The United States National Health Insurance Act establishes an American-styled national insurance program.
The bill would create a publicly financed, privately delivered health care program that uses the already existing Medicare program by expanding and improving it to all U.S. residents, and all residents living in U.S. territories. The goal of the legislation is to ensure that all Americans, guaranteed by law, will have access to the highest quality and cost effective health care services regardless of ones employment, income, or health care status.
Enterprisers follow news about government and politics more closely than any other group, and exhibit the most knowledge about world affairs. The Fox News Channel is their primary source of news (46% cite it as a main source) followed by newspapers (42%) radio (31%) and the internet (26%).
I know the other TV news and print news leave out a lot and get it wrong but:
Nope, because I document well and provide competent care.
I have always documented extremely well and provided competent care. And it was my documentation, in both cases, that saved me. Most nurses do not get sued. And those that do, did not necessarily provide poor care or incomplete documentation. I have always had my own insurance. I have never relied on an employer to protect me, in case I was sued.
I am sorry what does snopes and internet myths have to do with enterprisers? Liberals are the ones that get their news from the internet (according to the site that cited for the survey)
Canadian radiation oncologists suggested the waiting time between diagnosis and treatment for their patients be two weeks or less. Average waiting time for people with breast cancer between diagnosis and treatment: 61 days. That's over eight weeks.
For every one doctor that immigrates to US from the Canada, 19 immigrate from Canada to the US. For every nurse that immigrates from the US to Canada, 15 Canadian ones leave for the US.
66% of Canadian doctors and nurses say they are loosing confidence in the system.
Canadian specailists estimate that 81% of surgeries waiting times are longer than necessary.
Canadian radiation oncologists suggested the waiting time between diagnosis and treatment for their patients be two weeks or less. Average waiting time for people with breast cancer between diagnosis and treatment: 61 days. That's over eight weeks.
For every one doctor that immigrates to US from the Canada, 19 immigrate from Canada to the US. For every nurse that immigrates from the US to Canada, 15 Canadian ones leave for the US.
66% of Canadian doctors and nurses say they are loosing confidence in the system.
Canadian specailists estimate that 81% of surgeries waiting times are longer than necessary.
We need a link bud...I appreciate your support and all, but we need a link so that certain others do not think that the info is "made up"
Canadian radiation oncologists suggested the waiting time between diagnosis and treatment for their patients be two weeks or less. Average waiting time for people with breast cancer between diagnosis and treatment: 61 days. That's over eight weeks.
For every one doctor that immigrates to US from the Canada, 19 immigrate from Canada to the US. For every nurse that immigrates from the US to Canada, 15 Canadian ones leave for the US.
66% of Canadian doctors and nurses say they are loosing confidence in the system.
Canadian specialists estimate that 81% of surgeries waiting times are longer than necessary.
I once escorted a physician, from Great Britain, around various hospitals in New York City. He was struck by the fact that every hospital had it's own CT scan (they were brand new back then). I asked him how many there were in his country. He explained about the health trust. And how they had just one. Yes, there was a wait for a CT scan but he felt it was not unreasonably long. Or that it unnecessarily endanger patients. I had to explain to him, that in this country, competition breeds large bills.
As for the Canadian nurses and physicians leaving their country, I suspect the reason is the same for hospitals spending all that money on the newest toys, money. The pay is better, on our side of the border, for both physicians and nurses. so, it should come as no surprise, of the migration south.
I once escorted a physician, from Great Britain, around various hospitals in New York City. He was struck by the fact that every hospital had it's own CT scan (they were brand new back then). I asked him how many there were in his country. He explained about the health trust. And how they had just one. Yes, there was a wait for a CT scan but he felt it was not unreasonably long. Or that it unnecessarily endanger patients. I had to explain to him, that in this country, competition breeds large bills.
As for the Canadian nurses and physicians leaving their country, I suspect the reason is the same for hospitals spending all that money on the newest toys, money. The pay is better, on our side of the border, for both physicians and nurses. so, it should come as no surprise, of the migration south.
Grannynurse
The pay is better because of the free market system. The government ruining...er running everything will botch that up for us though.
The pay is better because of the free market system. The government ruining...er running everything will botch that up for us though.
I love it when someone attempts to justify the huge healthcare expenses as a result of a 'free market system'. Why not just come out and say it, greedy is what drives the free market saystem. Scrrew your neighbor and make a few more bucks doing it, it is all right. You are making the almighty $$$$$$$$
There is a major difference in our believe systems. I believe that healthcare is a right, unlike you. You believe that if you cann't afford it, you get what you deserve. Nice idea but it will not float for much longe. Think Bush got Part D passed out of the goodness of his heart. Nope. And while it does pay the drug companies well, that will change too. Time is coming when the baby boomers will finally realise that they really have not put enough away, to pay their healthcare cost.
Didn't someone say salaries are one of the reasons our healthcare is so expensive?
Salaries for physicians and upper management yes. And all their demands for all those expensive tools they say they need. Nurses are still asmong the most poorly paid. I think one of the reasons physicians do not make as much in other countries is because, in large part, their education is state funded, without expectation of repayment. Just service.
The information I got was from Market Driven Health Care by Regina Herzlinger (a Canadian herself) and Miracle Cure by Sally Pipes. Sorry I didn't mention that in the first post.
Clee1: I'm afraid there aren't many people who have the financial discipline to do what you do regarding medical costs. We'd all be so much better off if they did. Most financially savvy planners are doing exactly what you're doing.
NurseKevin, you bring up VA medical care and I agree 120%. Our paper did an expose` of the VA hospital here. A promised clean-up is in progress, supposedly. I certainly hope they've cleaned up the bodily fluids found on gurneys, wheelchairs, walls, etc. Now, firing those nurses sleeping on duty is proving problematic (civil service or government employee or union related?). I haven't trusted the bureacracy of VA since they refused to verify the service status for all the PTSD clients they were treating. They didn't even verify if they were IN the service. An eye-opening read is Stolen Valor by BG Burkett and Glenna Whitley. The more PTSD clients they treated, the more the bureaucracy would grow. Totally disgusting and it lead to a huge fallacy about "damaged Viet Nam veteran".
I think it's pretty telling that our Canadian friends come to the states for their non-emergency care AND they've registered their company in Nevada. The tax saving is unbelievable. It's a huge company so very big savings.
pickledpepperRN
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I know the other TV news and print news leave out a lot and get it wrong but:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/clintons/landlord.asp
http://www.snopes.com/legal/kentucky.htm
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/hoaxes/deervest.htm
http://www.snopes.com/politics/war/sheehan.asp
http://www.snopes.com/rumors/captured.asp
http://www.snopes.com/movies/actors/gable2.htm
http://mediamatters.org/items/200407210007
http://mediamatters.org/items/200601130013