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I don't think single payer is the way to go...the cost is being underestimated by those who support the idea. California would have passed it if the cost was supportable (and you know how we like taxes!)...
The Medicare for all idea is intriguing. I would be concerned about fraud. That would have to be addressed.
I don't think single payer is the way to go...the cost is being underestimated by those who support the idea. California would have passed it if the cost was supportable (and you know how we like taxes!)...
The Medicare for all idea is intriguing. I would be concerned about fraud. That would have to be addressed.
The article has flaws, including suggesting people in Canada wait for urgent cancer concerns, or wait for urgent brain surgery. We don't.
The article obfuscates the issue of drugs by focusing on approval processes in different countries, when it's the ability to have cheap access to the drugs that is more important. What good is a new drug to someone who isn't insured for it? Does it really matter that the US approve 4 more drugs in the same time period than the UK? It's a desperate argument.
Again, if UHC is so horrible, why is it that in countries like Canada, no one want to get rid of the system?
Could the fact that U.S. has 300+Million population and other countries like Canada work with 30+Million population. All the countries in Europe are all smaller populated countries vs the U.S. huge population. I don't know what are the answers and so many who think they know get a lot of push back and negative inputs.
I hear the U.S. is $20T in debt and so many countries are deep in debt too. Where does all that debt end up. Erase the debts and keep printing money. Do our best with the tax systems and go on.
Most drug approvals are for: 1. me-too drugs 2. New indications. From the FDA:
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Pediatric exclusivity does not accrue only to the product that was studied in the pediatric population. It attaches to all the applicant's formulations, dosage forms, and indications for products with existing marketing exclusivity or patent life that contain the same active moiety. For example, if a firm markets an oral formulation, a topical cream, and an ophthalmic containing the same active moiety and all the products have remaining marketing exclusivity or patent life, and if the firm conducts studies regarding the active moiety in accordance with a Written Request, 6 months additional exclusivity will be granted to ALL DOSAGE FORMS AND ALL INDICATIONS with the same active moiety as the drug studied.
Looking at drug approvals is a very bad measure for comparisons.
The big problem with single payer is similar to ACA's problem - most employer insured are relatively happy with what they have. That's most people. Much fewer people will gain from changes to the status quo.
Could the fact that U.S. has 300+Million population and other countries like Canada work with 30+Million population. All the countries in Europe are all smaller populated countries vs the U.S. huge population. I don't know what are the answers and so many who think they know get a lot of push back and negative inputs.
I hear the U.S. is $20T in debt and so many countries are deep in debt too. Where does all that debt end up. Erase the debts and keep printing money. Do our best with the tax systems and go on.
It's not the size of the population that really makes the difference IMO. It's the political set up. State rights, vs Federal rights etc. Once you clear a path for UHC, the numbers shouldn't make a difference.
Gee, I thought you folks to the north envied our system?
I have/had enough family and friends in the US to see the good and the bad. If you have great affordable coverage in the US, you're fine...kind of. Moving about is more difficult I understand. Having to change coverage at 65 is another. It's all seamless here in Canada.
I posted this video in another thread, but it gives two doctors view on UHC
Could the fact that U.S. has 300+Million population and other countries like Canada work with 30+Million population. All the countries in Europe are all smaller populated countries vs the U.S. huge population. I don't know what are the answers and so many who think they know get a lot of push back and negative inputs.
I hear the U.S. is $20T in debt and so many countries are deep in debt too. Where does all that debt end up. Erase the debts and keep printing money. Do our best with the tax systems and go on.
In modern banking systems, debt is money. If we "erase the debts" we are pulling money out of the economy. This is a big problem because it leads to deflation and what's commonly called a "crash".
You are correct in noting that the only solution politicians have is "printing money" which today means issuing more debt. The bankers are happy to accommodate their spending because they earn a vig on every deal.
As far as healthcare goes, "free" government debt/money dumped into the hands of the insurance industry has done nothing but raise prices for consumers. Sure it has helped a tiny fraction of the sob-story cases get coverage, but these could have been funded anyway at a small fraction of what we pay now.
Again, would Single Payer be the same as Medicare for all.
People do have to take more responsibility for their own health, first and foremost. Stay out of doctors and hospitals.
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