[BITList] national health service

[realm33 at msn.com]

folks

as you know we have no NHS (known as Universal Health Care) here in the USA. about 45,000,000 have no health insurance because they can't afford it. fewer employers are providing it and contributing to it for their employees. if you a seriously ill here without health insurance you are in jeopardy of financial ruin. hospitals and doctors regularlyturn the sick of all ages away if they do not have health insurance. the american medical association is all for it, republicans are dead set against it. 

In 2007, total national health expenditures were expected to rise 6.9 percent - two times the rate of inflation.1 Total spending was $2.3 TRILLION in 2007, or $7600 per person.1 Total health care spending represented 16 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP).

U.S. health care spending is expected to increase at similar levels for the next decade reaching $4.2 TRILLION in 2016, or 20 percent of GDP.1

In 2007, employer health insurance premiums increased by 6.1 percent - two times the rate of inflation. The annual premium for an employer health plan covering a family of four averaged nearly $12,100. The annual premium for single coverage averaged over $4,400.2


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                                    " Universal Health Care "

      Doctors' Opinions of Universal Health Care: When a panel of doctors was asked their opinion on the proposed Universal Health Care program, here's what they had to say:

      The Allergists voted to scratch it, and the Dermatologists advised not to make any rash moves. 

      The Gastroenterologists had sort of a gut feeling about it, but the Neurologists thought the Administration had a lot of nerve, and the Obstetricians felt they were all laboring under a misconception. 

      The Ophthalmologists considered the idea shortsighted; the Pathologists yelled, 'Over my dead body!' while the Pediatricians said, 'Oh, Grow up!' 

      The Psychiatrists thought the whole idea was madness, the Radiologists could see right through it, and the Surgeons decided to wash their hands of the whole thing. 

      The Internists thought it was a bitter pill to swallow, and the Plastic Surgeons said, 'This puts a whole new face on the matter.' 

      The Podiatrists thought it was a step forward, but the Urologists felt the scheme wouldn't hold water. 

      The Anesthesiologists thought the whole idea was a gas, and the Cardiologists didn't have the heart to say no. 

      In the end, the Proctologists left the decision up to a bunch of assholes in Washington .
       
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