I think that it's a fair question to ask, but I think that the obvious answer is, "of course we can afford it!" All we have to do is redirect where money is going. With a national health insurance plan we could cut out the multi-million dollar bonuses of executives and people who's job it is to make sure that people DON'T get coverage. Think of how much medical care we could cover if we did that!
There will continue to be options in the US, just as there are in the UK today. There will continue to be a variety of different ways to get your health care. And that's all good.
But, you know, my daughter in law currently has medical coverage because she just gave birth. In less than a year she won't qualify for that anymore. She and my son both work full time and are full time students. They can't afford ANY type of private medical insurance in the US currently. Most of the young adults I know in the US are in the same situation.
The 50 million people in the US without health insurance number is, I'm fairly certain, way, way off.
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There will continue to be options in the US, just as there are in the UK today. There will continue to be a variety of different ways to get your health care. And that's all good.
But, you know, my daughter in law currently has medical coverage because she just gave birth. In less than a year she won't qualify for that anymore. She and my son both work full time and are full time students. They can't afford ANY type of private medical insurance in the US currently. Most of the young adults I know in the US are in the same situation.
The 50 million people in the US without health insurance number is, I'm fairly certain, way, way off.