TestifyToLove
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No, but they let people in for work related reasons. And, since his original citizenship is India, he's got better access to enter some of the European nations. Most of Europe is desperate for workforce. If he goes to college and has a marketable skill, then yes he can search for jobs in nations with Socialized medicine. They will let him in, and working should give him access to the medical care system, but they won't necessarily give him citizenship.
I actually know some Hemophilia young adults who have moved into countries with socialized medicine for this reason, because at least under socialized medicine you can access the meds that keep you alive.
I'm really ticked at the US system. And, on this point, CF and Hemophilia are similiar. Both you can maintain on, but require access to life saving medication. Without those meds, you can die pretty quickly. But, here in the US when these children reach adulthood what options are available to them? Not nearly enough, not until they are so sick that the medications aren't going to be nearly as effective.
Another CF mom was telling me this spring that our state is starting to kick the CFers off state insurance and aren't counting CF as an automatic qualifier anymore. The stated reason is that with the increasing life expectancy, CF is transitioning to a chronic condition from a terminal condition. But, as she rightly pointed out, CF can only be a chronic condition IF you are very aggressive with treatment and constantly getting access to treatments, meds, doctors, etc. Take away the health insurance...and it goes right back to being terminal quickly because you have no resources to fight it with.
Its a catch-22 in this nation. And, I really think a nation as wealthy as this one has NO excuse for leaving our most vunerable, our children with medical conditions, without good options for care.
I actually know some Hemophilia young adults who have moved into countries with socialized medicine for this reason, because at least under socialized medicine you can access the meds that keep you alive.
I'm really ticked at the US system. And, on this point, CF and Hemophilia are similiar. Both you can maintain on, but require access to life saving medication. Without those meds, you can die pretty quickly. But, here in the US when these children reach adulthood what options are available to them? Not nearly enough, not until they are so sick that the medications aren't going to be nearly as effective.
Another CF mom was telling me this spring that our state is starting to kick the CFers off state insurance and aren't counting CF as an automatic qualifier anymore. The stated reason is that with the increasing life expectancy, CF is transitioning to a chronic condition from a terminal condition. But, as she rightly pointed out, CF can only be a chronic condition IF you are very aggressive with treatment and constantly getting access to treatments, meds, doctors, etc. Take away the health insurance...and it goes right back to being terminal quickly because you have no resources to fight it with.
Its a catch-22 in this nation. And, I really think a nation as wealthy as this one has NO excuse for leaving our most vunerable, our children with medical conditions, without good options for care.