What If Government Ran Health Care?

And yet we in the States want it.

it's not amazing but at least nobody has to pay for their medical treatment. there is also private health care and health insurance for those well-off enough to pay for it. my nhs doctor is excellent although i know hospitals are often underfunded and have waiting lists the length of your arm.

those arguing against public health care seem to think it'll somehow turn the usa into a socialist nation. of course it won't - it's a sensible thing for a developed nation to have, people lacking health care is pretty bad.

How do you know that? You speak like you believe every thing you are told! What do you think is going to happen to all of those private health insurances when every company know to man kind dumps their expensive private insurance and allow government to take "care" of their employees health care. Help yourself but leave me out!

Well I probably was paying for it.

Yes, they do jb. There are about 45 million Americans without health insurance right now. The private insurers aren't in the business of making sure their customers get the best possible care either. I've read more than one article about their cost cutting practices...like sending women home the day after mastectomy surgery with drain tubes still in them. If they had to compete maybe they'd provide better service.

insurance. for certain people only, not an nhs. better than nothing but i've also heard that they sometimes will not pay for certain treatments and don't mid-income people or those that are poor but slipped through the net sometimes have real problems paying for medical care?

Well if we are going to go down this road then we will need another Obama Czar. Just one more reason to say no thank you.

Yeah but the alternative controls the rule, does not have to turn a profit, and can just raise taxes. That would be like government creating an alternative to Walmart. Govmart could always have lower prices because Govmart would be subsidized by the taxpayer where Walmart has to charge a profit to pay for everything.