Thoughts on health care from abroad

ElGris

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Tuesday August 18, 2009 · 3:41 PM PDT

2009/08/18 · 15:41

Let me be clear: I'm not American, I've never visited your country though I definitely want to in the near future and I have no experience with your healthcare system.

I'm just a guy from one of those countries with "socialized medicine" who happens to be interested in what's happening on the other side of the Atlantic. Seeing the current fight over public options and co-ops, I thought I'd might just give you my two cents.

I mean, my country, the Netherlands, you know, dopeland, has just abolished the co-ops and has never had a public option. Abolishing the co-ops for private insurers didn't change a thing and a public option isn't even discussed. Nevertheless, we do have universal healthcare and we spend about half as much per capita on health care as you do. So maybe your debate is focusing on the wrong things.

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