Do you think the Quality of healthcare would improve or decline?
2006-10-02 08:24:03 · 11 answers · asked by londonhawk 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
CANADA CURRENTLY HAS A SHORTAGE OF DOCTORS
STATE FUNDED HEALTH CARE IS MORE EXPENSIVE
STATE FUNDED HEALTH CARE IS INEFFICIENT
2006-10-02 09:01:28 · answer #1 · answered by Jerome D 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Decline, your life will boil down to how much longer you have to live on average vrs how much more you can pay in in taxes. Also health care will be projected and it will be harder to deal with growth of a population and to deal with bad years. As it is now you charge and resupply, with universal heath care it is how many heart attacks do you get on average a year and that is what you will have supplies for, you won't get any more.
Britain and Canada both are having problems with cost and I have read some reports on some hospitals being shut down, I see no reason to believe that the same problems won't happen to us. Plus do you really want your health care done with the compitency and personal care of the IRS and the personal feeling you get from the DMV?
2006-10-02 15:48:13 · answer #2 · answered by JFra472449 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My first thought is to say decline, however, they have REALLY turned the military (VA clinics) around, so much so, that they are considered state of the art, and a privledge to use.
So, if they model after that, then it should be really good.
But you know what...any medical coverage to the uninsured would be a blessing.
It's insurance that has caused everything to go up...doctors and hospitals charge it because they know insurance will pay it.
IMO, let's make the insurance companies deny stuff and make them lower the rates again.
2006-10-02 15:30:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Initially it would probably decline because conservatives would try to screw it up since they hate everything that benefits anyone anywhere and because the government cannot seem to do anything right. Eventually, it would be better.
The real question is: Why is America the only developed country in the world that is incapable of doing what everyone else can do?
And remember, Bush has promised Iraqis that they all will have complete and full health care.
If we can do it for Iraq, why cannot we do it for Americans?
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galactic -
When was the last time you heard a Canadian complain about their system. Why do believe this crap?
2006-10-02 15:37:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Quality would remain about the same( there are already state funded insurances out there), but our taxes would go through the roof! We might have to wait longer for an appointment because people who have not been able to go to a doctor for years would now be in the system too.
2006-10-02 15:32:20 · answer #5 · answered by HEATHER 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Decline. Look at the health care system in Canada and you will understand.
2006-10-02 15:32:33 · answer #6 · answered by galactic_man_of_leisure 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Decline - Why do you think Canadian doctors come to America for treatment?
2006-10-02 15:47:39 · answer #7 · answered by Smart Kat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Decline......
i keep saying this but hospitals would be run like the DMV (and we know how incompetent those people are)
2006-10-02 15:27:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Decline. They would have to ration it to keep the costs down.
2006-10-02 15:25:59 · answer #9 · answered by American citizen and taxpayer 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Decline just because of the bureaucracy that would be added.
2006-10-02 15:38:51 · answer #10 · answered by Mutt 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
not sure on this...already pay a ton on health insurance and it doesn't cover everything. my siste rhad cancer and so i had to have a preventative ultrasound to make sure i didn't have the cancer too. well it cost me out of pocket $400...that stinks!
in order to have universal health coverage i think our taxes out of our paychecks would be like 50% YIKES!
2006-10-02 15:27:19 · answer #11 · answered by Jenn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋