Comments on: What Sicko Will Not Show http://hispanicpundit.com/2007/10/29/what-sicko-will-not-show/ Thu, 24 May 2012 02:52:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Comment on What Sicko Will Not Show by HispanicPundit http://hispanicpundit.com/2007/10/29/what-sicko-will-not-show/#comment-166602 Comment on What Sicko Will Not Show by HispanicPundit Wed, 05 Dec 2007 22:11:57 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/2007/10/29/what-sicko-will-not-show/#comment-166602 [...] This is the cached version of http://hispanicpundit.com/2007/10/29/what-sicko-will-not-show/#comment-164212 We are neither affiliated with the authors of this page nor responsible for its content. [...] […] This is the cached version of http://hispanicpundit.com/2007/10/29/what-sicko-will-not-show/#comment-164212 We are neither affiliated with the authors of this page nor responsible for its content. […]

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]]> By: HispanicPundit http://hispanicpundit.com/2007/10/29/what-sicko-will-not-show/#comment-164212 HispanicPundit Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:50:05 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/2007/10/29/what-sicko-will-not-show/#comment-164212 Another thing to keep in mind when discussing a nationalized health care system is <a href="http://meganmcardle.theatlantic.com/archives/2007/10/why_cant_states_run_single_pay.php" rel="nofollow">this</a> (cost), <a href="http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2007/10/single-payer-sy.html" rel="nofollow">this</a> (false hopes), and <a href="http://mjperry.blogspot.com/2007/10/competition-and-capitalized-medicine.html" rel="nofollow">this</a> (incentives). Especially when the US health care system has advantages that single payer health care advocates often fail to mention like <a href="http://mjperry.blogspot.com/2007/10/us-cancer-survival-rates-are-lowest-in.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> and <a href="http://mjperry.blogspot.com/2007/10/standardized-life-expectancy-highest-in.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. I agree though - the debate rages on, and in health care like in many other areas, there are no easy answers. Personally, I take a wait and see approach. Delay a single payer (or nationalized) health care system as much as possible, and see what results they get in other countries first, before we do anything too daring. Another thing to keep in mind when discussing a nationalized health care system is this (cost), this (false hopes), and this (incentives). Especially when the US health care system has advantages that single payer health care advocates often fail to mention like here and here.

I agree though - the debate rages on, and in health care like in many other areas, there are no easy answers. Personally, I take a wait and see approach. Delay a single payer (or nationalized) health care system as much as possible, and see what results they get in other countries first, before we do anything too daring.

]]> By: mari http://hispanicpundit.com/2007/10/29/what-sicko-will-not-show/#comment-164211 mari Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:34:23 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/2007/10/29/what-sicko-will-not-show/#comment-164211 These stats raise several questions, which I am sure you are researching and will post about soon! How was the population increase from 1998 to 2007 taken into consideration? I wonder how the *percentage* of people waiting for surgery has actually changed. Straight numbers like the ones used in these graphs don't say much. Also, it would say more to categorize the wait times -- how many people had to wait for, say, an organ transplant (waiting for a donor) versus waiting to get through paperwork. Finally, I think at the end of the day this does not mean that the U.S. should NOT push for a national health care system, it just shows that we need to find the right kind of system, one that will grow as the population grows, that will address health care costs, and above all, provide medical insurance to everyone, not just those who can afford to fly abroad for treatment. ~ I look forward to reading more about this on your blog ~ thanks for the info. These stats raise several questions, which I am sure you are researching and will post about soon! How was the population increase from 1998 to 2007 taken into consideration? I wonder how the *percentage* of people waiting for surgery has actually changed. Straight numbers like the ones used in these graphs don’t say much. Also, it would say more to categorize the wait times — how many people had to wait for, say, an organ transplant (waiting for a donor) versus waiting to get through paperwork. Finally, I think at the end of the day this does not mean that the U.S. should NOT push for a national health care system, it just shows that we need to find the right kind of system, one that will grow as the population grows, that will address health care costs, and above all, provide medical insurance to everyone, not just those who can afford to fly abroad for treatment. ~ I look forward to reading more about this on your blog ~ thanks for the info.

]]> By: Health Tips Blog » What Sicko Will Not Show http://hispanicpundit.com/2007/10/29/what-sicko-will-not-show/#comment-164209 Health Tips Blog » What Sicko Will Not Show Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:21:07 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/2007/10/29/what-sicko-will-not-show/#comment-164209 [...] Here is an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptFirst we look at the sad state of Canada’s health care system:. 1. A typical Canadian seeking surgery had to wait 18.3 weeks in 2007 between referral from a general practitioner and treatment (averaged across all 12 specialties and 10 … [...] […] Here is an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptFirst we look at the sad state of Canada’s health care system:. 1. A typical Canadian seeking surgery had to wait 18.3 weeks in 2007 between referral from a general practitioner and treatment (averaged across all 12 specialties and 10 … […]

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