More and more politicians and pundits from DC to Raleigh are talking about transforming our health care system to a "universal" or "single-payer" model. They tell us our system should resemble the systems they have in place in countries like Canada and England.
This Heartland Insititute article tells us that even the people of England don't like the model they have in England.
"An April Gallup poll showed only 7 percent of British citizens were very satisfied with their health care system. Twenty-five percent of those polled said they were extremely dissatisfied with their care, and 27 percent were somewhat dissatisfied."
Why on earth would we want to emulate a system so loathed by those already subjected to it?
Such polls are useless without information about the sample. In any case, the reported 27% may be unhappy with their care, but they are getting some, and it's paid for,
unlike the millions of Americans with NO insurance and NO managed care. Ask those covered in other countries if they'd rather pay for it themselves at a rate of over $1000. per month for a family of three (and that's at 50% paid by employers) and I think you'll find NO takers.
Check with Physicians for Universal Health Care, a group of over 14,000 U.S. doctors who have supported universal care since 1999.
Time to move into the modern age.
Posted by: Mark | July 10, 2008 at 11:02 AM
I'm a physician AGAINST nationalized or universal healthcare. I'm unsure of how many of the other 700000+ USA physicians are also against it; I'd be willing to bet an amount equivalent to one day of my exorbitant pay that it is well over 14000. PTRNG
Posted by: Peter S Kinnebrew | July 12, 2008 at 10:15 PM