(Note: this rant was written on a cell phone in a Wal-Mart break room. It's not my best writing. Oops)
Ok, I've heard a lot of people saying lately that America has the best health care in the world or the worst. One of these is false, one of these is misleading.
As far as actual patient care goes, American-educated doctor's (with occasional exceptions) provide the best care for their patients. We also develop most of the better medical breakthroughs and medicines.
BUT!
Because of this, American medicine is also extremely expensive (more so than any other comparable nation). We also have one of the worst "insurance" industries in the world. An insurance company collects premiums on large groups of people/cars/homes and then pays out when someone/thing gets sick/is damaged/stolen. The idea is everyone shares the cost. Premium prices are calculated based on risk so that the company can afford to pay the claims when necessary.
Current health insurance is not really insurance at all. When you get sick, the insurance company looks for any loophole they can find so they can reject your claim. Paying insurance premiums right now is more along the lines of playing the lottery (obviously that was a joke and an exaggeration. Quit your bitching).
Yes, America has the best health care in the world. It's also the most expensive, and we have the worst insurance. Fixing it is not an option. It shouldn't even be debatable.
Maybe Obama should stop calling it "health care reform" and start calling it "health insurance reform". At least then the idiots we call fellow citizens could stop claiming confusion.
- Jeff
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