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There are over 40 million Americans without health insurance.

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"There are two options available to the United States right now, one of which is a national program like that of other developed countries, and the other of which is an employer mandated system with a public program."

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" The United States is unique among other first world countries in that it does not have a national health policy. Most developed countries have a system in which the central government sets rules for purchasers, payers, providers, and consumers.

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" This insurance would provide all citizens with basic services, including hospital and physician care and long term care. The system would be fully regulated by the government, which would set all fees for hospitals, physicians, and other health care providers. "

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"If the U.S. adopted a Universal Health plan, all Americans would be covered by public health insurance, regardless of income, age, or employment status."

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"Besides cost efficiency problems, there are also issues with technology and care for seriously ill patients."

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"general benchmarks of care are higher in countries such as Canada, Britain, Japan, and France, even thought the U.S. spends by far the highest percentage of GDP on health care. Infant mortality in the U.S. (in 1990) was 9.1 per 1000 births, compared to 7.9 in Britain, whereas the U.S. spent 13.2% of its GDP and Britain only 5.8%."

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"common complaint among Americans is that if we establish a national health system the quality of care will fall."

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"they look at the successes of both Britain and Canada, and even Germany with its employer mandated program "

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https://web.stanford.edu/class/e297c/poverty_prejudice/soc_sec/universal.htm

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"Despite the enormous expense of health care in the United States, the general standards of health, such as life expectancy and infant mortality, are not as high as those in countries which spend less."

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"In 1990, national expenditures for health care were more than 40 percent more than in Canada, whose spending was second highest."

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"Compared to other Western countries, the United States spends more per capita on health care than any other nation."