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Originally Posted by Azure
To expand on my comment about European countries and the two-tier system....
But hey....what do I know?
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Azure, what your point with that article fails to mention is the level of access as the issue, rather than the quality of care. I am not denying the quality of care the American system can provide; it is a matter of capacity and wealth that is in question where one is better off with a universal system, such as those implemented in Canada, UK, France, Norway, and others. Infact, the article confirms that, much like the Norweigan and French health care models, privatization is limited to specialized clinics and treatment options, and as such, has
small inroads into the publicly-administered system. This is just confirming what I have already said.
Still, Americans have one of the highest GDP per shares with their system, and what is their level of satisfaction? It's definitely not near the top, although the quality of health care probably is. For every family that can afford American-style privatized health care, there are probably five other families have much difficultly affording it altogether.
Universal health care works for all; private healthcare works for some. It is a matter of managing the capacity and budget issues that are the primary concern.