Rebirth in 1989: Creating the Chinese Technology Empire

Chapter 222: Not worrying about scarcity but worrying about injustice: Exposing the lie of free medi

"Sir, compared to having a disease that can be treated, I think it is more important to have the courage to treat a disease."

In the villa, Xu Li looked at the old man and said seriously.These words made the old man look solemn, and he gave Xu Huasheng a look, indicating Xu Huasheng to continue.

"The principle of being willing to treat patients when they are sick is that we cannot let our people become poor or return to poverty due to illness. It is very common for a disease to deplete a family. It is not that our hospitals cannot treat some diseases, but that people do not dare to treat them. Look. The charges are too high, and the family only has so little income, what do you think?"

Xu Huasheng sighed, and these words made the boss also sigh, because this kind of thing is very common in China today.Once they get a serious illness, many people choose not to take medical care.Some diseases can be cured with money, but it is precisely the people who have no money. This is so sad.

"So, Sir, it is urgent to establish universal medical insurance or universal social security. Now state-owned enterprises can pay social security, but the private enterprises below cannot pay, vendors cannot pay, and farmers cannot pay. Sir, is this fair? To use a bad phrase, why can state-owned enterprises enjoy this treatment? Isn’t this cultivating a privileged class? Employees of state-owned enterprises contribute to the country, but don’t farmers contribute? Farmers grow food to feed the people in the city, but as a result, the city People have social security and pensions. When they retire, they can receive wages and live happily in their old age. But what about farmers? Don’t farmers create value? Don’t they pay public grain? Why should they have to rely on their children to support themselves after retirement? Why? They can't afford to get sick or even die. I think this is the biggest injustice to farmers. Let's talk about workers and peasants. Farmers have fed the whole country in difficult times. Now there are benefits. Why are only workers benefiting but not farmers? ah……"

Speaking of this, Xu Huasheng felt angry.

Why should farmers be bullied?Workers create value for the country through their work, but don’t farmers do the same?How much public grain do farmers pay each year for farming?

Listening to the resentment in Xu Huasheng's mouth, the boss's eyes were filled with helplessness.

"Xiao Sheng, if I leave this matter to you, how would you handle it?"

The old man asked directly.

"I……"

The boss's words immediately confused Xu Huasheng.If you were yourself, how would you handle it?

"Government grain is counted as salary. If you pay the public grain for one year, it will be counted as one year's salary, and you will pay social security according to workers' standards."

Xu Huasheng said directly.

"Whose salary counts? How much salary is appropriate? You must know that some places do not pay public food. If wages are really counted, how much social security does the state need to pay them every year? Will the public food they pay be enough to pay after they are sold? Social security? Do you know how many farmers there are in the country? Do you know how much money the country will need to spend if all these people pay social security? Does our country have so much money?"

The boss's series of rhetorical questions left Xu Huasheng at a loss as to how to answer.

"Xiao Sheng, we also know it's unfair. But what can we do? If our country has endless money, let alone pay social security to farmers. We can even pay them every month. But we have no money. Ah, this is why we are reforming and opening up now. Reform and opening up is to make money. After making money, we can develop the economy. Only when the economy develops can these things be solved bit by bit. When we have money in the future, let's not say that we will not let farmers pay public grain. If you have money, you can directly provide subsidies to farmers, which is no problem. But you must have money first..."

The old man's voice was full of helplessness, and his heart was also difficult.

The Chinese country is too big, with too many people, and there are many things that need to be solved.Any small matter becomes a big event if it involves billions of people.Poverty needs to be solved internally, and powerful enemies need to be defended externally.In recent years, it has been threatened by the United States and blackmailed by the Soviet Union.

After defeating little Japan, they started a civil war. After fighting the civil war, they attacked the US military. After fighting the United States, they attacked India. Then they attacked the monkeys and the Soviet Union.It can be said that this suffering country has never experienced stability in these years.It is not easy to be here today.

Xu Li looked at the old man and felt that he had simplified things.This country is too complicated, and some things cannot be so ideal.

"But the universal health insurance you mentioned can still be done."

The boss looked at Xu Huasheng and said with certainty, Xu Huasheng is not quite right. Only by establishing a complete national medical insurance policy can the problem of people who are sick and dare not seek medical treatment be solved to the greatest extent.

"Yes, Sir, even if universal social security cannot be realized, universal medical insurance should also be realized as soon as possible. If we want people to dare to get medical treatment when they are sick, in addition to universal medical insurance, I think there is another thing that needs to be paid attention to."

Xu Huasheng's words made the boss look curious again.

"That is to prevent the medical system from being over-industrialized. Once the medical system is over-industrialized, the hospital becomes a business. How can a for-profit medical system allow people to afford medical treatment? Now many people in China are advocating foreign methods. Free medical care, yes, some foreign countries do provide free medical care. But sir, do you know how those capitalists play?"

Xu Huasheng said with a smile, and the boss looked at Xu Huasheng curiously.

"First of all, their so-called universal free medical care is not really free medical care. This medical fee is paid by the insurance company, and ordinary people need to pay a large amount of medical insurance to enjoy this policy. If you don't pay the medical insurance, You also need to pay for medical treatment out of your own pocket. And there is an upper limit on the amount of so-called free medical care, such as a medical quota of [-] US dollars per person per year. After you use up this quota, you need to pay for the extra money out of your own pocket. There are also some countries where There are also restrictions on diseases, the maximum amount that can be reimbursed for a disease, and if it exceeds the limit, you will still have to spend money.”

Xu Huasheng's words made the old man nod.

"Secondly, and the most annoying thing, is their medical appointment system. You need to make an appointment to see a doctor. For example, if you break your arm and you go to the hospital, their hospital may check you first and say you need surgery. The key point is There are too many people undergoing surgery. I will make an appointment for one month or two months later, and then I will prescribe you some painkillers and ask you to go home and wait. Sir, don’t you think this is a scam? I broke my arm. I have already grown up in two months, so what’s the point of having surgery? What if you don’t want to wait? It’s very simple. Go to a private hospital. If you go to a private hospital, you may be able to have surgery tomorrow, but you need to spend your own money. Money. Sir, can you believe it? Public hospitals in many European and American countries do not have emergency services at night. If you get sick at night, you have to wait until dawn or go to a private hospital..."

As soon as Xu Huasheng said these words, the boss couldn't help but grin.

"Also, medical expenses in European and American countries are very expensive. Many times when you get sick, your medical insurance is simply not enough, so you have to spend your own money. In European and American countries, the medical system is industrialized, private hospitals, and pharmaceutical giants, Insurance companies, their purpose is to make money. Do you want these people to do charity? Is it possible? With them, is it possible to provide free medical care? Even if minor illnesses are usually free, as long as you get a serious illness, they will earn back your money. Unless you never get seriously ill for the rest of your life..."

Xu Huasheng's words made the boss laugh.Yes, these institutions are all about making money.Buyers are not as good as sellers. They both want to make money. Where does the money come from?It must come from the patient.As long as this model exists, the so-called free medical care is the biggest lie spun by Western capitalists.