My bias is that universal anything means government run, which is mediocre at best.
"People are already strapped to get a doctor," Bauer said. "As more people have insurance, they will try to get appointments with more doctors, and that will lead to dramatic increases in the time it takes to get an appointment."
I have to agree with this. It's good to know traveling nurses from Europe and Canada. Some wait for as much as a year to get certain procedures done. During that wait, often times they have to be on disability due to the injury.
Now, I'm not saying everyone shouldn't have health care. Believe it or not, personally, I've found several ways to get the care I needed either free or paying at a significantly discounted rate. What the one-payer tax system will cause is a program with less choice, less innovation, more wait, and more taxes. Then again, we could always break this one payer system and tailor it to the diversity of each state. Behold, Mass.
Is it worth it?
Idk. Ask me in a decade when this program has probably gone through and has been running for a time. I'll tell you one thing...if doing everything reasonable within the medical team's power to save a life whether extremely young or extremely old is no longer a priority, then I'll be pissed.
I have to agree with this. It's good to know traveling nurses from Europe and Canada. Some wait for as much as a year to get certain procedures done. During that wait, often times they have to be on disability due to the injury.
Now, I'm not saying everyone shouldn't have health care. Believe it or not, personally, I've found several ways to get the care I needed either free or paying at a significantly discounted rate. What the one-payer tax system will cause is a program with less choice, less innovation, more wait, and more taxes. Then again, we could always break this one payer system and tailor it to the diversity of each state. Behold, Mass.
Is it worth it?
Idk. Ask me in a decade when this program has probably gone through and has been running for a time. I'll tell you one thing...if doing everything reasonable within the medical team's power to save a life whether extremely young or extremely old is no longer a priority, then I'll be pissed.