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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (306994)	10/19/2006 3:44:22 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576159

re: Not likely. For instance, there was one abuse that I forgot to mention: - Illegal immigrants making use of public health services. Our federal government won't even solve this problem, even though it should be clear as day what they should be doing. How are they going to solve all the other abuses, especially those whose solutions aren't as clear cut? You keep listing current system problems as the reason we shouldn't change to a new system. That doesn't make any logical sense. It's almost as if you are arguing against the current system.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (306994)	10/19/2006 3:46:50 PM
From: Road Walker	Respond to of 1576159

By the way, you didn't respond to his other points: That's an emotionally charged issue, but there is one observation almost everyone agrees with: Our present health care "system" (a messy mix of personal, employer and government health insurance) badly needs reform. We spend more than twice as much per person on health care as other industrialized countries do - about $6,100 here vs. an average of $2,550 elsewhere in 2004 - yet we are the only such country that does not provide universal insurance coverage. How can that be? Unfortunately, there is often no correlation between amounts spent and results. For example, in 2000, Medicare spending in Manhattan was more than $10,000 per person vs. less than $5,000 in Portland, Ore. - and Portland had better treatment results. We will spend more than $2 trillion (yes, that's a "t") on health care this year. Yet, we rank last among 23 industrialized countries in infant mortality. One major reason for these appalling numbers is the huge number of uninsured or underinsured in our country who do not get timely care. So why not make health care a right so every American can potentially benefit from early intervention and better prevention?

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (306994)	10/20/2006 5:27:32 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1576159

Not likely. For instance, there was one abuse that I forgot to mention: - Illegal immigrants making use of public health services. Our federal government won't even solve this problem, even though it should be clear as day what they should be doing. How are they going to solve all the other abuses, especially those whose solutions aren't as clear cut? I always thought this was one of the more outrageous aspects of this issue. It always surprises me the number of people who feel its okay.