Way back in 2007 I did a series of posts on the top ten reasons universal coverage is bad. Back then the arguments against socialized medicine included:
1. We can’t afford it.
2. People aren’t insured because they choose not to be.
3. UC won’t help solve the health care crisis.
4. UC will give the government too much power.
5. UC is a devastating blow to personal liberty.
6. A mandate is not necessary as the free market will solve the problem.
7. If you give more people health insurance, they’ll use it, which will cause costs to increase. (the moral hazard argument)
8. It will drive up costs, which will inevitably lead to forced rationing.
9. It’s just a replacement for a failed Medicaid/Medicare system that should be covering those folks without employer-based insurance. Once we fix the ‘M’ programs we’ll be fine.
10. It’s socialist. And that’s bad.
Times have changed, more research has been done, and more arguments advanced pro and con – it’s high time to re-examine the topic, identify any new anti-universal coverage arguments, and separate the valid from the non.
The fun starts tomorrow.
Apr
7
GO FOR IT!!!!!!!!!THIS SHOULD BE “”FUN””.
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