Is national health care in other countries like Canada, France, England a good model for the U.S. to follow?

Question

Is national health care in other countries like Canada, France, England a good model for the U.S. to follow?

Answer 1

Obama's health care bill is no longer "proposed" but is now law. It isn't even remotely close to the health care that is provided in those countries, and does nothing to help make health care more affordable for the middle class and poor .

Answer 2

Yes they do work as the countries are ranked respectively #30 (Canada), #1 (France) and #18 (UK) by the World Health Organisation for Healthcare, compared to the US which is ranked at #37. The US also spends the highest percentage of its GDP on healthcare (about 16%) compared to the nearest competitor France which spends 11%. However, a nationalised healthcare system would be very tricky to implement, and would probably be heavily opposed (look at the amount of opposition Obama's bill has been getting).

Answer 3

The Health system here in the UK should not be used as a good example.



When it was first set up,it was good,it provided basic and life saving health care for everyone.



It has now evolved into a lottery,in one area you will receive drugs to combat a disease or illness,if you live elsewhere you are denied such treatment.



Until very recently,you could have breast enlargements and tattoo removal free on the NHS,or any of a great list of non essential treatments.

The NHS is treated as some sort of great untouchable,when in reality it is an enormous unchecked cash cow,where wasting money and overspending is never brought into check.

Answer 4

They are things that can only be discovered after hundreds and hundreds of trials. And of course, strict restriction needs to be in place. However, because the basis of science is always changing due to new discoveries, we need to also have sympathy to the drug company as well. They are not miracle makers, they only try to make profits by selling something that they "think" might help other people. Imagine the world without antibiotics and other medication, how many people would have to die? If we agree that science can be changed, the drug company might not have an excuse of increasing medication prices because of law suit.Also if we look at any other area that has used the socialist system it has bogged down and failed to live up to its Utopian promise. No system is perfect but open and free market is the best out there.

Answer 5

You can find the healthcare bill on whitehouse.gov.



We aren't really going to have national health care. Its more like what health insurance has to cover..ie keep kids on their parents insurance until age 26 unless they can get their own. Some of its good, some of it not so much.



Angie G. might be interested to know that the US is ranked 34 in the world by the WHO. Turkey actually has a lower maternal death rate than we do.

Answer 6

it all comes down to us citizens going to pay for all illegals and the 2 million immigrants that come into this country every year that don't have jobs and all the people on welfare so how are we going to pay when the middle class is gone

Answer 7

France, England & Soviet Canuckistan are socialist hells.

Answer 8

As I'm in the medical field I cam tell you just how BAD this healthcare is... Take Medicare, a government funded healthcare program. An ambulance service charges probably $600 for when you call 911 and get transported. Now, Medicare will pay $100 and that is all. You're getting about 18% in return for the same service Blue Cross Blue Shield will pay significantly more because after it's all said and done, if you NEED that ambulance and are not using it for a cab ride, it's worth every dime.



So let's use that in relation to a CT scan withour contrast to determine the cause of migraine headaches. Is your doctor going to order a $15,000 procedure if your insurance is only going to pay $500? Probably not.



Now add in that major cardiac procedures that you get within two hours of rolling into an emergency room here in yhe United States but in Canada you have to wait two weeks to get.



And mind you Obama and the rest of his incompetent cronies are the ONLY people in the United States exempt from having to get this crappy insurance. Of it's so great, why aren't their names the first ones on the list?



This is the end of healthcare as we know it. The USA has had the most advanced and excellent healthcare in the world... Until now.

Answer 9

Of the three countries you named, I'd prefer France's system, which is regarded as one of the best, if not the best, in the world. Everyone has access to the same basic health coverage, to which every employer and employee contributes. Most French people supplement that with private insurance coverage for extras like private hospital rooms and vision and dental care. French doctors get paid less than American doctors, but they also don't have huge debts to pay off after medical school, and malpractice insurance costs are much lower.



The biggest impacts to the U.S. if we had a national health care system would be that Americans would no longer need to worry about going bankrupt from medical bills, and American businesses would no longer face soaring health insurance costs year after year. Therefore, I think it would help our economy, not hurt it.