On Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:45:50 -0400, J. Clarke wrote:

I'll see your Canada and raise you Japan:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_...ystem_in_Japan

Let me know what you think after (if?) you read it.

Let me know what you think when the elderly retirees outnumber the
workers. Japan's in trouble and they know it.


That scenario applies to a lot more than health care. And to a lot more
countries than Japan. What happens to all those seniors who are unable
to work and are not independently wealthy when a government stops paying
Social Security or it's equivalent?

IOW, the "graying population" is indeed a problem, but is independent of,
and more serious than, any health care program.

So once again I ask, what's your opinion of Japan's health care plan?

If Japan's doesn't appeal to you, try Germany:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Univers...h_care#Germany

I did note the following from that article:

"Despite attempts to contain costs, overall health care expenditures rose
to 10.7% of GDP in 2005, comparable to other western European nations,
but substantially less than that spent in the U.S. (nearly 16% of GDP)."

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