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Originally Posted by james t kirk
Research into pharmaceuticals is not directly related to Universal Health Care as I see it.
Maybe I am wrong.
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In the best enviroment for healthcare don't you agree that you would have investment in research and development in prevention and in order to bring down longterm costs? I think R&D and good healthcare are closely related.
Also, think about laser eye surgery. In the US this proceedure was pretty much not covered by insurance. However, there was a market for it and the private sector responded. Proceedures improved and costs came down. This would not have happened accept for active participation by consumers. If left up to insurance companies they would not have covered it, if left up to government they would have not provided coverage. However the private market had an opportunity to rspond.