I have traveled all around the world, and while there are a few places worse - esp. in the developing world, there are many places better.
I live in Thailand, where the medical care is head and shoulders above the U.S. and extremely cheap besides.
I was just in UK visiting a friend. His son had an ear infection and we ended up at the National Health Service "socialized medicine" emergency room. The wait was not as long as my last experience at an emergency room in Brooklyn, New York (FOUR hour wait and it cost a fortune).
2006-10-15 02:24:43 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Who is **cough** defending it? I only **sneeze, wheeze** hear complaints. And I think I'm moving to Thailand.
2006-10-15 02:34:49 · answer #1 · answered by jkv1111 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are a lot of special interests that make a lot of money off of the system as it operates now. If it was changed, they would not make that kind of money. They buy the politicians so that there is no change.
Why do Americans continue to pay exorbitant prices for drugs? Same reason.
I work in health care and it is sad the way that things are managed.
2006-10-15 02:36:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-19 10:34:44 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have the finest , most modern health care in the world .
When rich people from countries with state run systems need more than a band aide , they come here .
Yes , we pay for it .
Our old and poor have government and private programs to assist them . Like nearly all government programs these are full of fraud and waste .
I , for one , don't want government running Health Care and making decisions for me .
Or taxing me 70-80% to pay for it.
2006-10-15 02:49:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Our "broken down" system has provided most of the innovations and drugs now available worldwide. This would not have been possible without a free market and the profit motive to encourage companies to take risks and allow them to re-invest billions of dollars into research.
2006-10-15 02:36:02 · answer #5 · answered by Eric H 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
They don't want to fix it or pay to make it better coz most don't even think it should exist in the first place. Sad, huh?
There'd be more people working if it were a better system....
2006-10-15 02:27:33 · answer #6 · answered by *babydoll* 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm waiting for 'robodoc'...lots of people have home PC's, with USB interface, you could have your BP cuff, thermometer, and webcam plugged in to your 'comp and have a 'virtual doctor visit'...imagine a USB webcam-otoscope...gee-whiz-bang woohoo! LOL
2006-10-15 02:38:42 · answer #7 · answered by gokart121 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Been to Thailand and UK too, both health services suck. Try again.
2006-10-15 04:14:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I haven't heard anybody defending it. If anything, it is always the opposite.
2006-10-15 02:28:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
do you know ?
2006-10-15 02:28:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋