PBS Newshour looks at health care here and abroad

[misanthrope]

U.S.

U.K.

Switzerland

Dr. Jha and the American expatriate in the Swiss segment both have some incisive and damning commentary about the differences between America and these other systems. Americans bear a such predatory perspective of other humans and such a repulsion of lower socio-economic classes -- which is thoroughly mixed with racism -- that it prevents us from adopting a more egalitarian and humane system.

[struggle4progress]

1. "Die, Granny, die!"

[Ron Green]

2. PBS is 10 years too late with this story.

Some of us have been using this same information and working for universal health care for a long time - during which, I suspect, PBS has been cashing checks from those players who profit from our “system.”

[Crunchy Frog]

3. They did a really excellent series around ten years ago.

It was a very in-depth exploration of a wide range of universal health care systems in various different countries, and compared them to the systems here.

I can't remember the name of it right now, but it was very informative.

So no, I don't think that they're ten years too late.

Edited to add: It was called Sick Around the World on Frontline, and aired in 2008.
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sickaroundtheworld/

[Crazyleftie]

4. The Swiss health insurance

is VERY expensive, and you need to pay in cash of front before getting reimbursed.