Julia Bryan at Democrats Abroad

Julia Bryan

DNC Member, CZ Vice Chair

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Julia Bryan tagged this with approved 2017-10-07 07:24:44 -0400

Great experience 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 ...

Julia Bryan tagged this with approved 2017-10-07 07:24:36 -0400

15 Years of Great Coverage in the UK #DAresists #Medicare4all

Dear Julia, I am a US citizen who is living in London because my husband of nearly 14 years is British. A very persuasive argument for convincing me to move ...

Julia Bryan tagged this with approved 2017-10-07 07:24:16 -0400

Many experiences in France #DAresists #Medicare4all

Aside from the usual and thankfully banal problems of bearing and raising three children, I can report on fairly major issues. NB: I also have a “mutuelle”—a collective non-profit complementary ...

Julia Bryan tagged this with approved 2017-10-07 07:22:50 -0400

Romney Care was a life saver that should be available to all #DAresists #Medicare4all

My mother contracted Alzheimer’s in her mid 70s (about 20 years ago) after a fall and a hospital stay that required giving her morphine for the pain. Although she her ...

Julia Bryan tagged this with approved 2017-10-03 12:16:55 -0400

Health Care refugees in Germany #DAresists #Medicare4all

With health care under attack in the United States, we are now having to come to grips with Americans living abroad becoming health care exiles, not only because of pre-existing ...

Julia Bryan tagged this with approved 2017-09-26 17:11:56 -0400

Hit by a car while rollerblading #DAresists #Medicare4all

I live in France but spend a lot of time in Austria. Ten years ago I was side-swiped by a car while rollerblading and my right arm was severely injured ...

Julia Bryan tagged this with approved 2017-09-26 17:11:09 -0400

Great maternity support in the UK #DAresists #Medicare4all

I have had great care on the NHS during two complicated pregnancies. I would also have had great care in America -- if I could afford it. My treatment would ...

Julia Bryan tagged this with approved 2017-09-26 17:10:54 -0400

Great eye care support in Canada! #DAresists #Medicare4all

I support universal healthcare because I would be blind without my retinal detachment surgery or beyond broke paying for the surgery and follow up visits for my eye. In Canada, ...

Julia Bryan tagged this with approved 2017-09-26 17:10:40 -0400

Things work GREAT in the UK #DAresists #Medicare4all

Less stress on Health, big benefits for society #DAresists #Medicare4all I moved to the UK over a decade ago to study music and stayed on, eventually marrying a Brit. Working ...

Julia Bryan tagged this with approved 2017-09-26 17:10:20 -0400

Great ongoing treatment for chronic condition in Germany! #DAresists #Medicare4all

I have ulcerative colitis, a chronic autoimmune disease that affects my colon. Since moving to Germany, I have had several flare-ups, including a few that have landed me in the ...

Julia Bryan tagged this with approved 2017-09-26 17:09:39 -0400

Overarching experience in Canada #DAresists #Medicare4all

I am a US citizen living in Canada. Here in Canada, everyone has excellent universal health care. Taxes here are no higher than in the US. When you need to ...

Julia Bryan tagged this with approved 2017-09-26 17:09:12 -0400

A 35 year perspective from Canada! #DAresists #Medicare4all

I am a US citizen living in Canada for about 35 years. For the most part, the health care system here works well. We receive universal health care and can ...

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. ...