Many people have said we need a National Healthcare system similar to Canada and the UK. Is this more political rhetoric or is there really something to this?
2007-01-15 15:40:05 · 9 answers · asked by JuniorCalon 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
In theory National Healtcare sounds great but in practice it rarely is. Currently the government is handling Medicare and the VA Healthcare (Veterans Administration) and if they are any indication of how the government would handle the whole country then I'd have to say, stay away from it.
Why to the wealthy Canadians come to the US for quality Healthcare in a timely fashion, if there system is so great???
We already have woeful waste of our resources, misuse of emergency services and people going to the doctor's office or worse the ER for every little hangnail. Some common sense would greatly improve our current situation, but as common sense is apparently very UNcommon I won't hold my breath!
2007-01-15 16:37:27 · answer #1 · answered by Aine 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reasoning is only so more people become dependent on the government therefore legitimizing its reason for existence.
Personally I don't want to wait more than an hour or so to get an xray. When I needed minor surgery I was the one that got to choose when I wanted to schedule it -- not the government.
Look at some of the european countries who have been offering it -- services were bad, you had to get on a waiting list and the system is going broke. Holland is a good example. No more free healthcare for them -- they finally wised up.
2007-01-15 15:46:30 · answer #2 · answered by curious_One 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The monied can get X-rays "in a hurry"! Must be like McDonald's. It takes 6 hours of waiting in an ER to be seen, unless life threatening, and that is where the poor get most there health care. The rest of us get it there at nights and on weekends when our Md's are not available. My last ER visit cost $3,000!
People should have access to health-care, rich or poor! The monied still get there X-rays and surgery on demand!
The US has the highest infant morbidity and mortality rate in the industrilaized nations. We do so poor because of our non medical care for those who cannot afford it until they are dead!
The Health-care Industry has too many middle men, like my old HMO whose president was getting a 2 million dollar salary, a 12 million dollar bonus, and all the stockholders got paid! They screw the little people by overcharging and denying benefits!
Maybe we should adopt an animal that speaks Australian!
2007-01-15 15:55:53 · answer #3 · answered by cantcu 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2016-12-02 08:39:41 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People in Canada can wait years for elective surgery. While national heath care is great in theory, there are still a lot of things that need fixing.
2007-01-15 15:47:30 · answer #5 · answered by thrill88 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Our representatives, who are supplied with the finest health care, at the taxpayers expense are turning a deaf ear to the medical needs of the population, both young and old. We all need health care from cradle to grave.
National health care when done properly can be a good thing.
2007-01-15 16:08:20 · answer #6 · answered by madisonian51 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
if you have healthcare, youre paying for it, AND included in those payments you are paying for those who cant afford it. if a person goes to a doctor, or emergency room, the hospital cannot turn them away if they cannot afford to pay for their visit. those expenses are passed onto those who can afford it......any chance you believe the system is working?
2007-01-15 15:48:20 · answer #7 · answered by bush deathgrip 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
PEople who do call it "political rhetoric" as you say are just cheap they dont want to pay higher taxes.
2007-01-15 15:48:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If we do that, where will the Canadians go when they need quality health care in a timely manor?
2007-01-15 15:49:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋