Way to bury an important story on a weekend holiday: Today the AP has a report about European health care and the problems of government-run medicine. It's a cautionary tale of what not to do to our health care system:
In Britain, France, Switzerland and elsewhere, public health systems have become political punching bags for opposition parties, costs have skyrocketed and in some cases, patients have needlessly suffered and died. Actually, in a lot of cases, patients have needlessly suffered as they wait and wait and wait for basic care: More serious problems in Britain's health care were reported last month, when cancer researchers announced that as many as 15,000 people over age 75 were dying prematurely from cancer every year. Experts said those deaths could have been avoided if those patients had been diagnosed and treated earlier. And there's problems with manditory health insurance: "The minute you make health insurance mandatory, people start overusing it," said Dr. Alphonse Crespo, an orthopedic surgeon and research director at Switzerland's Institut Constant de Rebecque. "If I have a cold, I might go see a doctor because I am already paying a health insurance premium." And mandatory insurance will probably be a feature of whatever comes out of the cesspool of Congress. And will have more government in our health care system despite warning such as: "Government control of health care is not a panacea," said Philip Stevens, of International Policy Network, a London think-tank. "The U.S. health system is a bit of a mess, but based on what's happened in some countries in Europe, I'd be nervous about recommending more government involvement." Too bad this story by AP got buried on a weekend holiday. Too bad our leaders won't listen.
im going to use this in my powerpoint for radioactivity in chemisrty.
i like it.
Posted by: alex domingeuz | October 27, 2009 at 01:42 PM