Blog Health Care in USA

I see an article about a proposal by Bernie Sanders for universal single payer health care for the USA.  To me it makes much more sense than any of the other proposals that I have seen lately.   If enough people would write their congressmen and senators maybe something could be done.  It should not make any difference whether Democrat or Republican.  It should be for the good of the country.  Of course it would be opposed by the insurance and pharmaceutical industries which have lots of your money to fight it.   Why should we be at the bottom of the industrialized world in health care.   We spend two times as much money per person as any other country on health care but what are we getting for it.  We are almost a third world country in life expectancy with 40+ countries above us in life expectancy.  There were formerly only 17 above us.   We are the only industrialized country in the world that does not have universal health care.   Part of our problem is the terrible life style eating so much junk food and being too sedentary that so many Americans do.  The fast food industry and the pop industry probably kills more people than tobacco.   We also need tort reform similar to other countries as well.   We need limits or set amounts per case for what the lawyer gets like other countries.   The pharmaceutical companies are gouging the American people.   Most medicines can be obtained in other countries for a fraction of what it costs in the USA.  We have great doctors and  hospitals but our system is rated the bottom of the industrialized by the World Health Organization.   If one has a major illness, it can bankrupt you for the rest of your life under the present system.  One big problem presently is lack of access to health care by millions in America.   His proposal basically would extend Medicare like coverage for everyone as I understand the proposal.   Several congressional people are backing it and cosponsoring the proposal.   Maybe they are finally getting the message that we need a change in our system.   The government people especially our senators and congressmen need to be on the same  system as everyone else.   I would think that most primary care health providers would back this.  Again we need to do something about the situation.   Post on face book or othe social media and write your senators and congressmen and congresswomen.   Everyone can make this a better healthier country if we all work together.  
Rollin Bland M.D. voter in Oklahoma, USA

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