[lbo-talk] health care reform = revolution?

[Gar Lipow]

On 8/5/05, Tommy Kelly <tkelly15450 at charter.net> wrote:
> Jordan Hayes wrote:
> Because in the US we do not have socialized medicine and the
> amount you pay for insurance is generally the whole amount, it makes no
> sense to compare this premium payment to the amount that Tommy paid for
> his neck MRI (BTW, hope that's going okay for you, Tommy).
> 
> 
> I'll be alright, thanks for asking.
> 

Jordan - yeah, but the amount we pay for insurance is not the whole
amount either. There are co-pays, uncovered stuff and so on. Overall,
as Doug pointed out we pay more than they do in Canada. We pay a
higher amount per person, a higher percent of our GDP. And we get
worse care.  Maybe five or ten percent of the population is better off
with this system than with Canada -but that  is it. Most of us,
including most of the insured would be better off with a Canadian
style system.