Comments on: Government backed healthcare

By: Gh0st4unt3r

Gh0st4unt3r — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:49:06 +0000

I think that the Goverment in every country should provide the same level of health care and treat every person equal and not to just by wealth.

I am from the UK so we do have the NHS (National Health Service) which is Goverment funded, but yes there is a catch,

All workers pay taxes to the Goverment (Income Tax) which does pay towards the NHS, Police, Fire Deparments, Schools, and many other public sectors.

So i would have to say that the Goverment should provide this in every country which would work a lot better and would cover for people who can not afford health care.

By: kotosof

kotosof — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 04:19:39 +0000

For me, its just that people are not satisfied with what they have now without realizing they have now the best. Like when we went to a hospital in a foreign country (I won’t mention the name), like what admin said you get treated but you’ll be scared by their facilities. The good ones they have are what people call here the cheap ones.

By: admin

admin — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:46:03 +0000

It has been a while since I lived overseas, but you really have to have seen first hand just what kind of health care people in places like England have before you talk about how great it is. Sure everyone is provided care, but if you were served by their system, like I was, you would be appalled by the quality of the facilities, the equipment and the timeliness of the services provided. Part of the problem with the push for “universal” health coverage is that everyone gets care, but few realize that a two tiered system will emerge and those who will pay for their care will get what we now consider to be typical services and the rest will get basic services (some would call it “lower quality” services).

When you put the government in the place of insurance companies, regarding a decision as to how much care someone is to receive, I can’t believe that their dictates will be much better than those of the insurance companies. You still have to manage resources and it will appear that their decisions are unfair and that some sick people with not be treated. Our expectation for care here are very high.

I don’t think that we should abandon the capitalist system just because people can’t afford health care, which appears to be where we are going. If the government established a health care system where everyone contributed and got for example a $ 10,000 credit each year toward their own health care which accumulated if not used, that could be a way of dealing with basic coverage that was fair to everyone. Then give people the option of transfering some or all of their credits to those with special needs.

By: skatss

skatss — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:22:01 +0000

Other countries have health care for all their citizens, the US could do it too. I disagree with some of your points. If someone cannot afford health care and needs the government to help they should not have to accept a lower quality of care and should not have to travel a great distance to get the care. No one should be considered second class when it comes to their health and should not have to accept a lesser quality of care than those who can afford it.

The US has to do something about the fact that business people are dictating how long a sick person can staty in a hospital, not the doctors. Drug companies are getting a lot of money that should go to health services.

This country brags about how wonderful we are and yet millions of people can’t afford to feed their kids and go to a doctor. Shameful! This has to be stopped and the poor and middle class should not be made to suffer for not having money.

By: Jay

Jay — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 08:21:42 +0000

So by the end of the day its us who are actually be the ones responsible for our health services. Hmmm… You made very god points by the way. Still… I think there’s still a way wherein we can balance both the quality and price of the service or treatment. Its not like it should be left to be just like that.

By: Ricardo

Ricardo — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:25:56 +0000

That’s an interesting article. It also sparks my interest to see Michael Moore’s film “Sicko.”

This is a problem that is getting more prominent as the boomers age and require more medical attention. I’ve definitely notice my health care costs rising in the last decade.