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Huh. "Health level" is much higher in countries that don't have a 33% obesity rate. That's not a function of medical care. Choice of doctors and amenities? France just limited the ability to choose doctors to cut costs. And I wonder how the UN accounts for the fact that in Britain, women...

I am Russian, but my health problems continued while we lived in Europe and the United States. So, I'm not comparing the American system to the Soviet System but to the European systems. Also, the Soviet system has declined from even its 1970's shitty heights as the country imploded. Plus...

Good luck with that lawsuit. Flashes are perfectly legal to show to Market Makers so that they can provide liquidity because it's the job of exchanges to provide liquidity. You're not going to get very far because all kinds of exemptions exist for highly regulated Broker Dealers in exchange...

And if government provided health care is so much better, faster and cheaper, then why didn't congress opt into it? Why didn't they UNANIMOUSLY vote to subject themselves to this health care scheme?

True. If government is so good at providing better health care at a lower cost, then why is are medicare and medicaid 7x more expensive than projected and the care (at least for medicaid) so miserable? If this government plan is such a cost saver, then why do they need such Draconian tax...

1.) And I know just as many (I have family in Canada) who haven't. I know that certain medication and treatments aren't even available in Canada and - as an anecdote - my uncle has been waiting two years for a specialist for a pinched nerve that virtually prevents him from walking. An...

Momo, if it were MY time of month, that would be understandable. But, I think you'd better avail yourself of the brilliant medical system in Canada and get on a waiting list to see your GP to get your hormones checked right away because YOU shouldn't be you <i>shouldn't</i> be having that time...

And Canadians aren't the giant lardballs Americans are. All the medical care in the world isn't going to help you if you continue indulging in super-sized greasy meals. It's that and the lack of exercise. Don't believe me? Check out how many years that kind of obesity shaves off your life...

1.) I lived in a country where single payer was the only option and I got very sick and was in and out of hospital for four years. You will not get anything that would remotely pass for "health care" by American standards. You may get to a hospital and a doctor, but you won't get care. It's...

Not quite. The AMA is a trade Union - the strongest in the nation. Like any trade union it seeks to increase the compensation of its members by restricting the number of members. The essential control is at the point of admission into medical school - thereby controlling the number of...

You're right - but that is a function of overly powerful government and the regulation it writes for insurance. The government should only be involved in enforcing contracts. That's it. Competition should be interstate and the insurance providers have to provide customers a product they...

First of all, I'm not the one who keeps yammering about how much better France is. That would be you. I say, bon voyage! I'm sure they're dying to have another freeloader in their midst. Second, since when are pharmacy strikes not relevant to a healthcare discussion. Or is it that you...

Because they don't see. Some of them blindly believe that Obama has their best interests at heart. Like all politicians, he has only his own interests at heart. Show these people the problems with the legislation and how it will effect them. Tell them to demand better. That's what counts...

Totally agree with you, but neither is this piece of garbage legislation. We need a change, but a change to a worse system is going to make things better. Scrap this and try again.

I come from a family of surgeons. I'm sorry, but I think you're mistaken about that number. $3.5MM is not his premium. That may be the amount he's covered for or it may be the premium for his entire practice, which includes a large number of doctors in the practice.

While it's tempting to play the blood sport of partisan politics right now, let's consider that this is going to effect you and your kids and just think about it that way. If you are "team Democrat" and the Dems win this and you lose because of it, what have you won exactly? Focus on the...

hayman, Although I would dearly love to blame Bush (I really really hate the guy), your insurance premiums are not his fault. Insurance is regulated at the state level. NY is chock full of mandates. Insurance companies MUST cover everything from acne to acupuncture and are prohibited...

I understand and I completely agree with you. Believe me, I'm familiar with Public Choice Theory. But, applying pressure and threatening their cushy lifestyle of bribe collection is the only option we have. Otherwise, we are resigned to becoming serfs to the Lords in congress. If they...

This is the problem with single-payer and third party payer systems. If someone else is paying for it, you can't shop around. If you're forced into a doctor network, you can't shop around. If you can't shop around, you get inefficiencies. It creates a monopoly and monopolies are all...

Good point.