National Health Care Expenditures
published February 2008
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Our nation is spending 16.6 % of GDP in 2008 and projected to be 19.5% by year 2017. No nation can afford to spend 19.5% of GDP on healthcare. To day our businesses, families and individuals can not afford current cost of healthcare. Wise man always looks at his success and failures. and always keeps open mind to learn form other countries healthcare system. We must cover each and every individuals from birth to death with out any consideration of payment. It must be based on need rather than ability to pay. We are spending 46% and 37% more per person per year than Canada and Switzerland respectively. None of the well developed industrialized countries in the world. None of them keeps its citizens uninsured or force them to declare bankruptcies for medical expense. This is national disgrace and it is not the American values.
The Lewin group, independent healthcare policy analysis and economical impact consistently reported that SINGLE PAYER UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE ( Social Insurance ) covers all residents and reduc es the total cost of healthcare.
Our politicians are not going to change our healthcare system . Only concern and well informed citizens will bring healthcare reform. for current and future generations.
Go and get information about other countries healthcare system.
Kirti sheth, MD
im sorry sir but i disagree, Social Healthcare is bad. It would equal a jump is taxes, plus if we look at England, Canada, and Switzerland, we see that hospitals are becoming overcrowded, waiting time for treatment is days, and most of the time, people with serious illnesses die before recieveing treatment. I might be wrong but my opinion is that Universal healthcare would be worse than what we have now.
I agree with you. Social Healthcare is bad news for everyone. So far, it has yet to work in any other region of the world, so why try it in the US? Not to mention, no country in the world can even afford to insure all of it's citizens, even with ridiculous tax hikes.
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