Do you think the costs of universal healthcare would be out of this world?

Answer 1

Yes, and their billing department is somewhere near Vega.

Answer 2

No I don't think the cost of universal healthcare would be out of this world. Think of the things it would change. It would improve the health of all people--not just a few. There would be an adjustment period but I think in the long run it's the right thing to do for all Americans.

Answer 3

You get what you pay for. There would be a HUGE change in services. What those in the States have come to expect will be drastically different. And with the current shortage of healthcare workers you could wait 6 months for routine surgeries like knee or hip surgery, tonsillectomies, hysterectomies. Currently there is a modified universal healthcare in the US - called Medicare/Medicaid. Some doctors refuse to take these patients or have a quota of how many they will see.
Did you know that Cancer Treatment Centers of America limits the number of medicare patients they take? You have to wait months & months if you want to go there if you have Medicare - and what cancer patient can wait????? I think it is their way of saying no. They did this to my mom (now deceased). This is widespread among private hospitals and doctors. University, county and state institutions must take everyone so they are bombarded with a disproportionate number of poor and nonpaying patients. They struggle to maintain the quality and services that are expected by the public.

Answer 4

Currently, in the U.S., administrative costs are 1/3 of the total. Having the government run things will only add layers of bureaucracy , needless duplication, needless duplication and a 9-5 attitude among health care providers. People with means come from Canada for things like total hips, cancer therapy and a long list of other things. If you really want a national system, you'll have to build it from the ground up, starting with the schools. People will be better off if they start exercising, etc. We have an unhealthy lifestyle and there is so much self-inflicted disease. short answer-cost will be prohibitive.

Answer 5

If by universal, you mean global, the costs would be irrelevant, because that's an impossibility. If you mean nationally, to implement a system in the US similiar to a socialized system you might see in Europe, yes, and it would destroy health care itself. Why? Several reasons. Who controls health care in America? Drug companies (don't believe me? Turn on your TV for about 20 minutes and see how many drug commercials you see). Are Americans willing to compromise the quality of their health care to provide national coverage? I doubt it. In other countries, it may be free to get a blood test run, but be sure to show up at the clinic at 6 AM and be prepared to wait all day. Health care coverage is the kind of election issue politicians talk about to avoid talking about things that could change. No one, especially not the government, really wants to implement a national system. Ask Hilliary Clinton about that. She tried in 1996.

Answer 6

The costs of universal health care would be lower than current costs because universal health care would make for set prices for treatments and procedures and eliminate the "health goes to those who can pay the most" mentality of most doctors.

Answer 7

You could go either way with the answer to this one. It would be prohibitive in cost if everything was covered.
If you start leaving things off that are not core to health care (ie discretionary removal of warts on arms and legs) then the cost will go down.

Answer 8

no it wouldnt and universal health care doesnt have to be a prememium health care for everyone. it should be a system where all the neccesities are covered. if people want a more premium coverage then they could pay for the additons themselves or jobs can offer them as a part of a benefits package. however there should be some sort of basic coverage that is giving to everyone. its unhuman to allow people to not have health care.

Answer 9

it will be until the focus changes to wellness care. But I'd rather have ANY kind of universal health care -- even some loathesome socialist program -- instead of NOTHING. And that's pretty close to what we have now. Medicare / Medicaid is a joke.

Answer 10

It depends. Would there be limits on care? Fees? Maybe not.
No limits. Absolutely, it would be outrageously expensive.

Government run health care forces the decisions to be made at the legislative level. There is no way that "congressman b" is going to vote against your grandmother getting as many days on the life support as you think she needs.

Answer 11

I"m not sure about costs, but there would be HUGE waiting lists for medical procedures. That's what happened in Canada.