The Obama Administration claims that Universal Health Care would provide for those that do not have health care now. But the facts are that not a single group, class, or economic bracket in the United States of America, including illegal immigrants, can claim that this right has been denied them. The poor in America are already serviced remarkably (though inefficiently) by massive government programs like Medicare and Medicaid.
Emergency rooms in both public and private hospitals will attend to anyone in urgent need. Most of the people who do not have health insurance are middle class Americans who have opted out, on their own accord, of purchasing it because of other financial priorities. Is this ideal? No, it's not . But we do not live in an ideal world and the freedom to establish our own financial priorities, as good or bad as they may be, is also a right that must be protected. In addition, the Universal Healthcare will be forced upon every American citizen - this is not a RIGHT - it's a law. An unjust one at that.
Universal Healthcare will mean a downgrade in care for US Citizens. Take a look at what has happened in other countries where there is universal government-run health care. People in Canada have to wait months to get a CT scan, let alone a diagnosis. They have to wait years in line for surgery. Talk to the people in Detroit. Canadians come over to the United States to pay cash for health care rather than wait in line in Canada. Family pets can get better care in Canada than humans! People from all over the world come to the US to get health care. Ever wonder why that is? Because we have it good here, brother. We've got it good. The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence......
If the government takes over healthcare, they will dictate who gets what procedure at what point in their illness, who gets what medication, etc. Do you really want that? Do you really want your health, your very vitality run by the government? Think about how wasteful and slow government agencies in existence today operate. How long do you wait at the DMV? How many pages is the tax code? How long does it take you to process any form related to the government? Do you really want your health in their hands?
Ask any doctor or nurse or healthcare provider what they think about Universal Healthcare. I bet you'll get an earful - not in support of the proposition.
With the government taking over healthcare what will be the impetus for pharmaceutical companies and other entrepreneurs to do research and development on new medication and procedures that are waiting to be discovered? None. Government will dictate costs caps and protocols for every medical condition. Incentives for new drugs, new cures, new tests, etc. will go away. No new cures. What would be migraneurs do without the new innovations we've experienced that have given us relief over the past few years? There will be few and far between new innovations with the government involved.


I am Canadian, my boyfriend is Canadian and a large portion of my family is Canadian. Canadians love their healthcare (yes, that is a generalization). There are problems with it, but they appear to me to be the same problems as in the States (I live in California). Middle class Canadians don't go bankrupt because of health care costs. When they hear about this, they are shocked. I believe the #1 or #2 reason that people go bankrupt in the U.S. is because of health care. Also, many American companies have moved to Canada to avoid paying the huge health care costs. This is going to further hurt our economy. I like my health care (Kaiser), but I also have to acknowledge the people who cannot afford it. Small business accounts for most of the employed people in this country, and many of them simply cannot afford the $2,000/month it costs to cover a family (that's what a family costs where I work - and it's not great insurance - Blue Shield - deductibles + large co-pays). I feel that health care is a right, not a privilege.
Anyway, I know where you are coming from - the Canadian and American systems have HUGE problems, but I feel that when people in the States bash the Canadian health care system, they are mis-informed.