Can Any Country With A Population Roughly Equivalent To The USA Have Socialized Healthcare?

Question

But more importantly, can their socialized healthcare yield a higher average death age than the USA?

((Populations MUST be equivalent, most countries that have socialized healthcare actually have a GREATER average death age, HOWEVER, they do so with 1/10th the population. ))

I suppose I'm looking for someone to name a country that has an equivalent population and also has socialized healthcare with an equivalent or better average death age.

Answer 1

Socialized medicine is a total failure everywhere its tried. I can't understand why people in this country seem to want to embrace the concept. Maybe they just don't want to deal with life's responsibilities or maybe they are just greedy and think they are getting something for nothing.

Compare Canada to the US. There they have to wait 3 - 6 months for a bypass operation, or more than 2 days to repair a broken hip. I wonder what these proponents would think if their mother was in a hospital bed for more than 2 days waiting to have their broken hip repaired.

Somehow, I don't think Hillary would ever wait that long. Truly a system of haves and have nots.

We need to get more gvmt out of our health care. Before Hillary diddled with forcing us into HMO's there were only 23 million without health care, today there are more than 47 million and cost are 4-5 times what they were BH. (Before Hillary)

And yes, Hillary DID change our health care, but not to the extent she wanted to - thank God!

Check out the wait times from Canada's great socialized health care system from the link below.

Answer 2

The EU which has a population greater than the US has universal health care.

The US could easily succeed at universal health care if it broke down the federal control of the system into regionalized or state levels.

For an example:
The UK has 55,000,000 not 1/10th of the population of the US
Germany has 80,000,000 not 1/10th of the population of the US
France has 65,000,000 not 1/10th of the population of the US
Italy has 60,000,000 not 1/10th of the population of the US

All share health care between each other and each citizen of the EU is entitled to free health care in the member states and that total populace is over 400,000,000.

Considering the wealth of the USA the population requirement you give is nonsensical and not a valid argument.

Answer 3

It is an enormous challenge that could very well change the fabric of our nation either good or bad. I believe it is an issue that will be bounced back and forth for the next 100 years. It will take that long for the American government to compromise on such a large issue.
Many politicians have ideas that are far away from our current government. The changes they want will dictate their stance on socialized medicine. It is an issue that won't be concluded in our lifetime.

Answer 4

the european which has a inhabitants better useful than the U. S. has extensive-unfold wellbeing care. the U. S. would desire to prefer to truly succeed at extensive-unfold wellbeing care if it broke down the federal administration of the kit into regionalized or state levels. For an social gathering: the united kingdom has fifty 5,000,000 no longer a million/10th of the inhabitants of the U. S. Germany has 80,000,000 no longer a million/10th of the inhabitants of the U. S. France has sixty 5,000,000 no longer a million/10th of the inhabitants of the U. S. Italy has 60,000,000 no longer a million/10th of the inhabitants of the U. S. All share wellbeing care between one yet yet another and each and each citizen of the european is entitled to unfastened wellbeing care indoors the member states and that complete inhabitants is over 4 hundred,000,000. thinking the wealth of the u . s . the inhabitants requirement you furnish is nonsensical and not a valid argument.

Answer 5

40 % of US health care money is wasted on paperwork. Claims are submitted, claims are denied, appeals are made, appeals are denied, it all employs a bunch of paper pushing bureaucrats who are NOT doctors or nurses or lab techs. Here is another stat you should be aware of, especially with Ford Motor Co's recent posting of a nearly $13 billion loss for 2006--health coverage for US workers adds $1,100 to the cost of every car produced in the US, but because both Canada and Japan have national health care, health coverage in those countries adds only $100 to the cost of each car produced there. So you can stick with this dying system and watch it strangle your most important businesses (maybe even the one you work for!), or reform it into something realistic. Your choice.

Answer 6

You seem to assume that the per capita death rate should increase as population increases, but you don't say why that should be the case... all other things being equal.

Answer 7

YES, of course it can...you need to liberate yourself from the control of corporations on your government and regain your hijacked democracy. Remember, the corporations are unelected, yet they set the agenda for you.

Answer 8

how about we cut out the middle man (HMO). Single payer system is the only answer.

Answer 9

indeed!!