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Politics : A US National Health Care System?

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To: Lane3 who wrote (2305)	10/25/2007 11:30:10 AM
From: Peter Dierks	Read Replies (1) of 42652

Thanks for the explanation. I too understand pro socialization of medicine arguments. The likelihood of a one-size-fits-none result makes it a change that we should all fear. My current feeling is that it boils down to one important issue. That is who do you want saying no to you? Under our current system if your medical procedure is declined for insurance funding there are options for second opinions and appeals of the ruling. If that fails one can always opt to pay for it themselves, appeal to their doctor's egalitarian side or some combination of the two. Under socialized medicine a rejection by government bureaucrats is much more rigid. It is not unlikely that the only way to obtain a rejected procedure would be to take a foreign medical "vacation" such as so many Canadians and British do in the US currently. IMHO, most people who understand the risk of empowering entrenched government bureaucrats to deny them health care would never consciously choose such a system.

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