved 2017-09-21 17:15:25 -0400

Great coverage stories from Canada #DAresists #Medicare4all

I am grateful for Canada's health care system One reader's comment to the New York Times this week captured my feelings exactly: however imperfect our Canadian health system might be ...

Julia Bryan tagged this with approved 2017-09-21 17:14:48 -0400

I'll gladly take Sweden over the US #DAresists #Medicare4all

I worked for the US Peace Corps headquarters in Washington, DC, for 3 1/2 years. I bought the best health insurance I thought I could afford from the options we ...