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Angela Shelley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 01:56 PM Original message |
There is NOT "free universal health care" in Germany |
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Dr.Phool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
1. Nobody says there is "Free Universal Healthcare" |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 02:05 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Yes people do |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:04 PM Response to Reply #4 |
34. Seconded. |
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Angela Shelley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 02:09 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. What about the "non-profit administration" |
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Yael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 02:16 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. That would be HR 676 |
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Yael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 02:16 PM Response to Reply #1 |
13. Unfortunately, they do say that here and often |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
2. that`s still light years ahead of the usa |
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Angela Shelley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 02:11 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. It´s not a "perfect system" |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
3. Subsidized insurance |
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Angela Shelley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 02:06 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Private insurance companies |
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GreenTea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 02:34 PM Response to Reply #5 |
19. And what about the 50 million uninsured & the tens of millions more - UNDER-INSURED |
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Trajan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 02:42 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. EXACTLY .... |
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GreenTea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 02:53 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Excellent and simply put....cut out the leaches, the "middle man" they are NOT needed! |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 02:38 PM Response to Reply #5 |
20. No, the customers have no choice here |
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Perry Logan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 02:06 PM Response to Original message |
6. Thanks for the information. |
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Angela Shelley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 02:07 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. It was my pleasure to provide this information. |
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Trajan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 02:11 PM Response to Original message |
10. While I appreciate the lesson you provide about Germany |
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Angela Shelley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 02:14 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Any candidates who come close to sharing your view? |
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Trajan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 02:29 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. Another fallacy .... |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
12. It is still better than what we have here in the USA |
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Angela Shelley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 02:23 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Those who are not insured |
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GreenTea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 03:20 PM Response to Reply #15 |
29. The unemployed, the self-employed & most employees of small businesses get little or no tax subsidy. |
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kurth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 02:25 PM Response to Original message |
16. The French model works best |
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Angela Shelley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 02:27 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. I´ll order 8 of the French models please |
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Brigid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
23. Exactly. |
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Angela Shelley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 03:09 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. There are a few exceptions |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
24. $4,631 per capita in U.S. and $2,748 per capita in Germany |
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Angela Shelley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 03:11 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. What´s the title of the first "per capita" list? |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 03:22 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. "Health care funding - Total per capita (most recent) by country" |
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SOS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 03:50 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. It's even worse now |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 03:56 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Yup. Those are OECD numbers for 2000. (Here're numbers for 2004...) |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:07 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. That number is closer to 7000 now for more recent years. n/t |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:11 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. But the RELATIVE costs remain close. It's about the relative performance (bang for buck) |
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killbotfactory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
27. They mean free at the point of use |
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Brigid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 03:19 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. And don't forget . . . |
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Eurobabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
33. OK, you are officially hooked on DU now |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
36. Angela, are you from Germany? |
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reorg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
38. Well, there may be misunderstandings |
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