Yes, it is an eye-opener.
(article)The French can choose their doctors and see any specialist they want. Doctors in France, many of whom are self- employed, are free to prescribe any care they deem medically necessary.(end)
That puts an end to the old, tired, worn-out argument that government medical will result in government interference regarding doctor and patient.
(article)France's infant death rate is 3.9 per 1,000 live births, compared with 7 in the U.S., and average life expectancy is 79.4 years, two years more than in the U.S. The country has far more hospital beds and doctors per capita than America, and far lower rates of death from diabetes and heart disease. The difference in deaths from respiratory disease, an often preventable form of mortality, is particularly striking: 31.2 per 100,000 people in France, vs. 61.5 per 100,000 in the U.S.(end)
That puts an end to the old, tired, worn-out argument that government medical is inferior.
(article)Like every other nation, France is wrestling with runaway health-care inflation…….(however) France spends just 10.7% of its gross domestic product on health care, while the U.S. lays out 16%, more than any other nation.(end)
That puts an end to old, tired, worn-out argument that government medical is a money pit.
(article)…the french system is much more generous to its entire population than the U.S. is to its seniors. Unlike with Medicare, there are no deductibles, just modest co- payments that are dismissed for the chronically ill.
In France, the sicker you get, the less you pay. Chronic diseases, such as diabetes, and critical surgeries, such as a coronary bypass, are reimbursed at 100%. Cancer patients are treated free of charge. Patients suffering from colon cancer, for instance, can receive Genentech Inc.'s (DNA ) Avastin without charge. In the U.S., a patient may pay $48,000 a year.(end)
Another example that puts an end to the old, tired, worn-out argument that government medical is inferior.
(article)But France isn't likely to make major changes to a system most citizens say they like. Why would they? Says Shanny Peer, policy director at the independent French-American Foundation:
"France gets better results for less money and everyone is covered."(end)
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_28/b4042070.htm
And that buries all the other old, tired, worn-out, contrived, deliberately misleading, deceptive, fallacious arguments that are continually thrown out against government medical. There is no downside except for the few greedy folks currently padding their wallet off the misery of others.
Better results for less money and everyone is covered.
There is no counter argument but you're still a sweety.
