Therein lies the problem and therein lies the challenge for American society. Even the most ardent proponents of employer-based insurance plans would dare not argue that having great numbers of uninsured is the price that American society pays for having high-quality services but that is what has developed. Hopefully, a system can be devised that allows for more broad-based coverage while retaining the availability of quality care.
Recommendations
The United States health care system cannot continue as it has for the past several years. Costs are far too high and are escalating at a rate that is out of control. Relying on employer-based insurance plans must be abandoned and some form of public financing must be adopted. Canada's system is flawed but there are no uninsured. Those with the resources can still obtain the care that they need while no one goes without basic care. The same cannot be said for Americans. In a nation where the uninsured is approaching 50 million a health care crisis exists and the time to do something is overdue. The rest of the industrialized world has sought solutions and it is time that the United States do likewise.
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