"The US came last in the overall rankings, which also included data from Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands and New Zealand."
This is what those of us who support real health reform see. We have the power to create the kind of America we want to live in. Scare tactics are used to distort what is possible. The myth about the inefficiency of socialized medicine is exposed in this report, amongst others. It says "The UK has relatively short waiting times for basic medical care and non-emergency access to services after hours, but has longer waiting times for specialist care and elective, non-emergency surgery." And that's the way it should be. Their focus is on care that is needed, and care this is elective can wait.
There is a moral issue at stake when we debate whether health care's costs and provision should be driven by free market economics. Should private companies be allowed to drive up prices to improve their profits? Should they be able to decide who gets health care and who doesn't? Should they be able to decide that someone cannot get health care because they have a preexisting condition? The decision to have a for-profit health care system is a decision to help a few people make vast sums of money at the expense of the sick. Recommended books:The Healing of America, Sick, Landmark, Critical Condition, About Canada: Health Care
Recommended video: Sicko
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