I had an argument with a political rival of mine (though a great friend) about universal healthcare.
I presented this argument:
I come from Israel (a country that provides universal healthcare coverage for all its citizens). I have read up on other systems, and many have claimed that they are horrible, but I would present the contrary for Israel. Anyone can see a doctor at any point in time, there are no months of waiting, and there are opportunities to add to your health insurance to increase coverage to more than the basic.
Everyone pays 5% of their gross salary and get full coverage, and if you don't make money, you're still covered. The benefit is really in the fact that you don't have to be on your deathbed to see a doctor, and many of our major illnesses get taken care of early because of preventative medicine.
I'm under the impression that if the US implemented universal healthcare, it would end up paying for itself because we would save so much on expensive care ....
2006-12-11
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