Former Tennessean on TennCare Upgrades to Health Care in Greece

Here is yet another testimony to the fact that in every advanced or industrialized nation, except the U.S., healthcare for all is a top priority. The author's astonishment at the difference in the price of health care in Greece and the U.S. mirrors my own experiences in Canada and the U.S.

Also check out her blog; among her things she compares the price of strawberries purchased from Nashville's Green Hills Kroger to those purchased in Greece.

Elevated from the comments section:

"As a former Tennesseean who relied on TennCare, I've been distressed to read all the things that have been happening regarding TennCare of late.

I am now living in a country, and a continent, that places national health care as a top priority for all it's citizens (and the wives of their citizens, ie. me). The irony is, as cheap as the cost of healthcare and prescriptions is here in Greece, we can actually *afford* to pay for it without health insurance. The discrepancy in prices of healthcare/prescriptions here and that in America has astounded me. We are talking differences of 200%, sometimes more.

It's a damn shame, and I hope somehow the people who need TennCare come out on top."