The American Health System Sucks: Gina Yashere

[@Leon-ym9qm]

I was in London a few years ago and stepped off curb wrong and fractured my foot. Went to an a&e. An American citizen no bill.

[@nadiakabbani990]

No, if you’re not British or a UK resident you have to pay. Basically you didn’t pay.

[@Leon-ym9qm]

@ They took my id address and everything. I never received a bill. Passport.

[@nadiakabbani990]

@ then it never got to you or it wasn’t issued by mistake. Very strange.

[@Leon-ym9qm]

@@nadiakabbani990 I was actually worried when you brought this up. So I checked. If you are a non citizen and it’s an emergency like a fractured foot they don’t charge. Now if it would have been an extended stay then yes you pay something. Like if the foot required surgery.

[@nadiakabbani990]

@ I’ll so sorry I caused you so much stress. I didn’t mean to. I think healthcare should always be free, whether you live in a country or a guest.

[@donnalamb6391]

I had pneumonia n was in the hospital for 7 days my bill was around 100k. Thank god i had insurance!!

[@tashinaking3198]

What was your portion to pay?

[@donnalamb6391]

I think my co pay was 200.00.

[@tashinaking3198]

@Donna Lamb that's awesome insurance. Even as a state employee, mine wasn't that good.

[@juliet7703]

​@donnalamb6391 you payed £200 pounds for £100k insurance?

[@donnalamb6391]

@juliet7703 yes my copay for the hospital was 200.00 per year. That's US dollars.

[@kfelix2934]

Funny and so true at the same time. 15K she actually got a big discount

[@nicolaablett7790]

I love your jacket and you are spot on with your observations

[@lisear2926]

👏🏽So true about both..🇨🇦

[@tashinaking3198]

It is a shame that she's right about those flights and the hospital bills. But, all they have to do is say you're going to be helping someone else who needs it, and Americans say, "I'll pay extra so I don't help another soul." It's one of the saddest things about our country. 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@camogrrl]

There are 2 types of cultures in history. Collectivist Culture- where the thing that most benefits the group is done. Eg aboriginal tribes would sit and negotiate until everyone was in agreement even if it took days. All property was shared. This was the key to surviving in groups for 200,000 years. Then comes the INDIVIDUALISTIC Culture - where the thing that most Benefits the individual is done. American culture has been telling Americans that they are number one and that they deserve to have whatever they want for so long that it has been programmed into their mindset. And this is why Americans stand out like a sore thumb online and when they travel overseas - that ego that self focus that Constant self aggrandising which is the opposite to a lot of cultures who value humility

[@MrBrownnn696]

Why ????? You wanna PAY FOR SOMEONES BILLS ????? Out of your MONEY ????? If yes you can pay for me

[@tashinaking3198]

@MrBrownnn696 ALL developed First World countries have FREE Healthcare. Maybe one day we, here in America, will be able to live in a First World country. Here's to hoping. 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@jessicafalstein]

So true. We end up paying more.

[@johnsmith-cw3wo]

@@tashinaking3198 AMERICA IS THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD ! every American who never left America.

[@cuffy6322]

Circling back to this given recent events

[@lisear2926]

The last time I was in America, I drank a little of the tap water by mistake and got really sick. I headed back to Canada so quick🏃🛫🛬🏃🏨 . Getting sick in America is like getting sick in a third world country .. don't do it... And for the love of all that's Holy, don't drink the tap water‼️

[@pelasion5099]

Oh please. Where did you drink tap water? It's very common for us to drink tap water and I haven't been sick in years

[@lisear2926]

@@pelasion5099 Boston

[@SunflowerOfTheEast]

I only drink purified water as a United States American.

[@lisear2926]

@@pelasion5099 Boston

[@jacaranda100]

Funny, I'm in a third world country and even I can afford good health care. America does not favour sick people.

[@z.s.7761]

Lmao on point. So funny, I want to wipe my tears with my $125,000 medical bill. (Not kidding)

[@daniellebrooks7510]

Free healthcare in england and canada i paid 22k in taxes last year and have no healthcare America is despicable

[@briansmith48]

You'll be paying more than that with "free" health care. Plus paying all of that student loan money back. 😆

[@dionnasoares8332]

No kidding

[@dionnasoares8332]

No kidding

[@jasonchristiansen9063]

Your despicable. Get a better job and you get insurance. Problem solved

[@daniellebrooks7510]

@@jasonchristiansen9063 I drive trucks

[@pjyegy]

100% true

[@MsGaella]

Brilliant ❤❤

[@ezura4760]

The closest thing we Brits have to experiencing a similar situation to the American healthcare system is when our pets get sick. UK vets charge extortionate prices for everything, I even have to order their medications online because the vets charge nearly double to buy direct from them.

[@laestrella9727]

Pet insurance

[@EnriqueSebastian-vd9uo]

Global hustle.

[@tjaspire]

Having pets is a luxury, so they can make you pay through the nose if they want to. They figure you have extra cash to burn anyway LOL

[@Chevy-jordan]

Yeah, expect pets don’t pay tax or provide any use to the nation’s GDP. They’re a luxury.

[@gloriaf6971]

I love Gina. She is so funny.❤😂❤😂

[@t.y.5565]

Health care and pharmaceutical are all about the money. So greedy in the U.S.

[@jennifergibson8566]

Love her!

[@AliseIam]

The sad part is that we know this in the United States… Because of racism we definitely won’t change it

[@t.y.5565]

It's not about racism. It's about greed!

[@lindabrown0]

Racism?? How do you explain how white, poor, Americans can't afford healthcare? Americans are scared to death of what they see as socialized medicine. Not everything is down to racism.

[@carojames6776]

WOW!!!!! Never heard that before 4:09

[@rosemarywatson1231]

She is from England but she pronounces insurance as inshowance!

[@mongalix8]

Because she is from the East end of London.

[@koolhandduke4087]

She really put things in perspective. Meanwhile, conservatives are still at war with Obama care. Somebody make it make sense.

[@fionarhiannonpitbullextrao5786]

Preach it, Gina!!!!!! Total truth. I know, I'm an American - it is hell.

[@MrTwenty20video]

Oh my, what a gem.

[@Dingdong3696oyvey]

If everyone had health care how can I go bankrupt?

[@Gfriend_Buddy99]

I don't know how medical drama exist in hollywood... All I'll be thinking is how are they going to effort to pay for their medical bill...

[@dawnmaestascowell6930]

You are absolutely historical

[@chauntelle_a]

Car accident 3 days $150,000

[@anthonysutter1078]

Yeah; but you probably have to wait 6 months to get an appointment to get your blood pressure checked in England. 🤣

[@ToudaHell]

That's what pharmacies are for. Those blood pressure cuffs.

[@KingofUnpopularOpinion]

FUN FACT: Everything after After "Third flr cpt in this here building Aight!?" to "Im emotional right now so you just listen to me" was all improvised 😂 Not in the script. And u can tell that Tisha (Gina) tried to to get them back on script by saying "And what are you talking about some floor captian."😅

[@dionnasoares8332]

Lmao@ heart mointor app

[@GAMINGOBRIEN69]

True

[@eastridge09]

💯

[@brentparker6354]

She's funny, most British comedians I've heard are dry.

[@adavanja5682]

Try Ricky Gervais.

[@ochintianuka7866]

It's the Nigerian in her that's funny.

[@LewisBrain]

What’s she on about the ambulance comes 7 to 10 working weeks in the UK as of 2010. Doctors expect you to Calle and book appointments 4 month before you need a fit note and feel you might be unwell.

[@carojames6776]

Black white rich poor working UNEMPLOYED young or old legal or illegal Healthcare is FREE no credit card requiredat time of treatment YOU WILL NOt BE LEFT IN THE STREET .fREE healrhcare in the UK.

[@jasonchristiansen9063]

Not free.

[@jenalatz3589]

Not true all people, no matter who they are or what country they are from, can be treated in the ER. The government will not reimburse hospitals if they refuse indigent ppl.

[@ArabellaPottery]

It's not free. The taxes they pay, pays for it.

[@Spike-ck5tj]

Even if you are not working and paying taxes, or disabled and unable to work it is free.

[@ArabellaPottery]

@@Spike-ck5tj it's paid by tax dollar so it's not free.

[@psps2034]

sure, its free at the point of need. There is no limit on how much healthcare you can receive .

[@ArabellaPottery]

@@psps2034 Since taxes are paying for it. It's not free.

[@psps2034]

@@ArabellaPottery yes obvious- however , it’s clear what people mean when they say “its free”.

[@LeeB43]

Sad

[@jameswallace-vf1tt]

We just brought my 80 year old brother home from England, where he has lived for over 20 years. He has paid for a “concierge” health insurance because it takes weeks and weeks to get anything done for a health problem. I don’t know the cost of this service. I’m sure it’s not cheap, but I arranged, from the US, an appt. for my brother(he has now been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s). The doctor saw him the next morning in his own apartment. That was a shocker. Long story short. We brought him home and had health insurance set up in a couple of weeks. It’s the same as ours. Not a mention of pre-existing conditions. The point is, this woman is funny but incorrect. I just wanted to make that point.

[@LOVEpeaceSUNnature]

Hi Gina ... I can hear your voice BUT I DON'T RECOGNIZE U!!!? U lose weight? Cheekbones, make up, femme ... Suits U if U R HAPPY? ❤🎉 DUDETTE FAN FROM UK 😊XX

[@butterflygirl3359]

Nothing free is free-and you’re free loading when someone else is paying for you. And when you free load, you erase your worth. And nothing good is free either. America was the last place those with really tragic heath situations could run to when their cut rate, Socialized, “free” healthcare failed them. We did just fine here when healthcare was tied to work and everyone worked for a living-or was the spouse of a worker, or the child of a worker, or a Cobra covered worker temporarily between jobs, or a disabled worker who was then eligible for Social Security Disability. Where it all went wrong was when America allowed the existence and maintenance of a non-working, endlessly reproducing, worthless class of free loaders.

[@alicequayle4625]

I've never met a butterfly who spoke like that.

[@botanicalitus4194]

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