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True there is no pure free market system out there. But a pure government run system has its problems.
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The King's Fund think tank believes the number of patients waiting for operations in England will soon top four million - for the first time in nearly a decade - and that could prove to be the tipping point for public and political opinion. Growing waiting times threat to NHS - BBC News
I think you need some mix of both public and private services. It's just a matter of figuring out the right mix for different countries.
Here's my health care plan; a phone book and a phone. Start dialing.
So plan ahead and choose wisely among the hundreds of offerings to pick the one that gives you the lowest co-pay, lowest deductible and does not limit you to an in network doctor along with carefully studying the reams of fine print stipulating what you're not covered for and maybe even have a number of them on speed dial 'cause you just never know if the accident that renders you immobile causes two broken arms and you have to use your nose to select TALK.
Single payer, nor Universal members need to worry about that foolishness. THEY'RE FULLY COVERED AT BIRTH.
Here's my health care plan; a phone book and a phone. Start dialing.
Start dialing a lawyer, that is. Because you'd need one in order to find an insurance plan that has the fine print with the least potential to screw ya over if you ever need it one day.
Maybe some Americans exaggerate the numbers but Canadians do go abroad for medical treatment as an alternative to their system. I don't know why Ali Velshi tried so hard to deny this.
Start dialing a lawyer, that is. Because you'd need one in order to find an insurance plan that has the fine print with the least potential to screw ya over if you ever need it one day.
My tongue in cheek "health care plan" does have a caveat. You need a market-based health care system. It won't work in the convoluted system we have now. Insurance, whether it is home or auto, is fundamentally the same business. Why is it that you never see or hear an Aetna commercial but can't get away from Geico commercials? If you can answer this question, you have found what is ailing the industry.
The rest of the world has it figured out. What's wrong with the U.S. ?
You cannot even finance Medicare in its current form.
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