Universal Health Care

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What does everyone think about universal healthcare?

I'll give it a go first. I'm a big supporter, but I also think that a two tier system makes sense with regards to non-essential services.

Also out of curiosity, let's say I'm in the US and I'm a poor intercity type character, with no health coverage or money to pay out of pocket for treatment. I get in a car crash and need to go to a hospital, what happens to me?

[hmkpoker]

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let's say I'm in the US and I'm a poor intercity type character, with no health coverage or money to pay out of pocket for treatment. I get in a car crash and need to go to a hospital, what happens to me?

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Well for starters, you don't post things like this anymore...

[Richard Tanner]

Universal health care is great on the surface but underneath is filled with problems like doctor swapping (the overall lessening of personal services because doctors are so busy and often suffled) and the the overall disinterest in becoming a doctor due to the lack of pay.

I love the idea if we did away with money and lived in a perfectly communist society, but in the real world, nope sorry to many negitives for me.

As for your question, you die on the street (or recover from your injuries). That's a little harsh, actually you are taken to a hospital, stabilized, released, then die in the steps, which are much nicer then the street.

Cody

[Olof]

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Universal health care is great on the surface but underneath is filled with problems like doctor swapping (the overall lessening of personal services because doctors are so busy and often suffled) and the the overall disinterest in becoming a doctor due to the lack of pay

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I don't think this is true. A Swedish doctor has about a third of the purchasing power of an American doctor, yet entry to medical school is more competitive here than in the US.

[BadBoyBenny]

Hot chicks will still want doctors if they make less than they do now, and their mothers will want them to marry them.

I think it is more likely that you might end up with doctors working less hours if they are less paid, which could result in the need for more doctors, which could result in medical schools lowering acceptance standards... you know where I'm going with this.

On the other hand, if I;m in a major emergency, maybe having someone who couldn't quite get into medical school under the current system is better than having someone who has worked for 16 hours straight.

[Myrtle]

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What does everyone think about universal healthcare?

I'll give it a go first. I'm a big supporter, but I also think that a two tier system makes sense with regards to non-essential services.

Also out of curiosity, let's say I'm in the US and I'm a poor intercity type character, with no health coverage or money to pay out of pocket for treatment. I get in a car crash and need to go to a hospital, what happens to me?

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What does the report card of how it's working in Canada say?

[Matty]

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What does the report card of how it's working in Canada say?

[/ QUOTE ]The report card is very good, while costing a lot less than what America pays.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadia...stems_compared

[Myrtle]

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What does the report card of how it's working in Canada say?

[/ QUOTE ]The report card is very good, while costing a lot less than what America pays.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadia...stems_compared

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.....thanks much for the link, Grey.

I must advise you, however, to be very careful with things like this, or you will be in danger of being branded as one of those radicals on this board who let facts get in the way of today's popular, revisionist horseshit opinions....

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[bdk3clash]

I'm sure that most people who oppose universal health care in the United States would be surprised to learn that under the current hodgepodge of private insurance and health care providers the United States "does not have anywhere near the best health in the world." (Journal of the American Medical Association, July 2000), even though our per-capita medical spending is quite high compared to other countries.

[Myrtle]

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I'm sure that most people who oppose universal health care in the United States would be surprised to learn that under the current hodgepodge of private insurance and health care providers the United States "does not have anywhere near the best health in the world." (Journal of the American Medical Association, July 2000), even though our per-capita medical spending is quite high compared to other countries.

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Gee whiz.....I wonder what kind of conclusions can be drawn from that?