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Question: Would You Trade Your "Socialized" Health Care System For the U.S.'s Free Market System?
#1
Sure! Socialized medicine is as bad as they say and we shamelessly envy you.
 
#2
Hell no!
 
#3
I honestly am not familar enough with the American system to give an opinion.
 
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Total Voters: 37

Author Topic: Calling All Non-Americans!! Would You Trade Health Care Systems With Us?  (Read 10056 times)
Platypus
hughento
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« on: July 20, 2009, 09:16:57 PM »
« edited: July 20, 2009, 09:21:40 PM by I feel alright, but music sounds better with you, platypus. »

I voted no because I like our system here. We have a government health system and a private health system. The government system has pretty bad waiting lists, but the private system removes some of the people who would be otherwise on the waiting list, thus shortening it. I don't have private health insurance, but I will be getting it within the next twelve months.
Yet another no, and for the same basic reasons Smid outlined.

We get to make a choice - and if you're not privately insured, you can still be treated as a publicly covered patient at a private hospital in an emergency, and the public system works really well for non-electives. The waiting lists are horrific for elective surgery and dental, but for emergency care, the public system is absolutely amazing. My mum worked for decades at the Epworth hospital - easily the best Private hospital in Melbourne - and currently works in healthcare infrastructure and operation planning, and I've heard a bit of talk about the shortfalls and successes of the system here. The best success has been that all emergency departments are run regardless of whether they're public or private - if you live in Richmond, you go to Epworth, whether you're privately covered or not; if you have angina you head to the Austin, one of the world's leading cardio hospitals, and public, whether you're privately covered or not.

Plus we have the life-saving Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.

EDIT: And also note that Australia is one of the world's best producers of new medicines per capita, despite the evil socialism
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Platypus
hughento
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« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2009, 07:17:13 AM »

If money is not an issue for you, our healthcare is far superior.

Which it isn't for about 99% of us on this forum.  Thank you for taking a sensible and mature position once again, and not the ignorant political one.

Yeah, I seriously doubt that.

My family is on welfare, we have no car, and my grandparents and my other grandmother are both losing their homes. I didn't know money shouldn't be an issue for me. I thank Fezzy for this knowledge.

Hey Marokai, sorry to hear that. I'd offer to help out, but my weekly budget usually goes on pasta. Maybe I won't buy pasta sauce this week - it is a bit of a luxury - and help you out.
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Platypus
hughento
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« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2009, 07:20:56 AM »

If money is not an issue for you, our healthcare is far superior.

Which it isn't for about 99% of us on this forum.  Thank you for taking a sensible and mature position once again, and not the ignorant political one.

Yeah, I seriously doubt that.

My family is on welfare, we have no car, and my grandparents and my other grandmother are both losing their homes. I didn't know money shouldn't be an issue for me. I thank Fezzy for this knowledge.

Hey Marokai, sorry to hear that. I'd offer to help out, but my weekly budget usually goes on pasta. Maybe I won't buy pasta sauce this week - it is a bit of a luxury - and help you out.

Appreciated. When I'm dining over Ramen, I'll think of you Tongue

No need; apparently money isn't an issue. Sweet!
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Platypus
hughento
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« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2009, 09:17:09 AM »

I voted for the wrong option by mistake. Damn, I hate when that happens. Sad

Why were you voting, anyway?
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