06-19-2007, 06:06 AM
Thorny issues here which are not as clearcut as they might seem.
I have been a healthcare professional since 1977, and I've worked in many different settings--corporate, nonprofit, etc. We do have government sponsored healthcare in the USA: medicare and medicaid.
No matter what system I have worked in, there have always been problems, inequities, and inane regulations when it comes to payment for services. You definitely do not want the government running a nationalized healthcare system.
Another nasty side to this debate are issues like abortion and euthanasia (legal in the Netherlands). People on both sides of the issue will have strong arguments.
Remember the dictum. Every solution brings new problems.
I have been a healthcare professional since 1977, and I've worked in many different settings--corporate, nonprofit, etc. We do have government sponsored healthcare in the USA: medicare and medicaid.
No matter what system I have worked in, there have always been problems, inequities, and inane regulations when it comes to payment for services. You definitely do not want the government running a nationalized healthcare system.
Another nasty side to this debate are issues like abortion and euthanasia (legal in the Netherlands). People on both sides of the issue will have strong arguments.
Remember the dictum. Every solution brings new problems.