Universal Healthcare; yay or nay?

[Todd]

One of the best arguments and someone might have already mentioned it, would be to point out how some of the same medical procedures for dogs are cheaper than for humans and continue to get cheaper while the oppposite is true for humans. The difference being government intervention into one and not the other. Also, I hear that lasik surgery is not covered by any welfare or insurance programs and thus decreases in price while increasing in effeciency.

devils advocate: Could it be that if a dog dies after treatment, people don't normally sue? What about value of one life over the other being a factor in costs?

[Bohner]

devils advocate: Could it be that if a dog dies after treatment, people don't normally sue? What about value of one life over the other being a factor in costs?

That would explain why treating humans is more expensive in general. It doesn't explain why HC costs are increasing at such a rapid rate above inflation while the cost of treating animals isn't.

[Working Poor]

Look at the crashing EU for your answers...

I want to say thanks for all the +reps I received from my above response to the OP

[juleswin]

Whenever I see posts like this on rpf, I cant help but wonder if the OP really wants an answer or the OP is trying to wind us up. Nay, because you should not force anything on free people, no matter how good the thing is. I actually think universal healthcare could be better than what we have now, but a free market based system is far more preferable than UHCS.

[TomtheTinker]

Medical bills are destroying my family and I..I mean DESTROYING.

I had a surgery that cost 15k and I refused medicade..at this point I dunno what to do.