A Very Important List

Brazil
Canada
Columbia
Mexico
Peru
Trinidad and Tobago
Bhutan
India
China
Israel
Singapore
Thailand
Austria
Finland
Germany
United Kingdom
Australia
New Zealand

What do these countries have in common...They are a few of the many countries that have universal health care!!!!

The United States is the only industrialized nation that does not have a universal health care system.

However, the government directly covers 27.8% of the population through health care programs for the elderly, disabled, military service families and veterans, children, and some of the poor.

Federal law also ensures public access to emergency services regardless of ability to pay.

This unfunded “safety net” mandate has contributed to the increasing strain on the health system, because of the many patients who cannot pay their bills for emergency treatment.

Furthermore, this system encourages the use of the emergency facilities for primary care and not just for emergency purposes.

We need health care reform and we need it now. The status quo is producing a subpar health care system, and it is a growing strain on the fiscal health of our nation.