In the U.S. government spending accounted
for 45% of health care spending in 2005,
so subsidized care is already here.
You can find plenty of information and
misinformation on subsidized national
health care in Canada and elsewhere. When
running across horror stories about people
dying under these systems please remember
that in the U.S. we don't need a system of
universal health care to see people
suffering or dying from lack of care. You
cannot compare one country to another when
it comes to universal care. The logistics
and cost for providing care in the U.S.
would vary greatly from a country like
Norway whose smaller population and
economy supplements their system. Can it
work here? I think some form of basic
subsidized care can work with oversight at
both the State and Federal level. Many
states already provide care for those less
able to afford insurance and there is much
improvement needed before they can be
scaled further. People would be asked to
pay for upfront cost like medicines &
visitations but there will always be a
place for supplemental or excess coverage
plans for specialized care. Universal care
would be a grand experiment. This
information is but a snowflake on the tip
of the iceberg on the issue.
BTW, Canadians are far from lazy. They
enjoy a good standard of living, high
industrial productivity and much mineral
wealth.
For more information:
http://en.wik
ipedia.org/wiki/Universal_health_care
