tomricc
07-15-2009, 04:38 PM
Currently our Government is debating whether they should Reform Health Care to a more Government Backed System or Reform the Private Health Care System to Reduce Costs and Cover more Americans.
Presently as the Film Sicko Points out the USA has 50 Million Citizens with no Health Insurance but what is not discussed in many cases is the fact that the Majority of Americans really only have Partial Coverage and even when they have Insurance in many Cases the Insurance Company does not Cover many Treatments or they Refuse Treatments period.
While IN Europe I became informed about their Healthcare system(Germany) and would like to share.
Germany has a Public/Private Health care System which is Regulated by the Government and the System is very High Quality.
When a German Citizen becomes ill they are 100% covered by their Insurance and their Dental is also Partially Covered while the rest is much less expensive because it is also Regulated by the Government so they decided how much the Dentists can charge.
By the way Doctors and Dentists go to school Tuition Free in Germany so they do not worry about paying massive Tuition Debts like American Doctors and Dentists and also the Liability Insurance in Germany is much less for Doctors then their US counterparts.
ANd they also can get Tax-breaks for investing in certain things like the Containership Funds that German Doctors,Dentists and others invest into for a tax write off.
This is one of the reasons Germany also controls/owns 40% of the World's Container Ships.
And that is power, Americans think having a few hundred Warships is power, how about Germany with Thousands of Merchant Ships.
And Europe still has a Navy too if Necessary.
Anyway one is a Creditor Nation(Germany), One is a Debtor Nation(USA)
Those Germans always thinking ahead and how to make their country more powerful and Prosperous!
In some cases if a Patient is ill and the Doctor believes they need Rest and Relaxation they will send them for a month to the Spa. Train Tickets, Hotel Rooms, the Spa is totally Covered by the Health care System.
Germans also Get Paid Sick Days if needed.
Also in Many cases Doctors still even make House Calls.
The average pay for a German Doctor is about $80,000 Euros or $112,000 US Dollars and again they do not have Tuition Debts or High Malpractice Insurance either.
If the Doctor is a Specialist they make more.
The waiting time in Germany is very short for treatments and if it is an Emergency there is no Waiting the Hospital will Treat the patient immediately.
Germany has the latest Equipment in their Hospitals and well trained Doctors.
Actually they have more Hospital Beds and Doctors per Capita then the USA, over double the beds and Doctors per Capita compared to the states.
German Science and Engineering has won many Nobel Prizes and still have their Fair Share so Germany is on the Cutting Edge of Technology and Science including Life Sciences. Many German Patents also in Life Sciences-World Class Research.
Germany Spends about 11% of GDP on Healthcare while the USA Spends 18% and Climbing.
Why the big difference in Quality and Costs?
In the USA we have many more Middle People(administrative costs,etc) sucking off the system and pocketing the money(stealing) and the Drug Companies, Insurance companies and Hospitals can Charge what they want because there is no Regulations either for Costs and in many cases Quality is Crap.
Preventive Medicine is not very Developed in the States either they would rather you get sick so they can make money.
This is one of the reasons why the Average US Citizen now is ranked 48th in Life-expectency compared to other countries and falling!
It is not the only reason but one of the factors.
The most a person is charged per Prescription in Germany is about $12.00 Euros and if the person cannot afford the drug it is still Prescribed for Free, many of the drugs are the same drugs we use here in the states.
This is another reason why Germany is a Creditor Nation and the largest Exporter on earth. They are Efficient in what they do and try to cut out the Corruption.
Another Reason the Eurodollar is worth more then the US dollar, Stronger Economy/more Efficient System.
Many Countries have Universal Coverage France-Government Run, Germany-Private/Public,the Swiss have Private Insurance mostly, the Brits have Public so there is no one way to do it.
Some are more Efficient then others, the French are ranked number 1 in the world in Quality Healthcare while the Germans are top 10 but still very high Quality along with the Swiss. The Brits have more problems with their system then many other countries in Europe but still it ranks above the US system.
Canada also has Universal Coverage and the highest Quality Insurance system in Canada is in Quebec, each Province runs their system Differently.
One should not Regulate everything into a Box but Regulation is necessary in any system that is chosen either Private, Public or a Combination.
Leaving all the Decision in the hands of people who own the systems creates a conflict of interest in which the wealthy only care about their stock prices, profits and tax breaks at the cost of the American Citizens both Expense wise and Health Wise.
This is something many Americans must come to Grips with, you cannot allow the rich to control everything! If you do then it is no Democracy!
You can have a country with the wealth and power shared- Democracy or you can have a country where the wealth and power is Concentrated at the top which is a Dictatorship. You cannot have the power Concentration and have a Free/Democratic/enlightened country.
You chose one or the other but unless you make over $300,000 a Year I would not want the Elites to have everything so that means the other 97% of Americans should realize what is in their best interest.
And Reform would be in the best Interest of 97% of Americans.
Presently as the Film Sicko Points out the USA has 50 Million Citizens with no Health Insurance but what is not discussed in many cases is the fact that the Majority of Americans really only have Partial Coverage and even when they have Insurance in many Cases the Insurance Company does not Cover many Treatments or they Refuse Treatments period.
While IN Europe I became informed about their Healthcare system(Germany) and would like to share.
Germany has a Public/Private Health care System which is Regulated by the Government and the System is very High Quality.
When a German Citizen becomes ill they are 100% covered by their Insurance and their Dental is also Partially Covered while the rest is much less expensive because it is also Regulated by the Government so they decided how much the Dentists can charge.
By the way Doctors and Dentists go to school Tuition Free in Germany so they do not worry about paying massive Tuition Debts like American Doctors and Dentists and also the Liability Insurance in Germany is much less for Doctors then their US counterparts.
ANd they also can get Tax-breaks for investing in certain things like the Containership Funds that German Doctors,Dentists and others invest into for a tax write off.
This is one of the reasons Germany also controls/owns 40% of the World's Container Ships.
And that is power, Americans think having a few hundred Warships is power, how about Germany with Thousands of Merchant Ships.
And Europe still has a Navy too if Necessary.
Anyway one is a Creditor Nation(Germany), One is a Debtor Nation(USA)
Those Germans always thinking ahead and how to make their country more powerful and Prosperous!
In some cases if a Patient is ill and the Doctor believes they need Rest and Relaxation they will send them for a month to the Spa. Train Tickets, Hotel Rooms, the Spa is totally Covered by the Health care System.
Germans also Get Paid Sick Days if needed.
Also in Many cases Doctors still even make House Calls.
The average pay for a German Doctor is about $80,000 Euros or $112,000 US Dollars and again they do not have Tuition Debts or High Malpractice Insurance either.
If the Doctor is a Specialist they make more.
The waiting time in Germany is very short for treatments and if it is an Emergency there is no Waiting the Hospital will Treat the patient immediately.
Germany has the latest Equipment in their Hospitals and well trained Doctors.
Actually they have more Hospital Beds and Doctors per Capita then the USA, over double the beds and Doctors per Capita compared to the states.
German Science and Engineering has won many Nobel Prizes and still have their Fair Share so Germany is on the Cutting Edge of Technology and Science including Life Sciences. Many German Patents also in Life Sciences-World Class Research.
Germany Spends about 11% of GDP on Healthcare while the USA Spends 18% and Climbing.
Why the big difference in Quality and Costs?
In the USA we have many more Middle People(administrative costs,etc) sucking off the system and pocketing the money(stealing) and the Drug Companies, Insurance companies and Hospitals can Charge what they want because there is no Regulations either for Costs and in many cases Quality is Crap.
Preventive Medicine is not very Developed in the States either they would rather you get sick so they can make money.
This is one of the reasons why the Average US Citizen now is ranked 48th in Life-expectency compared to other countries and falling!
It is not the only reason but one of the factors.
The most a person is charged per Prescription in Germany is about $12.00 Euros and if the person cannot afford the drug it is still Prescribed for Free, many of the drugs are the same drugs we use here in the states.
This is another reason why Germany is a Creditor Nation and the largest Exporter on earth. They are Efficient in what they do and try to cut out the Corruption.
Another Reason the Eurodollar is worth more then the US dollar, Stronger Economy/more Efficient System.
Many Countries have Universal Coverage France-Government Run, Germany-Private/Public,the Swiss have Private Insurance mostly, the Brits have Public so there is no one way to do it.
Some are more Efficient then others, the French are ranked number 1 in the world in Quality Healthcare while the Germans are top 10 but still very high Quality along with the Swiss. The Brits have more problems with their system then many other countries in Europe but still it ranks above the US system.
Canada also has Universal Coverage and the highest Quality Insurance system in Canada is in Quebec, each Province runs their system Differently.
One should not Regulate everything into a Box but Regulation is necessary in any system that is chosen either Private, Public or a Combination.
Leaving all the Decision in the hands of people who own the systems creates a conflict of interest in which the wealthy only care about their stock prices, profits and tax breaks at the cost of the American Citizens both Expense wise and Health Wise.
This is something many Americans must come to Grips with, you cannot allow the rich to control everything! If you do then it is no Democracy!
You can have a country with the wealth and power shared- Democracy or you can have a country where the wealth and power is Concentrated at the top which is a Dictatorship. You cannot have the power Concentration and have a Free/Democratic/enlightened country.
You chose one or the other but unless you make over $300,000 a Year I would not want the Elites to have everything so that means the other 97% of Americans should realize what is in their best interest.
And Reform would be in the best Interest of 97% of Americans.