I found this great article comparing US and UK Health Care. It kind of reaffirms my earlier posting on socialized health care. The author is a New Yorker who is now living in the UK. She describes treatment for her same condition under both systems.
Both systems have their flaws, but I will take ours any day over substandard care. My main problem with the US falling into the socialized health care trap is that I don't want to receive substandard care. I don't want to be penalized for seeking private care if I can afford to do so. I don't want to lie on a gurney in a hall for days until a bed becomes available. I don't want to die of a serious disease because a specialist cannot fit me into his/her already overflowing schedule or is too busy to spend adequate time with me because he has so many other patients to see. And privacy? Well you just have to forget about that under socialized medicine.
Don't take a Michael Moore film edited to show you only one point of view at face value . Further, if Mr. Moore were living under this plan and became seriously ill, he has the money to fly to any other country where we can receive private care without penalty from his own government. This cannot be said for the rest of us peasants!
Voters who want socialized health care need to seriously investigate what this really means.
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In the military, the Canadian system is much more like what we have. The Canadians call it "public health care" and it is not "socialized".
In the article you referenced (which from my memory of my grandmother must have been similar to the Australian system) they are able to buy a higher place in line, essentially. This doesn't happen in the military system - it's just not possible. The only thing available in the military system is that you can go out into the economy and see a doctor out of your own pocket.
I know I don't have as much experience in this field as you do. This could be a topic of conversation for while we guard the cash box:). We were really busy on Monday (putting away all the stuff from the fair, not actually selling anything). I missed you. I was there with all the PTO officers and they're an interesting group.
I actually missed being at the store too. Being home with a sick kid is no fun for anyone. Today is Mikayla's first day back. Are you and Dylan going to the Marine Ball? We got tickets and now I either have to find a dress or find a nice coat to go with the one I already have! The to do list never ends!
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