We are overspending on the quality of health care we get today. Further there is a lot of fear mongering about socialized medicine.
I've experienced medicine in both the UK and the US. I can tell you, there isn't a difference in quality. Further, when I got a cold and went in, wait time wasn't 6 hours or whatever other BS people claim. Wait time was ~10 minutes. In fact, the time to see a doctor in the US is almost always longer. Why? Because half the time you have to fill out forms and provide proof of insurance and a whole host of other information for them before they will put you on the waiting list.
What did I have to fill out to see a doc in the UK? A card that had my name and current address. Even that, they told me, was optional.
Cheaper medicine for less money is a reality. The only people that lose with socialized medicine are admin and insurance. Everyone else in the nation wins.
We are overspending on the quality of health care we get today. Further there is a lot of fear mongering about socialized medicine.
I've experienced medicine in both the UK and the US. I can tell you, there isn't a difference in quality. Further, when I got a cold and went in, wait time wasn't 6 hours or whatever other BS people claim. Wait time was ~10 minutes. In fact, the time to see a doctor in the US is almost always longer. Why? Because half the time you have to fill out forms and provide proof of insurance and a whole host of other information for them before they will put you on the waiting list.
What did I have to fill out to see a doc in the UK? A card that had my name and current address. Even that, they told me, was optional.
Cheaper medicine for less money is a reality. The only people that lose with socialized medicine are admin and insurance. Everyone else in the nation wins.