lets-retire
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Switzerland is smaller than West Virginia, and has about the same population as Virginia. How many foreign countries provide health care free of charge to anyone that shows up on their door step? How much of the worlds drugs are subsidized by U.S. sales? How does the U.S. health research budget compare to say the Swiss, French or English?
I don't have an answer to any of these questions, but I know that there are no simple answers to complex questions. Comparing health care by country and proclaiming one can do it so we can too, is illogical. Only if the two countries have similar populations, size, legal structure, political structure, climate, gene pool, and the list could go on forever.
I've posted more firm facts supporting what you said, but as normal they are ignored for the arguments that you seem to be against. Something many people on here forget is there are large hospitals on the northern border that have long standing contracts with Canada for treatment of emergency cardiac issues as well as other emergency care that get added to our costs. They also choose to ignore the fact that the cost of elective cosmetic surgery is included in the cost of our health care. Looking just at that one segment shows the US spends a disproportionate amount when compared to other industrialized nations. Which is why I try to stay out of this type of discussion. It does no good when solid facts and figures are brought up, but nobody pays attention unless the facts support their position.