let nature run its course. thats why we have so many retards in this world, too many hospitals and human rights activisits all of them ended up on elitetrader trolling
A mix of the UK/ Canadian systems, European (and perhaps Swiss model) model seems best. European model is best if you are sick but income taxes are between 35 % and 65 % . VAT at 20 %. But ultimately the cost issue always comes down to what doctors do .
Haha. Remember, "rights" or specifically lack thereof are what start this whole United States thing..
peilthetraveler, I live in Brazil since around 1999 and some things are relatively cheap here, but overall it's expensive. Basic food is cheap, generic drugs are cheap and some services are cheap. Anywhere in the universe where there are structural deficiencies, something will exploit this. It goes for everything - physical, biological, social, logical, environmental, knowledge, argumentation - any phenomenon. US health services are structured for robust health insurance, social acceptance that medical staff are highly valued - and thus a particular and extraordinary incident attended is not part of this system, thus easily exploited. US health services are not structured to handle private services, except in the cases of plastic surgery and other superficial fringe services. There are inefficiencies in the current system, and there needs to be some will to acknowledge and then correct these imbalances.
i believe a major part of the UK waiting problem is private patients jumping the queue the UK has a dual system, private - pay and the 'national health' here in Canada as soon as someone tries to provide a 'private' service it's stomped on; the health service does send some emergencies to the US as and when and while there are some shortages of services outside the major cities, by and large the Canadian service works very well, particularly if an individual has a 'waiting' problem and the media get hold of the story, the problem's usually resolved very quickly US healthcare tho is a LOT more expensive since it's regarded and run as a business and as Michael Moore pointed out there's 50 million people who aren't in the queue no one crosses the US/Canada border for any length of time without additional insurance to cover the difference in medical fees paid by the Canadian plan v US fees " In BC premiums are payable for MSP coverage and are based on family size and income. The monthly rates are: [each province has their own medical services plan] $54 for one person $96 for a family of two $108 for a family of three or more The current adjusted net income thresholds are: $20,000 - 100 percent subsidy "