Comments on: The British healthcare system is a source of pride to us - but it isn’t a model for any other country http://www.bloggernews.net/121923 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:34:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: svaleo http://www.bloggernews.net/121923#comment-1458029 svaleo Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:58:49 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/121923#comment-1458029 It always makes me laugh when I hear foreign countries commenting on the United States. First of all the number of uninsured are grossly misstated and include illegal immigrants. It also doesn't mention that all Americans are covered through private insurance, medicaid or medicare. No American is denied medical treatment when they go to an Emergency Room for treatment including illegal immigrants. I am not wealthly and, in fact, I was orphaned before I was out of High School and I have had access to the best medical care in the world. America's high costs of private insurance is due to Goverment regulation which prohibits Insurance companies to compete across state lines forming monopolies and skyrocketing costs. Private insurance costs are also driven by frivolous medical malpractice lawsuits being brought by trial lawyers. The United States needs tort reform but Washington politicians don't want to go after the trial lawyers because the lawyers provide large political contributions. We also have a problem with medicaid and medicare fraud which needs to be reined in. America has the greatest healthcare system in the World and that is a fact. The solution to our problems does not lie in socialized healthcare but reform. If anyone from the UK is going to comment on the United State's healthcare they should at least understand our system and present the facts. If the UK cannot do that then they should stay mute. An Proud American Citizen. It always makes me laugh when I hear foreign countries commenting on the United States. First of all the number of uninsured are grossly misstated and include illegal immigrants. It also doesn’t mention that all Americans are covered through private insurance, medicaid or medicare. No American is denied medical treatment when they go to an Emergency Room for treatment including illegal immigrants. I am not wealthly and, in fact, I was orphaned before I was out of High School and I have had access to the best medical care in the world. America’s high costs of private insurance is due to Goverment regulation which prohibits Insurance companies to compete across state lines forming monopolies and skyrocketing costs. Private insurance costs are also driven by frivolous medical malpractice lawsuits being brought by trial lawyers. The United States needs tort reform but Washington politicians don’t want to go after the trial lawyers because the lawyers provide large political contributions. We also have a problem with medicaid and medicare fraud which needs to be reined in. America has the greatest healthcare system in the World and that is a fact. The solution to our problems does not lie in socialized healthcare but reform. If anyone from the UK is going to comment on the United State’s healthcare they should at least understand our system and present the facts. If the UK cannot do that then they should stay mute.

An Proud American Citizen.

]]> By: justadreamer_1021 http://www.bloggernews.net/121923#comment-1386251 justadreamer_1021 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:25:20 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/121923#comment-1386251 Very well spoken. Thank you from America. Very well spoken. Thank you from America.

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