I don't know all the details but my basic understanding is that the government wants every person in our country to have healthcare coverage. Rather than try to fix the current system they are trying to setup a system where all healthcare is run through the government. So basically a MediCare program that encompasses everyone. Like I said I don't know a lot of the details yet but here's a few thoughts on the subject:
Healthcare is a business, and the government really hasn't shown they know how to run any kind of business let alone something as massive and complicated as healthcare for everyone in America.
The people who currently don't have healthcare probably don't have it because they can't pay for it. Since the goal is to provide healthcare for everyone who will pay for it?
It seems like employers would no longer have an option to offer health plans to their employees and often times these type of plans are better than the cheapy options.
What would the impact be on pharmaceutical companies? If the government controls all health insurance then the pharma companies would be forced to offer their drugs at whatever the government offers to pay. Some may say that big pharma charges too much as it is and that may be true, but big pharma is also the ones coming up with our cures and treatments, what happens if they aren't pulling in enough to continue current levels of research and development?
Chime in on what you think about universal healthcare. If you know more about it than me you're welcome to give me more info.
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I am sooooo worried. Canadians have socialized healthcare... and they come to the USA for quality (timely), world class care. The Brits have it... and they pay over 70% income tax to pay for it. And you're right, why don't we make government even bigger than it is. It's already too big to pay for.
Now look what you did: you got me started.
Oh, and employers will have a choice (according to the presidents campaign promises); but, it will look like this: pay top dollar for their employees (as they do now) or let the government pay for it. Which do you think they'll choose?
They may not make a lot of money at it but think about our Postal Service. You pay them $.44 and they'll carry a piece of paper to the other side of the country for you. That's pretty good service. We talk about how nationals of these other countries with government-provided healthcare suffer under it but when was the last time you heard about a protest against that system? I will say I have some qualms, the government always has recourse to guns and jails which seem like an unfair competitive advantage over private companies but think about this: people always say there are these long waits for treatment in Canada and such, might it be because everybody, not just the rich, are in line for treatment? The line's always shorter when there are no poor people waiting.
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