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Originally Posted by WarChild
Obamacare is just a bandaid measure for a fundamentally flawed system.
The United States has one of the least efficient health care systems in the World. Far and away, on a per capita basis, the United States spends more money than any other nation. (17% of GDP!). Nearly double that of most developed nations.
http://www.bloomberg.com/visual-data...care-countries
So you're already paying the most for healthcare in the World, period. What other benefits come with that? 15% of the population not covered by insurance resulting in lives literally being destroyed financially after a major medical incident. All of this and as an added bonus, a shorter average life span than any developed nation.
Only an American could possibly think the American healthcare system works well. Single payer social medical systems completely eliminate the middle layer of insurance bureaucrats and share holder profits. It's money being spent in the name of health care but actually just completely wasted. |
Most people in this country are one good illness or injury away from financial ruin. About 60% of all bankruptcies are due to medical bills and most of those people actually have health insurance, but the bills are either things that the insurance doesn't cover or they are side effects of the injury/illness.
It is sad to think that a person can work for years and years building up a decent middle class life for themselves and then lose it all because they got sick.
Our system is flawed. Obamacare won't solve it, but maybe it has gotten enough attention that our leaders will actually start working on a reasonable solution.