US health care system:
Pros
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Insurance is provided for everyone.
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Medicaid/Medicare.
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Safety regulations
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Choose the type of your health insurance.
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Patient privacy.
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Emergency treatment-people can’t be turned away.
Cons
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Doctors, hospitals and other medical providers
are rewarded for doing more, not for being efficient.
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US residents are getting old, sick and over
weight.
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We always want new technologies, services, and
procedures.
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We get tax breaks for buying health insurance.
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Hospitals and other providers are gaining market
share and are able to demand higher prices.
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We have supply and demand problems; complicate
efforts to slow spending.
Universal health care:
Pros
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Unlimited access to health care
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Increased efficiency and decreased medical
errors
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Affordable
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Care will be extended
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Medical costs will be cheaper
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Quality of care will be low
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Funding falls to the taxpayers
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Lack of competition
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Taxes would be raised
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Private insurance companies are not permitted
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Longer wait times
