This is when you know reform is needed:

[underlankers.livejournal.com]

The Economist praises the Swedish health care system over the American on issues of incentives.

Article linked here:

http://www.economist.com/world/unitedstates/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13899647

Also....an image worth keeping in mind for defenders of the broken system:



Now, there's something wrong with this picture. See if you can tell me what it is.....

X-posted from my own LJ.

Comments

[redheadrat.livejournal.com]

But there can be.

One way air ticket: $400
US Visa: $50
Free healthcare until you get deported (which will never happen to a sick person) - priceless

[mcpreacher.livejournal.com]

the u.s. doesn't show a lot of restraint in who it deports when it's an illegal immigrant they caught

since you are so cavalier about calling them simply "illegals" i can draw a few conclusions on how much you know about how they're treated

you have a very unrealistic picture of the health care situation here

[geezer-also.livejournal.com]

I guess it all depends on where you live. We have welcoming centers in L.A. to advise (mostly) illegals where to get whatever they need, which includes health care that I pay nearly a $1000 a month for....it will be better when I can go on medicare in a couple of years, so I anin't complaining (at least the cost, not sure of the care ;) )

[redheadrat.livejournal.com]

being an immigrant, living in an immigrant community, having a mother working as a bi-lingual counselor in local public school I see alot of illegals