Social Democracy and MMEs are Superior to Minarchy and LFEs.

Is American Healthcare really that high Quality? Short Answer: No. I recently read a New York Times article on the State of American Healthcare, And it was embarrassing to say the least. Essentially if you aren't well-off then you won't get the same standard of Care as your "socialist" counterparts. Insurance coverage numbers are great if you don't count the 45 million Americans who now don't have any coverage. On top of that, Millions who do have coverage have poor or very poor coverage. Wait times in America are typically lower than in other nations with the exception of Germany. Also, Americans only get lower wait times if the sun is shining; "But even Americans with above-average incomes find it more difficult than their counterparts abroad to get care on nights or weekends without going to an emergency room, and many report having to wait six days or more for an appointment with their own doctors." Other surprising facts, "Americans with below-average incomes are much less likely than their counterparts in other industrialized nations to see a doctor when sick, to fill prescriptions or to get needed tests and follow-up care." "We have known for years that America has a high infant mortality rate, so it is no surprise that we rank last among 23 nations by that yardstick" "America ranks near the bottom in healthy life expectancy at age 60, and 15th among 19 countries in deaths from a wide range of illnesses that would not have been fatal if treated with timely and effective care." "In an eight-country comparison, the United States ranked last in years of potential life lost to circulatory diseases, respiratory diseases and diabetes and had the second highest death rate from bronchitis, asthma and emphysema." "American primary care doctors lag years behind doctors in other advanced nations in adopting electronic medical records or prescribing medications electronically. This makes it harder to coordinate care, spot errors and adhere to standard clinical guidelines." "Americans face higher out-of-pocket costs than citizens elsewhere, are less apt to have a long-term doctor, less able to see a doctor on the same day when sick, and less apt to get their questions answered or receive clear instructions from a doctor." "America scored poorly in coordinating the care of chronically ill patients, in protecting the safety of patients, and in meeting their needs and preferences, which drove our overall quality rating down to last place. American doctors and hospitals kill patients through surgical and medical mistakes more often than their counterparts in other industrialized nations." - All quotes from The New York times on a Commonwealth Fund Study. [1] I would prefer to wait a tad longer to see a specialist and have them get it right the first time. But it's not only the commonwealth fund who is showing poor results on the part of America - The Urban institute [2] and health care policy journal Health Affairs [3] also say the same things. So, My opponent, I do believe you are mistaken in your assessment of American Healthcare. "You can't assume that the majority of people find comfort in the success of their neighbors." I don't assume these things. We prove time and again here that we find comfort in the success of our neighbours because if they are successful then so are we. The Idea is to not think about ones self all the time. Because If we all consider the greater good of the people then we will will be taken care of in the process because we are apart of the greater family of humans. And we should care for eachother. Because, He who does not care about another will simply die out. [1] http://www.nytimes.com... [2] http://www.rwjf.org... [3] http://www.ashp.org...