First, we used Massachusetts as a lab rat for health care reform. Look how that turned out: the program went bankrupt and many doctors fled the state. We also had many warnings from Europe and Canada. Canada implemented the same kind of "single-payer system" and look where that got them, the same situation Massachusetts is in. Even though we were warned, America voted for President Obama whose political agenda revolved around this topic and now our government has taken several more steps in invading medicine.

I just don’t understand any of this. My father is a doctor and I have seen what this health care system is like from his time in the military. For instance, the doctors in the military get paid the same amount no matter how many extra hours worked or how many surgeries were performed in that time, so the doctors and surgeons lose the incentive to work harder and in fact, seem to work less. I have also worked at an Ophthalmologist clinic and Optic shop for two years and I have been to an Ophthalmologist convention and saw proof of what was to come.
Ezz- The insurance companies have to stay afloat somehow. Remember, the insurance companies are competing with the government and the government’s help is free of charge to most. Also, see this: http://smartgirlnation.com/2009/06/popular-ranking-unfairly-misrepresents-the-us-health-care-system/.

Firstname Lastname- Don’t assume things that were clearly not stated or implied within my question. Also, if your medicine was not covered on medicare before, why didn’t you switch to a more reliable insurance?

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***Do not answer this question if you don’t have an ALTERNATIVE to universal healthcare********

Since Republicans are so against universal health care, what would you propose to fix our health care system. Please do not argue that our health care system is adequate because it is obvious that the costs are too high and too many people are uninsured. Furthermore, do not argue that only people who are "bums" don’t have healthcare because many hard-working people can’t afford it.

The article cited below discusses a recent study that concluded that 60% of bankruptcies were filed due to excessive medical bills. In fact, many of these same people had health care, which was inadequate for their bills. Do Republicans have any proposals in how to lower health care costs?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090604/us_nm/us_healthcare_bankruptcy

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President Barack Obama says he did a full court press for a health care system remake because "this country was going to go bankrupt."

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The health care system in the United States is in trouble. Many people can’t afford insurance or go to the doctor. Many bankruptcies are the cause of health care cost. Something really needs to be done in the United States to improve our health care.

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