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Middle of the Road in Healthcare Leads to Socialism

- Ron Paul -

If having good pictures taken of one's knee were the only criteria to judge such things by, America would be a shining example for the rest of the world. Sadly, that is not the case. A health care system that sees its citizens living longer implies that critical diagnostic tests are being performed in a timely fashion, otherwise the citizens of nations with socialized medicine would be dropping like flies. But they are living longer than their American counterparts, which does not make the American system seem all that wonderful. And Americans are paying more for the "privilege" of dying younger, which seems like a rather damning indictment of the American for profit system. Moreover, not a single citizen living in a country with socialized health care has ever been forced into personal bankruptcy as a result of medical bills. Correct me if i am wrong, but are not huge medical bills the number one cause of personal bankruptcies in America?

The difference in outcomes is attributable to each having a different focus. Nations with socialized medicine have as their primary concern the health of their citizens. The primary focus in America is the well-being of the insurance providers as detailed in their bottom lines. That is why the first question one is asked when going to the hospital emergency room in each jurisdiction is so very different. In countries with socialized medicine they want to know what is wrong with you. In America they want to know if you can pay for the treatment you require.

So then, aside from the rather meaningless statistic of just how quickly non-critical diagnostic tests are performed for those with decent insurance, the American system comes out on bottom when meaningful comparisons (overall costs and life expectancy) are made to other western nations. Only ideologues and those with shares in the health care insurance companies would (ineffectually) argue otherwise.

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Beginning of the headline :The ever-expanding role of government in healthcare provides an excellent example of Ludwig Von Mises' warning that "The Middle of the Road Leads to Socialism." Beginning in the 1940s, government policies distorted the health care market, causing prices to rise and denying many Americans access to quality care. Congress reacted to the problems caused by their prior interventions with new interventions, such as the HMO Act, ERISA, EMTLA, and various federal entitlement programs. Each... Read More

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