Sunday, March 8, 2009

Playing 20 questions

I'm leaning toward the aspect of universal health care in the health care field. Twenty questions that might lead to better delving into the subject...(this is gonna be difficult, I think.)

1. How much is health care costing companies who provide now?
2. How much will these companies save or spend in a universal health care system?
3. Are insurance companies going to benefit or be hurt in such a system?
4. Will individual be able to choose their own doctors or have to choose from whoever is available at the time?
5. Will the quality of care be diminished?
6. Will the medical profession be as sought after as it is now? Or, 7. Will people prefer other professions because of lack of control over their own clientele?
8. Will the wealthy still recieve the preferred treatment while the poorer patients receive poorer treatment?
9. Will health care be available when people are in need or will the line be so long that they have to wait inconceivable periods of time?
10. Will families be able to receive treatment from the same doctor for everyone if they choose, or from different doctors for different members of the family if they'd rather?
11. Who stands to gain the most from the proposed system?
12. Who stands to lose the most?
13. How long will it take to implement this system?
14. How much will it cost to get this whole thing started?
15. Where will the funds for this come from?
16. Is it really effective where it is being used now?
17. What other alternatives have been considered?
18. Who makes the ultimate decisions about what parts will be used and what parts will be changed?
19. Will there be job security for those already in the health care business?
20. Will it really make America a healthier place to live?

1 comment:

  1. 1. Is universal healthcare a form of socialism? And is that form healthy when mixed into a capitalist economy?

    2. Are the nations with universal healthcare prospering because of its effects?

    3. How many people based on current trends will be wiped out because of medical costs in the United States?

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