(other than high taxes)
2007-03-27 16:26:12 · 5 answers · asked by southernsweetbeach 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
No, the care is not as good in universal systems. Many foreigners come to USA for care.
2007-03-27 16:31:38 · answer #1 · answered by Wolfpacker 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Is communism a good idea? Some would say yes; however, history proves this wrong. Humans are by nature lazy, if there is no incentive i.e. financial gain why would anybody strive to be better? Why would a physician perfect new and improved ways of knee replacement, ACL repair, CABG, and the list goes on if they are paid the same as a physician who does little for the advancement of medicine.
The problem is not with the medical community; look to lawyers and insurance companies and you will find corruption and exploitation of the American working man.
2007-03-27 23:42:36 · answer #2 · answered by David K 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
it really depends on how it's inacted...
right now our government spends a ton on healthcare alone... grants for drug research and so on...
the question here is... what about the millions that don't have consistent care?
in other countries... care is sometimes a little worse, yet everyone has access... and is ANYONE naive enough to think it would be anymore a month than most people are paying for health insurance already?
is anyone involved in business and see how much money businesses spend on it? you take half of that and you have more than enough for a national system... it's 100s of billions...
taxes would probably go up some... but odds are, it would go up less than what you pay for insurance now... so most people would make money on the deal...
care in other countries is 2 to 3 times cheaper (compared to a dollar to dollar rate) than what the average cost in the US is...
they are maximizing profit and no one shops around for healthcare...
2007-03-28 01:19:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Quality of care will suffer greatly because the system will be totally overwhelmed and many health professionals will find it unnacceptable to work for. Short of staff and supplies (due to limited funds) it will be very unpopular.
2007-03-27 23:57:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's for lazy people. Lots of people would quit working if they got free healthcare
2007-03-27 23:30:27 · answer #5 · answered by duck 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋