Universal Health Care

I have reproduced here a blog that I submitted recently in response to a negative article on Universal Health Care . Some might find it abrasive, but I stand by my opinion.

charlesclarknovels  

September 19th, 2007 at 9:49 pm

First, I disagree with the statement that Universal Health Care is not a right and that it is not feasible.

As you said: "put the tax dollars in a pot and distribute it to care for the sick." We are putting money in the pot, but it is not being distributed where it is needed. Much of it is going to pay for unnecessary surgical procedures; for unnecessary diagnostics; for inappropriate utilization of both inpatient and outpatient services; for the cost of complications from poorly managed diabetes; from medication errors; and from self referrals by physicianproviders to their owned facilities (hospitals, day surgery units, imaging centers, laboratories, unregulated home health agencies). Unless providers are held accountable for over-budget expenditures, there will never be enough dollars to go around.

Our present deplorable system - that leaves millions of people uncared for - does not measure up when we look at both cost and outcome. It  is not going to improve until we face the fact that we have to look at the root cause and take corrective action.

As you stated: the Declaration of Independence guarantees life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. If you talk to some of the people in this nation who are destined to lose their lives from lack of availability of appropriate, quality healthcare, what do you think their answer will be about the guarantee of life? And liberty...? They are shackled financially to an extent that almost equals being confined to prison. And I don’t expect that you would find much happiness among them.

Get your head out of the sand and face reality. Read:  Dark Side Hospital, Suit Up in Scrubs, and CODE PINK! for a different perspective of our healthcare system.

http://www.charlesclarknovels.com/

Comments

[John]

Let's see your research. You didn't post any on FreedomWorks' website. You, like other socialized medicine proponents, don't know what they're talking about. Why is Europe switching back to private health care? Because it doesn't work.