Imagine not having to argue with a massive corporation about whether you should be able to take the medication your doctor told you to take.

I have to say, being on Medicaid through college showed just how true this is. Being able to put my health first, rather than worry about if I could afford a doctor visit (or an ER visit), was great. The peace of mind of knowing that I would pay $0 for ANYTHING medical lead to me putting my health first.

The one potential charge you could get was for going to the ER for something deemed a "non-emergency." Even then I didn't worry about whether I could go to the ER after whiffing it off my longboard and smacking my head into the pavement because... well, the non-emergency charge was $8.

Yeah that's pretty informative. I am not sure how well the recommendation for implementing it in the US would work though. It's probably the best chance anyone in the US has for government funded healthcare, but it would mean people in the poorest states would get the worst healthcare. It would probably still be a step up and we could give solutions to that problem later.

First of all what? Typically the highest paid members of hospital staff of "Administrators" who have completely shifted health care into a for-profit business. If the government regulated them out of their jobs and there were price caps set in place instead of wasting hundreds of hours decoding billing and fighting insurance companies doctors would very likely make more. They would also be more likely to actually try to help you versus hit unrealistic patient exam quotas to try and extract as much money from insurance to benefit the administration staff. Hell new doctors in medical school are pretty much unpaid and forced to work hours that somehow circumvent labor laws. The whole medical industry needs to be overhauled. Getting rid of middle management would free up capital that could be properly reinvested into the hospital for better equipment, wages etc.

BUT, small businesses would benefit, and entrepreneurs, if they didn't have to worry about health insurance. Doctors offices costs would come down without a lot of complicated billing stuff to do. Billing specialists would lose their jobs. Of my circle of people - husband would lose his job unless it was a Germany style system, and two other people I know.

If you want some sort of employment program, the medical system here is a shit way to go about it. Why not pay people to do something with a good impact on the land or the people?

And again - universal, tax-paid coverage would favor small business, it's easier to take a risk when it doesn't mean you might go bankrupt from a medical issue.

Are you calling for profit insurance the little guy? I don't know why people think doctors would be the ones taking the hit and not the for profit corporations.

This would mean a lot of good jobs being cut

Oh, no! We eliminated useless positions that accomplish nothing but sucking the life out of the system. However will we go on?

Americans like to side with the little guy

As you americans tell it: That's bullsh*t. I see you guys getting fucked everyday by corporate. It's hard to believe this is the U.S that holds international power... it looks like a Circus on fire looking inside from the outside.