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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!!
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To: Ilaine who wrote (83046)6/28/2000 3:08:00 PM
From: Daniel Schuh  Read Replies (2) of 108807
 
Spare me the bombardment. Even South Africa has national health insurance now. uhcan.org

Why is the United States the only democracy that does not guarantee comprehensive health care to all its people?

Every other nation that claims to be governed of, by and for the people has found a path to it. Germany first -- in 1883. South Africa, which did not have full suffrage until four years ago, did it in 1996.

Each democracy did it in its own way. Some insured hospital care first and ambulatory care later. In some, the federal government runs the system; in others, local governments. Some utilize public administration; others, private sickness funds. All democracies achieved comprehensive universal coverage over the fierce opposition of entrenched special interests - often physicians, sometimes insurance companies, sometimes hospitals. So what about the US? What will it take for the United States to join the rest of the civilized world?

Why should we?

No, this isn't a definitive source, it's a difficult subject to do a search on. Most of the stuff that comes up is various propaganda about what an awful idea national health insurance is. Never mind, watching the guys preach about how cool the death penalty is is more entertaining.

Cheers, Dan.
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