Posted by JM Ashby
For all the screeching about how we have the best healthcare system in the world, there sure is a lot of evidence to the contrary.
Take for example, Malyia Jeffers, a 2-year-old Sacramento girl who was forced to have several limbs amputated because her parents waited in an emergency room for five hours.
Once they arrived, Malyia developed bruise-like splotches on her cheeks and eventually couldn't muster the strength to walk.
Even with these symptoms, emergency room personnel told the family to wait. More than five hours later, Jeffers told KTXL that he couldn't take it anymore.
In addition to the fact that their 2-year-old daughter had to have her feet and left hand amputated following their journey to three different hospitals, the family is now faced with the epic costs of the Best Healthcare in the World™
The bill for the helicopter transport alone is $26,000. Although the family is currently staying at the Ronald McDonald House for $10 per day, their other expenses are being paid out-of-pocket and Jeffers describes their insurance policy as inconsistent at best.
I was going to title this post "Third World Healthcare" but after further thought I considered that to be an insult to Third World healthcare.
Good thing our new Congressional Overlords are on the case, looking for ways to "kill the job-killing government takeover of healthcare."