For the record, I'm not for Universal Health Care. I admit at one time I thought it might be a good idea until I saw the PBS special on health care. Even though other countries have low to no cost programs, the quality did suffer. I don't agree with Hillary's plan. I think I just wanted to point out that because a country has universal health care like Great Britain it doesn't make the country as a whole socialism. That and the US has a health care cost problem. I do believe the US has the best system as far as quality is concerned. Where reform is needed is in costs. I think work needs to be done on better coverage at reasonable premiums on some insurance plans and full-time workers are provided with good health insurance. I believe Medicare needs to be reformed too. Although their is government medical assistance, there is a gap for those who "make too much" to qualify yet cannot afford private health insurance costs. I think health care costs is a big reason why many people voted for Obama. I don't think it's because people don't work hard looking for a handout. I think many do work hard and medical costs are hurting them financially and health wise. I do believe people should take a responsibility in taking care of themselves and using preventive care. Some don't go into the doctors though either because they have no insurance or even with the insurance they have they cannot afford the co payments and deductibles. I know putting off preventive care just makes the bill larger in the long run. At the time when a person can't pay for it, what can they do?
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I do believe the US has the best system as far as quality is concerned.
quality of health care.... I have a sister living in France,a sister being a surgical nurse in Sweden, a daughter in Denmark and a son in Sweden...and of course I live here... ALL of them say their health care quality is the best! lol
but since I have not been ill in France, nor Denmark I cannot comment on their care, but I can on the US and Swedish. both are high quality , with the difference that in the US you will get 'better' care , because you can get it when you need it, sooner...Sweden tends to have better equipment...reason for that it that US hospitals are run like a business where you buy equipment , run it , use it and eventually get new....in Sweden you tend to (at least up to a few years ago) buy the latest ,newest , no matter of the cost ,since its charged off to the tax payers anyway....
our health care here is of great quality, the cost is actually less than in Sweden, but there you see/notice less of the cost ,since its "free" = paid for by taxes.....but as a whole it costs more per patient! just a different way to pay for it... personally I prefer this way , because of other parts to the system...like you can pick your doctor ,its not assigned per zip code etc...and you can actually get a surgery , even if you might need to pay for it, that is 'deemmed' that you are too old for over there...