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See, this is kinda my problem with the whole push for nationalized healthcare in the US; it's not the nationalized healthcare part that's the problem. The Germa

See, this is kinda my problem with the whole push for nationalized healthcare in the US; it's not the nationalized healthcare part that's the problem. The Germans can do national healthcare beautifully. The Swedes can do national healthcare beautifully. The UK can do national healthcare... competently. But if the current US bureaucracy was put up to the task, than in a year we'll end up having serious articles about the resurgence of the plaque in Kentucky. I'm not sure how, but we really need to fix the current bureaucratic situation before we give them any more responsibility in the manner

bgroins 7y ago
A bit hyperbolic don't you think? We've had Medicare since 1966 and despite the bad press the VA gets it has the highest rate of satisfaction of any system in the US. https://news.gallup.com/poll/186527/americans-government-health-plans-satisfied.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/186527/americans-government-hea...
- rayiner 7y ago
  Medicare the system with an unfunded liability of $37 trillion?
  - tptacek 7y ago
    Is that really a meaningful number? Isn't that projecting out something like 50 years and assuming no changes to allocations?
mnm1 7y ago
Medicare and Medicaid work pretty damn well. Why wouldn't nationalized care for everyone work the same? Your argument is irrational and overlooks two major healthcare systems that the US government is handling fairly well. Either could be expanded to cover everyone.