Gezondheidszorg in de USA

[Cees Binkhorst]

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julius said...

    For me, a German, the opinions about the "Obama's health care system"
are quite interesting.
    I do not know if he has a written proposal which can be put into law
without any changes or if it is just an idea which must be formed.

    All major US companies offer some free support for health care - but
why? They love(d) Obama (even before he was born) or they do it
because it's better to have a healthy work force, or it's a general
problem for the work force (some CEOs included)?

    Are physicians organized? If they
    are organized, what about the clients who are generally ignorant of
medical stuff (and costs)?

    What are the most out-of-favour political areas in Germany?
    Defence - too expensive, what for (at least the military people love
you - sometimes).. and health care - too expensive, where are the
limits etc. ... (only pressure from all sides!).

    BTW: Are there any other "care systems" paid by the tax payer and
perhaps other affected groups?...FDIC...

    Julius

    P.S.: Don't ask me about the German system! I pay my part, go twice a
year to the dentist (most times only checks), go to the physician (in
case of real problems or for immunisation), and do not use pills
unless needed for treatment. I think I am a good payer and have no
health problems - so far!
    Is the system good? I didn't make a tough test (and do not want to
perform one)!
    October 11, 2009 4:33 AM
airsafetyman said...

    Most western European countries pay about 3,000 to 4,000 a year per
capita for health care. they cover all their citizens and the level of
health care is considered excellent. The US spends about 7,000 to
8,000 per capita per year on health care, 20% of the citizens are not
covered at all, and much of the 80% that are covered have weak
coverage. In trying to discuss what needs to be done critics always
bring up the specter of "socialism", as if having patients and doctors
and hospitals ripped off by the insurance companies is preferable.
    October 11, 2009 5:19 AM

Beedriver said...

    You really need to study what other countries do to truly understand
the US situation, where we have the best of health care and the worst
third world country health care. and the US is the only industrialized
country where there is a very high chance that if you are a middle
class American and get a major illness you will be bankrupt and all of
the resources you worked very hard all your life to accumulate will be
gone.


An example of what you will learn if you delve deeper is; for instance
there is not a "Canadian" health care system. there are Thirteen different
systems with each providence having it's own plan. Some of the provinces
having problems getting everyone taken care of, as has been described, and
several are very excellent at taking care of everyone's problems.

the best unbiased source I have read comparing what different countries do
and the ramifications of each system is the Book "One Injury, 10
Countries: A Journey in Health Care by T. R. Reid"

A good very short review of the book is found in on the NY times book review

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/15/health/15book.html

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