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Originally Posted by Axeman
I think the poll results from countries who have universal health care speaks volumes.
I would venture to guess most of them have systems that are not perfect yet they still wouldn't trade it in for the HMO system.
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Agree, but yes - it's not surprising. I come from one of these countries and you are correct in that nothing is perfect - but would never dream of giving up that system. I've also lived in other countries with universal health care and they also provided an excellent service.
Probably the fundamental difference is tied to a profit element with HMO's - they exist to earn money and not surprising they try to maximize their bottom line - along with insurance companies.
It has probably already mentioned - but the main users of heathcare are the elderly and it is important that they get a good level of healthcare without having to concern themselves with money.