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Originally Posted by Charlatan
The long and short of it.
I see healthcare as an essential service. It should be provided much in the same way that water and electricity are supplied.
They should not be privatized, they should not be for profit.
Nothing I have seen so far from the US system suggests that healthcare for profit works.
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A Canadian MP went to California for cancer treatment because she thought it was the best place to go for the treatment she received there.
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Liberal MP Belinda Stronach, who is battling breast cancer, travelled to California last June for an operation that was recommended as part of her treatment, says a report.
Stronach's spokesman, Greg MacEachern, told the Toronto Star that the MP for Newmarket-Aurora had a "later-stage" operation in the U.S. after a Toronto doctor referred her.
"Belinda had one of her later-stage operations in California, after referral from her personal physicians in Toronto. Prior to this, Belinda had surgery and treatment in Toronto, and continues to receive follow-up treatment there," said MacEachern.
He said speed was not the reason why she went to California.
Instead, MacEachern said the decision was made because the U.S. hospital was the best place to have it done due to the type of surgery required.
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http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNew...914?hub=Health
There are many positives in our system.
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Originally Posted by dc_dux
Please take a look at the study from Families USA (link) that makes a pretty strong case that less money "stays in your pockets" and you (and/or your employer) are paying higher premiums as a result of the costs for the uninsured. |
I took a look at the report, I don't question the findings. However, I do wonder what portion of the $43 billion is the result for care to undocumented workers or illegal aliens. How does the Clinton plan address this problem? I don't think theses costs will go away.
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The cost of health care provided to people without insurance that is not paid by the uninsured themselves will exceed $43 billion nationally in 2005.
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http://www.familiesusa.org/resources...a-premium.html
the problem with injuries to undocumented workers is a big problem and employers should be incurring this cost through workers compensation, not to mention having a means for these workers to work legitimately. I know that is another topic.