Why doesn't the US have a health plan like Canada's Social medecine.Can it really benefit US citizens?
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Well, the situation is... in the U.S. if you're rich, you can afford insurance and medical care... in Canada, everyone gets it but not on their schedule... so rich Canadians come here to get it on their schedule...
So... I look at the census... the median household income for America is approx. $40,000, so that's half of America making $40,000 or less a year. If your household is making $40,000, (probably a two income household, with two people making on average $20,000 each)you probably can't afford even a small procedure to be performed and if you get a procedure, you'll be in debt for at least a couple of years (not to mention the costs of medication), and that's if you're insured. (Also according to the census, 32 percent of Americans don't have medical insurance).
What I'm saying is, according to these numbers, over half of America clearly can not take advantage (without severe financial penalty) of the American healthcare system as it stands, and thats a sad state to be in.
And it's getting worse as insurance goes up 5+ percent a year (for the past few years) and wages are barely rising at all.
So, if you're rich, you probably like it, if you're not... you probably don't.. but there are more poor pepole than rich, so hopefully we can get some changes.
Too many lobbyists in the US won't allow it to happen
It's all about money. What would the big medical industries get out of it? Nothing. If there's a plan like that the prices would be fixed and they would not be able to charge the outragous rates that they do.
Because the govt is made up of mostly rich elitest who are influenced by big business, including insurance companies that don't them to pass such registration.
There are millions of tax dollars wasted every year on these ******* congressmen and women pet projects and worthless policies that affect maybe 100 people in a practically deserted area. Yet, they would rather spend the money is such a wasteful way, rather than providing universal healthcare.
Canada has a great system. But the U.S. wont follow. This country is already in so much debt that it is just too much of a long shot.
I used to live in upstate NY. My question for you is:
If the canadian socialized healthcare plan is so much better than ours, why do so many canadians come to the united states for health care?
The insurance industry is deeply entrenched in American culture, business, and government. Back in the '50's and '60's in the USA health care reform was driven by unions demanding health care benefits from their employers, rather than by voters demanding it from from their government as in Europe and Canada.
Employers turned to the insurance industry to provide these services. Over the years the insurance industry has used its oligopoly power to milk companies and workers for all they can get.
Meanwhile, public health care and disease prevention in the USA continues to deteriorate.
Naysayers like the New Yorker above point to Canada as an argument AGAINST universal health care, but Canada is not the only, or even the best model. Denmark, Sweden, Germany, and Norway, all have universal public health care, but they still allow rich people that are too snooty to wait their turn the option of seeing a private doctor/clinic/hostpital.
Incidentally though, there is not a lot of waiting for anyone in these countries. The last time I checked Denmark led the world in medical doctors per capita. I would bet the other three are not far behind.
BTW, here in the good old U S of A, I tried to schedule an annual physical with my doctor last week. There is a one month wait. So we are better than Canada in exactly what way?
Personally I am opposed.
When socialized medicine is enacted a single huge infusion of money is provided. Then all growth stops. When the profit incentive is removed how many people will be doing research on newer and better diagnostic tools and procedures. Okay, that would be the government and we all know how efficient the government is.
If you want to do some research, check out the number of MRI machines, or CT scans, or any other sophisticated diagnostic tool per person in England or Canada or any other country with socialized medicine.
My uncle had open heart surgery 5 days after his doctor said he needed it. A co-worker was under the knife in 4 days and a former boss had his surgery 3 days after the decision was made. All three of these men were very ill and wouldn't have lasted long untreated. I have read where 2 and 3 year waits are not uncommon in Canada. Haven't heard how well England does getting things done.
To be fair I worked with a German for many years and we discussed the issue on several occasions. He said that under the German system everyone had an annual physical. I would never say that is "a bad thing". On the contrary it would almost certainly make for a healthier populace.
Still, with all things being equal, I'll stay with my current system.
I heard someone say that if you think health care is expensive now, wait until it's free.
This is a subject dear to my heart as I have a medical condition and can not work. I have no medical coverage and go without medication that would prolong my life. I limit Dr. visits to a minimum, lab test ect. I have ask the question of Canadians if they like their health care system and if they would like to change to ours. Well you can guess the answers I got. But Repuglicans are in the pockets of the medical profession and insurance companys so I don't see any time soon when we will have it. It will be long after I am dead.
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