Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Green New Deal, College loan forgiveness and free college for all, Medicare for all? [View all]emmaverybo
(8,148 posts)with the system, sometimes having difficulty communicating.
The system is being increasingly privatized, waiting lists for cancer screening, cervical cancer, for instance, are long, hip replacements now considered elective surgery, so many die before wait time elapses, cancer treatment start waits have been extended, ERs inadequate to numbers needing services, many paying out of pocket, or having to pay for private plans in addition.
Problems in other European countries too.
Heard of austerity? And the rise of the right wing as a resistance to high taxes which pay for social
safety net for all?
Canadas system is a better example of single-payer, but health services do not meet all needs, so some pay for surgery or specialist visits here, and Canada has 291 million less people.
We do have an example before us of a Fed run system: the V.A.
There are several ways to get to universal coverage. You are flat out wrong about doctor training and quality. Many pay for better trained specialists out of pocket.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden