Re: Health Care
From: Sonnet (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 15 Jun 2002 13:44:57 -0500 (CDT)
Thank you for this post, Pat!
I've never known why or how to explain that Australia doesn't seem to
have higher taxes, but the health care is free. I hadn't thought about
it this way - thank you!!
At Sat, 15 Jun 2002, Pat wrote:
>
>In my opinion, Health care should be an entitlement, and not linked to .
>Everyone should have the basic coverage that covers routine screening
>and reasonable management. The US is one of the only countries where
>this is the case (that not everyone has insurance) In countries that
>have universal health care, the health statistics well document better
>outcomes. I'm taking about longevity and birth statistics specifically.
>If we had basic health care, folks would get basic care, and wouldn't
>need to use the emergency room so much. One of the reasons we have such
>high medical costs (about 14 % of our budget) is because what is
>mis-managed. Other countries spend < 10% on health care, with better
>outcomes. They also spend more time and money on prevention, which
>seems to be a lesser priority in the USA. Cost savings come from
>providing more efficient care, and appropriate/improved use of resources
>
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