“If health care is a
constitutional right, then that’s a form of
communism because no country could afford those payments
without seizing the assets of everybody else.” “[LAUGHING] What?” “Oh.” “Dudes, what’s going on?” “Oh, my god!” “I mean, come on, guys. It’s not that hard. Look around the world. Everyone else seems to
have figured it out, right? Imagine you’re in America. Which of these options
would be best for you?” “Hmm. That’s — yeah, that’s
a lot to think about.” “What is ... an OOP max?” “I guess with what I’ve got
here, I would go plan D because the
deductible is zero.” “OK. There’s more.” “Gold HMO, PPO — PPO, HMO.” “And what are co-pays? I don’t get. That’s like if you pay
for Spotify Premium and Spotify still makes you
pay every time you listen to a song.” “It’s too complicated.” “I’m lost. I’m so lost.” “In Canada, I don’t have
to really think about the different plans
that I could pick from.” “You just pay one
amount per month. And all the major
treatments are covered.” “At least 70 percent of our medical
expenses are always covered.” Uninsured, unable
to afford treatment for a tooth infection
that keeps flaring up. “Ooh. Aw.” [INAUDIBLE] Emma Rittner
lost her job in March. “I did manage to get
antibiotics from a friend, whose mom regularly
goes down to Mexico. And I’ve been taking that,
self-medicating based off of Dr. Google's advice.” “Dr. Google’s advice.” “Here in Japan, even
if you lose a job, you would never lose
your health insurance.” “When you lose your job,
that’s when societies should help you.” “I’ve chosen a creative
job and have the backing of a health care system. But if you don’t have that,
do you pick the safe job, or do you pick
the creative job?” “The average price per
unit for insulin in 2018 —” “Germany, $11.” “Canada’s $12. Wow. It’s like eight times the
price of insulin in Canada. I guess that explains why
Americans come up to Canada to buy medication." “Sorry. I’m sorry. Hold on. So the F.D.A. doesn’t have any
authority over the prices?” “We have also privatized
health insurance companies in Germany. But the prices are regulated
by the government.” “The government negotiates the
prices and fixes that price for two years.” “In Singapore, they regulate
this stuff to keep the prices down and avoid [BLEEP]
like this happening.” “Right. So I’m looking at an
American medical bill.” “Why is it so expensive?” “Skin to skin after
a C-section is $39.” “'I had to pay $39.35 to hold
my baby after he was born.' You need to pay money
to hold a baby?” “My brother Jamie, who’s
in a lot of our videos, was pretty badly injured. He’s going to lose
a couple of fingers. If you can give $1
or if you can give $5, every little bit will
help him and his family.” “That’s heartbreaking. I —” “GoFundMe should not be
something that people have to resort to, to pay for
their medical bills.” “So in America, people spend
more than twice as much as in Japan for health care.” “If I paid twice the
amount for a car, I would want the car
to be twice as good.” “So what’s the life
expectancy in the U.S.?” “Why is it less?” “The U.S. should be on top
of both of those lists. If you’re charging your
citizens that much money, then they better be
living the longest lives. It doesn’t make sense.” When Alec turned 26, he was
no longer allowed on his mother’s insurance plan. Instead, he decided to pay for
his insulin over the counter at list price. But the pharmacist told him
a month’s supply would be $1,300. He left empty-handed. Alec’s official cause of death
was diabetic ketoacidosis. “A couple of years ago, I
developed a heart condition. And I had to have my heart
restarted three times. After the third time
I had it restarted, the doctor suggested
I get heart surgery.” “When I was 13, I started
to get sick and really, really sick. I was very quickly
admitted into hospital, where after three weeks, I had
treatment for a brain virus.” “The cost of the operation,
I think, is about $60,000. And then the next day
when I left the hospital, and I got my bill, it
was a bill for parking. It was about $30.” “I was treated by rural
doctors, had several MRIs, lumbar punctures,
all for free.” “So I was pretty happy that
I lived in Canada and had universal health care.” “I couldn’t have survived
if I was in America.” “To know that I can get
sick, I can get injured, but I will still be taken
care of, that is freedom. This is not freedom.”
