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Originally Posted by MrLabGuy
 We all know how great the government is at running programs. If you want to know how a government health plan would look imagine going to the DMV only this time it is the Department of Hospital and Medical Services.
Really it is not that far off...Stand in line for hours which would be the Emergency Room or use the automated system to make an appointment. |
Apparently you missed the part of the article that said:
Still, U.S. patients can't count on speedy access to care; 51% said they could not get an appointment (BusinessWeek.com, 6/22/07) the same or the next day when they were sick. Only Canada scored worse, with 64% saying they had to wait.
Why not have a program like they do in the other 5 countries, where there is less waiting time??
Or are you saying that the US government is not capable of doing what those other 5 governments are doing?
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Originally Posted by MrLabGuy
Hey...But what do we care...Its free. Unless you consider the taxes it would cost to pay for such a system.
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Perhaps you missed the part of the article that said:
the percentage of GDP the U.S. spends on medical care is about twice as high as the other six.
So the cost per capita would actually be less than half.
May I suggest reading the article next time before making comments about it.
