Thread: Lessons of Universal Health Insurance Models

2006 Netherlands Overview: All Netherlands residents are required to purchase health insurance, which is provided by private health insurers that compete for business. The insurers can be either for-profit or non-profit, but are tightly regulated by the federal government, and are required to accept every resident in their coverage area, regardless of preexisting conditions. The current system was created through a 2006 health policy reform,...

Quote: On some key financial issues Cherry picking, I see.

Quote: Originally Posted by qixlqatl You challenge the veracity of BananaRepublic's post, but can't stand to be challenged yourself. After all, we have your word that you are honest. Do you sell used cars? I didn't question BananaRepublic's credibility, I said his mistrust in the organization was based on the unsubstantiated claims of a person who has yet to be proven trustworthy himself. I also pointed out several of the...

Quote: Originally Posted by HebrewHammer Haha Nevermind. I didn't read well. HH, my apologies if you took my last post to mean you, personally. It was badly phrased-- I should have used the word 'one' instead of 'you'. "Convex mirror" is easy to overplay, and if you do, (and I did, it seems ) any illustrative benefit is lost. Oh well, I'll apologize when "God comes down" and...

Quote: Originally Posted by Vekin Oh, I haven't even looked at the articles cited by gonzo yet. I just wanted to know the reason why people don't trust the WHO, because I've heard it said before in other threads. And you're right, it's not just about price. Quality is very important. I haven't done enough research on healthcare to decide where I stand on a public option. I think I'll try to find some data on...

Quote: Originally Posted by Vekin Why are they untrustworthy again? Are we talking about the same WHO that sent vaccines laced with human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) to developing countries to prevent pregnancies in women who are uninformed, unsuspecting, and unconsenting victims. Tetanus vaccine may be laced with anti-fertility d...[Vaccine Wkly. 1995 May 29 - Jun 5] - PubMed Result

Quote: Originally Posted by Susanna It saves time.

Quote: Originally Posted by qixlqatl Ridiculous, wasn't I? Funny how you can always see the mote in someone else's eye................... Haha Nevermind. I didn't read well.

Germany's health care ??? Sounds like the USA.......more cost less saticfaction. Quote: "Everything has gone downhill ," says one nurse who works in a hospital in Bonn. "We all have less time, there are so many cuts, patients are dissatisfied, especially the elderly ones." Doctors are also fed up, and say the system is flawed. Dorothee Keltz is a GP with a practice in Bonn. She believes it's...

Quote: Originally Posted by gonzo8402 That sounds similar to what Congress is working on doesn't it? Coverage for almost everybody with the option have have your own insurance. This is far from a good thing. Emergency care will be affected and so will long-term care like physical therapy or post-trauma surgery. It makes sense now, after reading the .pdf on the link as to why this is not a good program. All the stories I've heard...